Evaluation of Nearshore Communities and Habitats in lower Cook Inlet, Alaska, 2015-2018

Jones T, Saupe S, Iken B, Iken K, Lindeberg M. Evaluation of Nearshore Communities and Habitats in lower Cook Inlet, Alaska, 2015-2018. 2015-2018

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) manages development of U.S. Outer Continental Shelf energy and mineral resources in an environmentally and economically responsible way under Department of Interior authority and the Cook Inlet region is within the National program. Environmental analyses, a requirement under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), utilize information on the physical and biological characteristics of the ecosystem. To support these requirements BOEM teamed up with researchers from the National Park Service (NPS), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), the University of Alaska, Fairbanks (UAF), and the Cook Inlet Regional Citizen’s Advisory Committee (CIRCAC) to document and gather baseline information on the intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky marine habitats in some of the most remote corners of Cook Inlet.

Type
Project
Authors
Jones, Tahzay; Saupe, Susan; Iken, Brenda; Iken, Katrin; Lindeberg, Mandy
Units
KATM , LACL , SWAN
Keywords
algae, Augustine Island, Cook Inlet, herring spawn, intertidal, Kamishak Bay, kelp, marine invertebrates, nearshore, rock reefs
Subjects
Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Geomorphology | Coastal/Oceanographic Features and Processes , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Marine Communities , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Intertidal Communities , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Marine Invertebrates

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