AGE AND GROWTH OF PACIFIC SAND LANCE (AMMODYTES PERSONATUS) AT THE LATITUDINAL EXTREMES OF THE GULF OF ALASKA LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEM

2020 ◽  
Vol 101 (1) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Mary Elizabeth Matta ◽  
Matthew R Baker
Keyword(s):  
Marine Ecosystem ◽  
Gulf Of Alaska ◽  
Age And Growth ◽  
Sand Lance ◽  
Ammodytes Personatus ◽  
Large Marine Ecosystem ◽  
Pacific Sand Lance

scholarly journals Sighting rates and prey of Minke Whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) and other cetaceans off Cormorant Island, British Columbia

2019 ◽  
Vol 133 (2) ◽  
pp. 144
Author(s):  
Jared R. Towers ◽  
Christie J. McMillan ◽  
Rebecca S. Piercey
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Pacific Herring ◽  
Balaenoptera Acutorostrata ◽  
Sand Lance ◽  
Clupea Pallasi ◽  
Use Patterns ◽  
Minke Whales ◽  
Ammodytes Personatus ◽  
Pacific Sand Lance ◽  
Lunge Feeding

From June to August 2012, we conducted over 500 h of visual surveys from Cormorant Island, British Columbia, to determine behaviour and habitat use patterns of nearby cetaceans. Seven species were documented, but Minke Whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) were by far the most common and were observed lunge feeding at the surface on 15 occasions. In addition, this species was documented surface lunge feeding on Pacific Herring (Clupea pallasi) and Pacific Sand Lance (Ammodytes personatus) on 32 occasions during vessel-based cetacean surveys around Cormorant Island between 2010 and 2014. Although Minke Whales are relatively uncommon in British Columbia, these results indicate that they can regularly be found in specific feeding areas during the summer.

Nearshore Distribution of Pacific Sand Lance (Ammodytes personatus) in the Inland Waters of Washington State

2015 ◽  
Vol 96 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
James R Selleck ◽  
Caroline F Gibson ◽  
Suzanne Shull ◽  
Joseph K Gaydos
Keyword(s):  
Washington State ◽  
Inland Waters ◽  
Sand Lance ◽  
Ammodytes Personatus ◽  
Pacific Sand Lance

scholarly journals Identifying and monitoring of forage fish spawning beaches in British Columbia’s Salish Sea for conservation of forage fish

FACETS ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 1024-1043
Author(s):  
Haley Tomlin ◽  
Chrissy Schellenberg ◽  
Jacklyn B. Barrs ◽  
Alanna J.S. Vivani ◽  
Pam Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Forage Fish ◽  
Spawning Habitat ◽  
Salish Sea ◽  
Sand Lance ◽  
Marine Food Webs ◽  
Fish Spawning ◽  
Open Access Database ◽  
Ammodytes Personatus ◽  
Pacific Sand Lance ◽  
Term Data

Pacific sand lance ( Ammodytes personatus) and surf smelt ( Hypomesus pretiosus) are ecologically important forage fish in the marine food webs within the Salish Sea, including British Columbia (BC). Although important, little information exists around the spatiotemporal distribution of these fishes’ beach spawning habitat in the BC Salish Sea. In 2017, the Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region Research Institute initiated spawning beach surveys within the Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region (MABR). Surveys have geographically expanded along the eastern Vancouver Island coastline between Bowser and Cowichan Bay, BC, including Gabriola Island and Thetis Island. Pacific sand lance embryos have been detected at 17 beaches, with six beaches located within the MABR. Pacific sand lance spawning events have been detected between November and mid-February, with the bulk of embryos detected in November and December. To date, surf smelt embryos have not been detected at the 56 different beaches. These data begin to fill existing data gaps surrounding Pacific sand lance and surf smelt in BC. Furthermore, longer-term data submissions to the Strait of Georgia Data Centre, an open-access database, will provide the necessary data needed to advocate for improved regulatory protections for these ecologically important fish and their spawning habitat.

scholarly journals Burrowing behavior, habitat, and functional morphology of the Pacific sand lance (Ammodytes personatus)

2016 ◽  
Vol 114 (4) ◽  
pp. 445-460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph J. Bizzarro ◽  
Ashley N. Peterson ◽  
Jennifer M. Blaine ◽  
Jordan P. Balaban ◽  
H. Gary Greene ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Functional Morphology ◽  
Sand Lance ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Ammodytes Personatus ◽  
Pacific Sand Lance ◽  
Burrowing Behavior
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