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Stinky gray whale investigations
Subsistence hunters have reported the existence of stinky whales since the 1960s. Studies were conducted to determine the sources of this smell. -
Oil in Ice: Transport, Fate, and Potential Exposure
The purpose of this project has been to provide a basis and methodology for estimating routes and magnitudes of potential environmental exposures and concentrations of oil... -
Pre-migratory Movements and Physiology of Shorebirds Staging on Beaufort Sea Littoral Zone (AK-93-48-56)
This project was initiated in 2004 to gain a better understanding of the overall ecology of postbreeding shorebirds during the staging period and to inform future assessments of... -
Distribution and Relative Abundance of Arctic Marine Mammals
Inter-agency agreements have been established between the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Department of Interior and the Marine Mammal Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries... -
Pinniped Movements and Foraging: Bearded Seals (AK-07-08)
Bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus) are one of the most important subsistence resources for the indigenous people of coastal Alaska, as well as key components of Arctic marine... -
Study of Sharing Networks to Assess the Vulnerabilities of Local Communities to Oil and Gas Development Impacts in Arctic Alaska (AK-05-04a)
This study documented and analyzed social networks of sharing and cooperation that are part of Alaska Native subsistence-cash economies, and explored the potentail vulnerability... -
Subsistence Study for North Aleutian Basin (AK-08-06)
This study serves the final report for the North Aleutian Basin Subsistence Study on the people and subsistence activities in the villages around the proposed North Aleutian... -
Monitoring the Distribution of Arctic Whales
These continuing BOEM studies are needed for decisions on environmental assessment and exploration monitoring for past and upcoming OCS activity in the Beaufort Sea. It... -
Abundance Estimates of Ice-Associated Seals: Bering Sea Populations that Inhabit the Chukchi Sea (AK-12-x10b)
Aerial surveys were conducted in spring 2012 and 2013. In the United States and Russia combined, more than 47,000 nautical miles (nmi) (87,000 km) of survey track was flown. The... -
FWS Pacific Walrus Information
This website contains information on walrus distribution, migration, food and habitat requirements, growth and reproduction, sensory perception and disturbance and natural... -
Surface Current Circulation High Frequency (HF) Radar Mapping in the Chukchi Sea (AK-09-06)
The shallow (50 m) Chukchi shelf extends 800 km northward from Bering Strait to the shelfbreak along the 200 m isobath. The Chukchi Sea flow field is influenced by the winds;... -
COMIDA: Impact Monitoring for Offshore Subsistence Hunting (AK-08-04)
Monitoring efforts were initiated in 2009 and focused on offshore subsistence hunting for key marine mammals (bowhead and beluga whales, walrus, seals, and polar bears) in the... -
North Pacific Right Whales In The Southeastern Bering Sea: Distribution, Abundance, And Habitat Use
The lA study was a multi-year project which featured multi-disciplinary investigations of right whale occurrence, movements and feeding ecology. The overall goal of the lA study... -
Monitoring Marine Birds of Concern in the Eastern Chukchi Nearshore Area (Loons) (AK-07-04a)
Yellow-billed and Red-throated loons in northern Alaska have received increasing attention from federal and state wildlife agencies, as well as non-profit environmental groups... -
Dispersal Patterns and Summer Ocean Distribution of Adult Dolly Varden from the Wulik River, Alaska, Evaluated Using Satellite Telemetry (AK-08-12)
In northwest Alaska near the Chukchi Sea, Dolly Varden charr Salvelinus malma is highly valued as a subsistence fish and local residents harvest thousands of these fish each... -
Wading Shorebird Habitats, Food Resources, Associated Infauna, Sediment Characteristics and Bioremediation Potential of resident Microbiota of Deltaic Mudflats (AK-11-10b)
Nearshore shelf areas of the Beaufort Sea support diverse biota during the summer. Characteristics of sediments and their influence on lower trophic levels were studied to... -
National Seafloor Mapping and Benthic Habitat Studies: Pacific
The project strives to produce maps and geologic information that are useful for marine resource management. The project utilizes traditional data collected by the USGS... -
Synthesis of Arctic Research
Our goal is to increase scientific understanding of the relationships among oceanographic conditions, benthic organisms, lower trophic prey species (forage fish and... -
Chukchi Acoustic Project
The objective of this project was to develop a strategy for hydro-acoustic monitoring in the Chukchi Sea. A workshop was convened among key stakeholders with participation from... -
Populations and Sources of Recruitment of Polar Bears (AK-05-02)
The study will enhance BOEM analysis of oilspill/polar bear mortality models and provide direct input to population-recovery modelscurrently under development for the Alaskan...
