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U.S.-Canada Transboundary Fish and Lower Trophic Communities (AK-12-04)
This study took an interdisciplinary approach to collect ecological baseline data for fish and lower trophic organisms and to examine resources in the Beaufort Sea OCS. -
Seabird Distribution And Abundance In The Chukchi And North Aleutian Basin Offshore Environment (AK-10-10)
Placing seabird observers on research vessels is a cost-effective means of obtaining data on seabird distribution, species composition, and relative abundance. Results showed... -
Distribution of Fish, Crab and Lower Trophic Communities in the Chukchi Sea Lease Area (AK-11-08a; AK-11-08b)
This study on the Distribution of Fish, Crab, and Lower Trophic Communities in the Northeastern Bering Sea and Chukchi Sea formed a large part of the broader Arctic Ecosystem... -
Arctic Air Quality Impact Assessment Modeling (AK-13-01)
The NEPA air quality assessment and the BOEM AQRP analysis are separate and distinct evaluations required before BOEM can approve plans for oil and gas activities proposed for... -
Demography and Behavior of Polar Bears Summering on Shore in Alaska (AK-09-05; AK-09-05b)
Global climate change is anticipated to significantly alter habitat and lead to shifts in species’ distributions, which can result in increased levels of human-wildlife... -
Genomics of Arctic Cod: A Sentinel Species in a Changing Environment (AK-14-03)
Despite the importance of Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida) as a key species in Arctic marine ecosystems, data associated with many aspects of this species’ life history remains... -
Satellite Tracking of Bowhead Whales: Habitat Use, Passive Acoustic and Environmental Monitoring (AK-12-02)
From 2012-2019 researchers worked with Native whalers from Alaska and marine mammal hunters from Canada to attach 28 satellite transmitters to bowhead whales. Sixteen were... -
Northern Alaska Sea Ice Project Jukebox (AK-13-03-16)
This project created ten new oral history recordings with one sea ice scientist and twelve local residents of Kotzebue, Utqiagvik (formerly known as Barrow), Point Hope,... -
Village based satellite tracking of ice and bearded seals (AK-12-05)
From 2014-2019 researchers worked with Alaska Native seal hunters to attach transmitters to 26 bearded, 16 ringed, and 25 spotted seals at eight locations; four locations in the... -
Pinniped Movements and Foraging: Walrus Habitat Use in the Potential Drilling Area (AK-09-01)
In close-cooperation with the Eskimo Walrus Commission and Native Alaskan subsistence hunters, satellite-linked transmitters were deployed to document walrus observations,... -
Distribution and Habitat Use of Fish in the Nearshore Ecosystem of the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas (AK-12-06)
Arctic nearshore habitats are expected to be impacted from the effects of changing sea ice conditions, coastal erosion, increased ship traffic and infrastructure, and oil... -
Identifying Sources of Organic Matter to Benthic Organisms in the Beaufort and Chukchi OCS (AK-13-03-15)
Benthic invertebrate communities are an essential ecosystem component in Arctic food webs, however the proportional contributions of different sources of organic matter (marine,... -
Arctic Tracer Release Experiment (ARCTREX): Applications for Mapping Spilled Oil in Arctic Waters (AK-12-03b)
Oil exploration and increased shipping traffic in Arctic waters significantly elevate the risk of oil spills. The Arctic Tracer Release Experiment (ARCTREX) was designed to test... -
Physical and Chemical Analyses of Crude and Refined Oils: Laboratory and Mesoscale Oil Weathering (AK-14-02)
Spilled oils undergo changes when weathering on the sea surface that affect behavior and oil spill countermeasures in various ways. The three crude and three refined oils from... -
ANIMIDA III: Contaminants, Sources, and Bioaccumulation (AK-11-14b)
The Arctic Nearshore Impact Monitoring in Development Area III (ANIMIDA III) Project was designed to update baseline information from previous BOEM environmental studies,... -
Development of a Very High-resolution Regional Circulation Model of Beaufort Sea Nearshore Areas (AK-15-02)
The primary aim of this study was to use a state-of-the-science coupled circulation sea ice numerical ocean model to simulate at least a decade of the currents, sea ice and... -
Changes in Beaufort-Chukchi Seas Intense Storm Activity and Impacts on Surface Climate and Ocean Properties (AK-13-03-18)
The storms that enter the Chukchi Sea and western Beaufort Sea region originate predominantly from the Pacific Ocean, possibly as far south as the sub-tropical Pacific region,... -
Arctic Whale Ecology Study (ARCWEST): Use of the Chukchi Sea by Endangered Baleen and Other Whales (AK-12-07)
The focus of the study was to determine relationships between dominant currents passing from the Bering Sea through the Chukchi Sea and prey resources delivered to the Barrow... -
Characterization of the Circulation on the Continental Shelf Areas of the Northeast Chukchi and Western Beaufort Seas (AK-12-03a)
This study provided an improved understanding of the physical oceanography of the northeastern Chukchi shelf and exchanges between the Chukchi/Beaufort shelves and the adjacent... -
Migration Trends for King and Common Eiders and Yellow-billed Loons past Point Barrow in a Rapidly Changing Environment (AK-13-03-14)
Many king (Somateria spectabilis), common eiders (S. mollissima v-nigra) and yellow-billed loons (Gavia adamsii) pass Point Barrow, Alaska, during spring and fall migrations....
