Atlas of pacific sand lance (Ammodytes personatus) benthic habitat - Application of multibeam acoustics and directed sampling to identify viable subtidal substrates.

Defining and delineating species distribution and habitat is critical to informed management and conservation. This process is complicated in marine environments, where detection of marine taxa and characterization of marine habitat is more difficult. Small pelagic fishes and forage fishes are particularly challenging, though insights may be more accessible in species highly dependent on particular habitat.