Summary Report of Community-Based Environmental and Species Observations from the Bering Sea Sub-Network, 2008-2009

• Main Author: Chris McNeave
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Arctic Data Center 2012
• Subjects: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE > ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS; EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE; EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS; EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE; EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WINDS > SURFACE WINDS; EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY DYNAMICS > BIODIVERSITY FUNCTIONS; EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > SNOW; EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > ICE EXTENT; EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > ICE GROWTH/MELT; EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE > ICE GROWTH/MELT; EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > EROSION; EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE HABITAT; EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE; EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > FLOODS; EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW COVER; EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > COASTAL HABITAT; EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS; EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > RAIN; FIELD SURVEY; OTHER; UNKNOWN; climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere; Arctic; Bering Sea; Pacific; Sea ice; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.18739/A2P31S

The Bering Sea Sub-Network (BSSN) is comprised of a set of coastal communities representing six indigenous cultures: three in the Russian Federation and three in the United States. The objective of BSSN is to develop a framework that will enable residents in remote Arctic communities to systematically document physical and social changes occurring in their region. In 2008 and 2009, approximately 300 hunters and fishermen participated a pilot project of harvest surveys covering species caught, species health, and intended use; changing climate and environmental conditions; location and travel information; and a review of harvest conditions. This data set is a report of the preliminary findings from the pilot phase of BSSN.