Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) consumption by marine birds during winter i…

Following the 1989 MV Exxon Valdez oil spill (EVOS) and subsequent herring population collapse in Alaska’s Prince William Sound (PWS), the Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) fishery was closed. In the 25 yr since EVOS, herring and several herring-dependent marine bird species have failed to reach pre-spill population levels. One hypothesis is that intense predation pressure may be inhibiting…