The North Pacific Research Board is launching its second Integrated Ecosystem Research Program (IERP), this one with the focus in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). The Implementation plan for this IERP (http://www.nprb.org/science/goa_ierp.html) should be consulted carefully before applying to this Request for Pre-Proposals.
In summary, the Gulf of Alaska Integrated Ecosystem Research Program revolves around the following overarching question:
How do environmental and anthropogenic processes, including climate change, affect various trophic levels and dynamical linkages among trophic levels, with particular emphasis on fish and fisheries, marine mammals and seabirds within the Gulf of Alaska?