MARINE ECOSYSTEMS SubArctic

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MARINE ECOSYSTEMSSub-Arctic Arctic

• Sue E. Moore, NOAA/AFSC
• SEARCH SSC MEETING
• 28 October 2008

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Sub-Arctic Marine Ecosystems

• BEST/BSIERP Understanding the Bering Sea (shelf)
  Ecosystem
• 52M study 2007-2012
• BEST/NSF PO euphausiids (OCH Ho.)
• BSIERP/NPRB euphausiids/fish mm/LTK
• Scope Study Area refer to booklet note LTK,
  modeling data mgt. are high profile
• BEST/BSIERP component of ESSAS

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Sea Ice sub-Arctic Arctic channeling Jim
Overland..

• Sea ice signal decoupling between sub-arctic
  and Arctic systems
• 2007 extreme sea ice retreat followed by 2008
  extreme extent in Bering Sea
• What is the response of each system?
• Will the ice seal ESA listing decision follow
  2008 polar bear decision?

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Arctic Marine Mammals and Climate Change

• Special Volume of Ecological Applications, March
  2008
• Broad undertaking, including papers by
• Walsh Arctic CC overview
• Bluhm Gradinger Ecosystem Change conceptual
  models
• Murray Archeological overview
• Ragen et al. Human/management overview

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RELATIONSHIP TO SEA ICEMoore and Huntington
Ecological Applications
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Available Data Partnerships e.g., DOI/ MMS
Surveys 27 YEAR DATABASE
NOTE relevance of NSF SBI SNACS data
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BELUGA TRACKSNOAA/ABWC Collaboration with
Subsistence Hunters
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Arctic Observatories AUTONOMOUS RECORDERS
Note NOAA ST funding for 3-phone IPY deployment
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Detect Gray Whale Calls in Beaufort
Seathroughout winter 04 until May Stafford et
al. Arctic
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WHICH ONE IS NOT AN ARCTIC ICON