MARINE ECOSYSTEMSSub-Arctic & Arctic

Sue E. Moore, NOAA/AFSC

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28 October 2008

Sub-Arctic Marine Ecosystems

• BEST/BSIERP: Understanding the Bering Sea (shelf) Ecosystem

• $52M study; 2007-2012• BEST/NSF: PO – euphausiids (OCH Ho.)• BSIERP/NPRB: euphausiids/fish – mm/LTK• Scope & Study Area – refer to booklet: note

LTK, modeling & data mgt. are high profile• BEST/BSIERP: component of ESSAS

Sea Ice: sub-Arctic & Arctic ‘channeling’ Jim Overland…..

• Sea ice signal ‘decoupling’ between sub-arctic and Arctic systems

• 2007 extreme sea ice retreat followed by 2008 extreme extent in Bering Sea

• What is the response of each system?

• Will the ‘ice seal’ ESA listing decision follow 2008 polar bear decision?

Arctic Marine Mammals and Climate Change

• Special Volume of Ecological Applications, March 2008

• Broad undertaking, including papers by:Walsh – Arctic CC overviewBluhm & Gradinger – Ecosystem Change

conceptual modelsMurray – Archeological overview*Ragen et al. – Human/management overview

RELATIONSHIP TO SEA ICEMoore and Huntington: Ecological Applications

Available Data & Partnerships e.g., DOI/ MMS Surveys: 27 YEAR DATABASE

NOTE: relevance of NSF: SBI & SNACS data

BELUGA TRACKSNOAA/ABWC: Collaboration with Subsistence Hunters

Arctic Observatories: AUTONOMOUS RECORDERS

*Note: NOAA S&T funding for 3-phone IPY deployment

Detect Gray Whale Calls in Beaufort Seathroughout winter `04 [until May: Stafford et al. Arctic]

WHICH ONE IS NOT AN ARCTIC ICON