Posts Tagged ‘marine mammals’
Scientists Study Spring Transition in Bering Strait Waters
The Bering Sea is getting warmer, and sea ice coverage is more unreliable. A team of scientists is trying to understand the details of how that affects the diverse marine life in these waters.
Read MoreReview of Co-Management Agencies and Communities Underway in Bering Strait Communities
Using her regional expertise and her knowledge of St. Lawrence Island, Metcalf has been translating subsistence hunters’ testimony into English for the review of co-management project. Communities involved in this review include St. Paul Island, Atka, Akutan, Utqiagvik, and St. Lawrence Island.
Read MoreAlaska Native Leaders Imagine Divergent ‘Arctic Futures’
A conference in Nome last week brought together leaders from Alaska Native communities to discuss the challenges — and opportunities — facing an evolving Arctic.
Read MoreScientists Listen for Mammals, Ships in a Changing Bering Sea
Less sea ice means increased shipping traffic, and that could impact marine mammals in the region. To get a better idea of what’s changing, scientists are listening in on the sounds of the Bering Sea.
Read MoreIn Nome, State Experts Ponder Responses to Potential Bering Sea Crises
Experts from throughout Alaska gathered in Nome last week to discuss marine mammals and potential responses to different types of emergencies that may happen in the Bering Sea.
Read MoreMarine Biologists Seek Answers in a Warmer Bering Sea
A group of marine scientists is visiting Western Alaska this week to discuss the results of a second bottom-trawl survey of the northern Bering Sea.
Read MoreEcological Atlas of Beaufort, Bering, and Chukchi Seas Conveys Years’ Worth of Data
Audubon Alaska has released a new, free and publicly-accessible ecological atlas of the Beaufort, Bering, and Chukchi Seas. It’s driven by years of careful measurements: “we… let the data do the talking,” says an Audubon representative who visited Nome last week.
Read MoreUAF Research Vessel Begins Ecosystem Study in Bering and Chukchi Seas
“We are trying to get a handle on what our ocean looks like out here, what the ecosystem looks like: how it’s working, how it’s functioning,” says Dr. Seth Danielson from the UAF research vessel Sikuliaq.
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