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Bering Sea Project

person days

Three years of Bering Sea Project fieldwork concluded in early October 2010. A back-of-the-envelope tally works out to an astonishing 24,205 person-days of fieldwork! For scale, that translates to more than 93 years for one person working full time year-round. Congratulations to all involved in this massive, safe, and successful effort -- PIs, postdocs, students, technicians, ships' crews, research assistants, support staff, and volunteers!

krillImplications of a colder Bering Sea explained

13 Dec 2010 In an interview on KDLG-Dillingham Public Radio, Bering Sea Project investigator Alexei Pinchuk explains that colder temperatures in the Bering Sea are good for the production of larger zooplankton, like copepods and krill (right). That can have positive impacts on the population and health of valuable fish species like pollock and salmon.
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alexei pinchuk with zooplanktonBering Sea Project highlighted in Nature

At 2 a.m. in the far north, marine scientist Alexei Pinchuk started his work as the summer sun dipped below the horizon ...

The November 2010 issue of Nature features the work and insights of Bering Sea Project scientists Alexei Pinchuk (right), George Hunt, Franz Mueter, and Jim Ianelli, describing how the Bering Sea Project addresses pressing fishery-related information needs and how the Project extends our understanding of the dynamic Bering Sea ecosystem. Read the full article

Bering Sea Project at a Glance 2010About the Bering Sea Project

The Bering Sea Project, a $52 million partnership between the North Pacific Research Board and the National Science Foundation, seeks to understand the impacts of climate change and dynamic sea ice cover on the eastern Bering Sea ecosystem.

More than one hundred scientists are engaged in field research and ecosystem modeling to link climate, physical oceanography, plankton, fishes, seabirds, marine mammals, humans, traditional knowledge and economic outcomes to better understand the mechanisms that sustain this highly productive region.

The Bering Sea Project is a collaborative team effort, led by an elected group of six scientists working together with NPRB and NSF program managers. We invite you to explore this website to learn more about the Bering Sea Project's hypotheses, focal areas of study, integrated goals, participants, and ecological and social context.

Our recently-updated Bering Sea Project "at-a-glance" brochure introduces and explains the program. Download (PDF) or contact us for a hard copy.