Elements of a Science Plan for the North Pacific Research Board (2004) / Chapter Skim
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1. Introduction
1. Introduction
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. conduct research activities on or relating to the fisheries or marine ecosystems in the north Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea, and Arctic Ocean (including any lesser related bodies of water)
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who are knowledgeable by education, training, or experience of fisheries or marine ecosystems of the North Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea, or Arctic Ocean. The NPRB members are as follows: · the secretary of commerce; · the secretary of state; · the secretary of the interior; · the commandant of the Coast Guard; · the director of the Office of Naval Research; · the commissioner of the Alaska Fish and Game Department; · the chairman of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council; · the chairman of the Arctic Research Commission; · the director of the Oil Spill Recovery Institute; · the director of the Alaska SeaLife Center; · five members nominated by the governor of Alaska and appointed by the secretary of commerce, one of whom shall represent fishing interests, one of whom shall represent Alaska Natives, one of whom shall represent environmental interests, one of whom shall represent academia, and one of whom shall represent oil and gas interests; · three members nominated by the governor of Washington and appointed by the secretary of commerce; · one member nominated by the governor of Oregon and appointed by the secretary of commerce; and · one member who shall represent fishing interests and shall be nominated by the NPRB and appointed by the secretary of commerce.
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Science Panel members are selected for their expertise, broad perspective, and leadership in areas important to the NPRB's research program. Currently the Science Panel performs the following duties as requested by the NPRB: · Advise the NPRB on science planning and identification of research priorities.
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. This interim report provides advice on the components of a science plan for the NPRB, but it is not intended to be a science plan and it does not provide science priorities because the Statement of Task requested that the committee provide broad research themes.
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A third committee meeting was held in Irvine, California. BOX 1-1 The Science Workshop Part of the committee's charge is to identify research needs and themes for the Arctic Ocean, Bering Sea, and North Pacific Ocean and provide them to the NPRB in this interim report.
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Ship surveys have noted substantial variations in crab, shrimp, and fish species near Kodiak Island, and while the variations may be linked to low-frequency atmospheric vari ability, the causal links are not fully understood at present. Unfortunately, at a time when the shrimp population appears to be rebounding (and the crab population may be decreasing)
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Also at issue were increasing the ship strikes on baleen whales, net entanglement of marine mammals, intrusion of com mercial fishing fleets from the Bering Sea-Chuckchi region, impact of noise on marine mammals, and environmental impact of the oil industry. The oil industry was specifically noted as altering fish and whale migratory patterns, creating noise from drilling, and causing polluting (i.e., oil spills)
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Several people mentioned essential fish habitat as a research priority. Data from observers on board vessels are an untapped source of information on essential fish habitats.
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CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ARCTIC OCEAN, BERING SEA, AND NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN The following sections provide a brief physical characterization of each of the three ocean regions specified in the enabling legislation of the NPRB to provide context for understanding the questions that might be addressed in its science program.
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Better access to this ocean as a result of the loss of ice cover is likely to encourage further commercial development, including fisheries, transport, and oil exploration -- mostly in the marginal seas. Bering Sea1 The Bering Sea, a northern extension of the North Pacific Ocean, is the world's third largest semienclosed sea.
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. An unusual physical characteristic of the Bering Sea shelf is the annual ice cover that extends more than 1,700 km at its farthest seasonal extent (Walsh and Johnson, 1979)
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This circulation is known as the Alaskan Gyre. The Oyashio Current moves south along the Kamchatka Peninsula and toward Japan before it turns to the east and becomes part of the North Pacific Drift.
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