Overarching Questions and Hypotheses
The Gulf of Alaska Project examines three main hypotheses about the recruitment of the five focal groundfish species, (walleye pollock, Pacific cod, Pacific ocean perch, sablefish and arrowtooth flounder), and the gauntlet they face as they move from offshore spawning areas to nearshore nursery areas during their first year of life. Nine major objectives that address everything from transport mechanisms to habitat requirements, competition, and predation will be met between 2010 and 2014.
