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Understanding Predators (Gulls) - Use of anthropogenic foods by glaucous gull in Northern Alaska
Glaucous Gulls (Larus hyperboreus) are one of the major predators on Alaska’s North Slope and benefit from human activity. As development for oil production continues, Glaucous... -
Bowhead Whale Study - Accoustics
The NSB DWM has conducted acoustic surveys in most years since 1984 (more on tacoustics data at NSB website). The acoustic data have been used to locate whales and make call... -
Bowhead Whale Subsistence Harvest Research
This research has been ongoing since the early 1980’s with many other collaborators in the past, including: Tom Albert, Harry Brower, Jr., Taqulik Hepa, Charlie Brower, Cyd... -
Migratory Birds: Population Trends of Eiders
The eiders that migrate through northwest Alaska nest at dispersed locations across northern Alaska and Canada. Because they are widespread it is difficult to get a good... -
Four Canine Viruses in Arctic Fox from the NPR-A
The primary research goal is to determine prevalence of four major canine viruses: Rabies, Canine Distemper Virus (CDV), Canine Parvovirus (CPV), and Canine Adenovirus (CAV)... -
Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) of North Slope Fish
Funded by the Bureau of Land Management through an Assistance Agreement to the NSB Department of Wildlife Management, the purpose of the study was to document knowledge of North... -
Stock Structure Study of Bowhead Whales
Conduct various studies to document stock structure and population size/trend of BCB bowheads. Studies include genetics, TEK, stable isotope of baleen, etc. -
Comparing Winter Ranges and Diet of Arctic Fox
Estimate fox den density N of Teshekpuk Lake. Satellite track wintering fox collared in NPRA and Prudhoe Bay. Recover fox and estimate diet with chemical techniques. Estimate... -
Health Assessment of Subsistence Resources
This long-term project is designed to proactively monitor infectious disease in multiple species, in multiple villages across the NPRA region of the North Slope, with special... -
Satellite-tracked Surface Drifter Measurements off Barrow, Pt. Hope, Pt. Lay, Wainwright, and Kaktovik, Alaska
The purpose of this project is to assess the variability of near shore surface circulation (upper 1 meter) off the coast of Barrow and Wainwright. The North Slope Borough has... -
Beluga Harvest and Health Assessment: Monitoring Beluga Whale
Beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) are an essential subsistence resource for many Arctic communities which depend on them for nutrition and culture. It is important to... -
Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Fish
Collected fish from Teshekpuk, Ikpikpuk, Colville/Nuiqsut fishery areas; sampled fish and sediments for baseline PAHs (focused on broad whitefish and burbot). This project... -
Fish Mold Surveillance (Saprolegnia sp.)
Saprolegnia is a water mold that was found on Aanaakłiq by Nuiqsut fishermen during the fall of 2013 to 2016. The cause of these recent cases of Saprolegniosis is not yet known.... -
Glaucous Gull Movements and Feeding
Prior to this study, there was relatively little information about diets of Glaucous Gulls on the North Slope. Many have suggested that with increasing human activities on the... -
Bearded Seal and Walrus Health Assessment
Hunters allow collection of samples from their subsistence hunted bearded seal and walrus. In 2008 and 2009, Greta Krafsur, a veterinary student at Colorado State University,... -
Satellite-tracked Surface Drifter Measurements – Nearshore Chukchi and Beaufort Seas
The purpose of this project is to assess the variability of surface circulation (upper 1 meter) off the nearshore US Arctic coast in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas. Direct...
