Observations on Shorefast Ice Dynamics in Arctic Alaska and the Responses of the Iñupiat Hunting Community

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: George, J.C., Huntington, H.P., Brewster, K., Eicken, H., Norton, D.W., Glenn, R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2004
• Subjects: Iñupiat; sea ice; safety; breakup; calving; shorefast ice; hunting; technology; whaling; Barrow; banquise; sécuritém débâcle; vêlage; banquise côtière. chasse; technologie; chasse à la baleine; Arctic; Baleine; la Baleine; Vêlage; Sea ice; Alaska
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63574

Although shorefast sea ice forms a platform that facilitates travel, camping, and hunting by Iñupiat subsistence hunters and fishers in the western Arctic, the nearshore sea-ice zone remains an unforgiving and dynamic environment. Traditional hunters constantly hone site-specific experiences and ski...