Monitoring Alaskan Arctic shelf ecosystems through collaborative observation networks

• Published in: Oceanography
• Main Authors: Danielson, Seth L., Grebmeier, Jacqueline M., Iken, Katrin, Berchok, Catherine L., Britt, Lyle, Dunton, Kenneth, Eisner, Lisa B., Farley, Edward V., Fujiwara, Amane, Hauser, Donna D.W., Itoh, Motoyo, Kikuchi, Takashi, Kotwicki, Stan, Kuletz, Kathy J., Mordy, Calvin W., Nishino, Shigeto, Peralta-Ferriz, Cecilia, Pickart, Robert S., Stabeno, Phyllis J., Stafford, Kathleen M., Whiting, Alex V., Woodgate, Rebecca
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Oceanography Society 2022
• Subjects: Arctic; Farley; Iken; Peralta; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/1912/29298

© The Author(s), 2022. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The definitive version was published in Danielson, S. L., Grebmeier, J. M., Iken, K., Berchok, C., Britt, L., Dunton, K. H., Eisner, L., V. Farley, E., Fujiwara, A., Hauser, D. D. W., Itoh, M., Kikuchi, T., Kotwicki, S., Kuletz, K. J., Mordy, C. W., Nishino, S., Peralta-Ferriz, C., Pickart, R. S., Stabeno, P. S., Stafford. K. M., Whiting, A. V., & Woodgate, R. Monitoring Alaskan Arctic shelf ecosystems through collaborative observation networks. Oceanography, 35(2), (2022): 52, https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2022.119. Ongoing scientific programs that monitor marine environmental and ecological systems and changes comprise an informal but collaborative, information-rich, and spatially extensive network for the Alaskan Arctic continental shelves. Such programs reflect contributions and priorities of regional, national, and international funding agencies, as well as private donors and communities. These science programs are operated by a variety of local, regional, state, and national agencies, and academic, Tribal, for-profit, and nongovernmental nonprofit entities. Efforts include research ship and autonomous vehicle surveys, year-long mooring deployments, and observations from coastal communities. Inter-program coordination allows cost-effective leveraging of field logistics and collected data into value-added information that fosters new insights unattainable by any single program operating alone. Coordination occurs at many levels, from discussions at marine mammal co-management meetings and interagency meetings to scientific symposia and data workshops. Together, the efforts represented by this collection of loosely linked long-term monitoring programs enable a biologically focused scientific foundation for understanding ecosystem responses to warming water temperatures and declining Arctic sea ice. Here, we introduce a variety of currently active monitoring efforts in the Alaskan Arctic ...