Dramatic changes in Bering Sea Ecosystem

From: Sea Technology | Date: January 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

During the summers of 1997 and 1998 many rarely observed conditions occurred in the Bering Sea, including extensive die-off of seabirds, rare algal blooms, unanticipated low salmon runs, warmer than usual ocean temperatures, and altered ocean currents and atmospheric conditions. These changes prompted scientists from NOAA to convene an international workshop in Seattle, Washington.

"People whose livelihood depends on the Bering Sea need to know if these are fleeting anomalies or persistent large-scale changes," said James Balsiger, head of the NOAA's Alaska Fisheries Science Center. ...

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