Meta-analysis of Global Herring Population Dynamics, 1974 to 2011, EVOS Herring Program

These data are part of the Herring Program of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council, project numbers 12120111-Q, 14120111-Q, and 16120111-Q, which is a multi-faceted study to determine why herring populations in Prince William Sound remain depressed since the early 1990s. As part of this effort, this dataset includes a global database of herring time series which was developed to conduct a meta-analysis investigating population collapse and recovery patterns among herring populations. Abundance and recruitment time series of various Pacific and Atlantic herring populations from 1974 to 2011 are collated into a comma-separated value (CSV) file. Catch, spawning biomass, and recruitment time series information for these various populations are also included in the file.