Connectivity between forage species dependent on sand habitat and protected species which forage on those species are not well understood. This study integrated opportunistic observational, fisheries independent and dependent data featuring these species movements to hone model accuracy. This provides a comparison of traditional ecological modeling versus trade-off scenario development. The result is an improved model for use in environmental impact assessments for understanding the impacts to species which forage largely on sand lance in the MidAtlantic North to Cape Cod.

USD: $421,080

2019-08-05 → 2021-02-04