Science activity

Science activity #50090, updated 29 April 2022

Fall Midwater Trawl Survey [FMWT]

Description / purpose

The FMWT was initiated to determine the relative abundance and distribution of age-0 striped bass (Morone saxatilis), delta smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus), longfin smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys), American shad (Alosa sapidissima), splittail (Pogonichthys macrolepidotus), and threadfin shad (Dorosoma petenense) in the estuary. FMWT has sampled annually since it's inception in 1967, with the exceptions of 1974 and 1979, when sampling was not conducted. The FMWT samples 122 stations each month from September to December and a subset of these data is used to calculate an annual abundance index.

Linked science activities

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Collaborators

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Activity status

  • 1 Awarded / Initiating (1994)
  • 2 In progress / Ongoing (1994 - 2019)
  • 3 Complete

Funding summary

Total allocated funding: $0

Location

Subbasins
Delta regions

Geographic tags

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Products and outputs

Type Title Description Views
Data California Estuary Portal 2
Link Fall Midwater Trawl Survey (FMWT) Monitoring Design Detailed protocol document for the Fall Midwater T 0
Data Fall Midwater Trawl Survey (FMWT) Data Links to data for the FMWT 0
Link FMWT Protocol Overview of the sampling protocol for the FMWT 0
Link FMWT Metadata metadata for the fall midwater trawl 0
Link Interagency Ecological Program (IEP) 2019 Work Plan and Funding This Work Plan reflects the annually‐planned 2

Type and context

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Funding sources

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