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Bering Sea Seal Survey Conducted To Determine Climate Change Threat

By Joanna Zelman Apr 10th 2012 - 08:52PM

A team of researchers will begin flights over Bering Sea ice to answer a basic question about four of the region's most important species: How many ice-dependent seals are out there?

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  • 05/30/12 New Bering Sea research reveals how changing ecosystem... Source: NOAA-OGP Office of Global Programs Bering Sea marine mammals, birds, and fish are shifting where they eat, bear their young, and make their homes in response to changes in sea ice extent and duration.
  • 05/28/12 Russian Trawler Hits Bering Sea Iceberg, Crew Rescued Source: Marinelink The unnamed Russian fishing vessel went down after crashing into an iceberg in Bering Sea, but all the 91 people on board have been rescued.
  • 05/03/12 Scaremongers chilled to core Source: The Daily Telegraph - Australia THE global warming fraudsters have been caught out - again.
  • 04/17/12 TV Tuesday: Deadliest Catch Source: Canada.com - Canada The series on Discovery Channel is called The Deadliest Catch for a reason, because venturing out onto the perilous Bering Sea to catch king crab is indeed deadly.
  • 04/13/12 US Coast Guard still hunting for killer Source: The Dominion Post of New Zealand Investigators are hunting for clues to find the killer of two US Coast Guard members at a communications station on Alaska's Kodiak Island, federal officials say.

Background on bering sea

The Bering Sea is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean. It comprises a deep water basin, which then rises through a narrow slope into the shallower water above the continental shelves.

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