Partnering in Search of Answers: Seabird Die-offs in the Bering and Chukchi Seas

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• Personal Author:
  Kaler, R. ; Sheffield, G. ; Backensto, S. ; Lindsey, J. ; Jones, T. ; Parrish, J. ; Ahmasuk, B. ; Bodenstein, B. ; Dusek, R. ; Van Hemert, C. ; Smith, M. ; Schwalenberg, P.
• Corporate Authors:
  United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research. ; Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing (U.S.)
• NOAA Program & Office:
  OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; GOMO (Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing)
• Description:
  During 2022, the northern Bering and southern Chukchi Sea region reported the sixth consecutive year of higher-than-expected beach-cast seabirds (2017-22). Reports of beach-cast carcasses ranged from Point Hope to Izembek Lagoon and numbered ~450, fewer than in the preceding several years but a continued concern for coastal communities. Tracking the duration, geographic extent, and magnitude of seabird bird die-offs across Alaska's expansive and remote coastline is only possible through well-coordinated communication and a dedicated network of Tribal, State, Federal, and university academic partners.
• Keywords:
  Die-off (Zoology) Mortality Sea Birds Sea Birds
• Series:
  NOAA technical report OAR ARC   22-15
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.25923/h002-4w87
• Format:
  PDF
• Document Type:
  Technical Report
• Place as Subject:
  Arctic regions ; Bering Sea ; Chukchi Sea
• License:
  https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
• Rights Information:
  CC0 Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:0700e56855dd1ee49552b2be8b860d66e9b508ab4c06457315fde35074063d5f
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/48684/noaa_48684_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 7.43 MB ]