Trends in Abundance and Feeding of Chum Salmon in the Western Bering Sea

摘要

Results from surveys of the western Bering Sea and adjacent Pacific epipelagic waters, performed by TINRO-Centre are reported. Surveys of the nekton community were conducted from 1986 through 2005, annually. Information on the distribution of all chum salmon by age group, the abundance and biomass of chum salmon, and other fish in the western Bering Sea and adjacent Pacific Ocean water are reported. Chum salmon diet differed according to location in the western Bering Sea.