The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries is creating an integrated approach to studying the Bering Sea that will deliver more timely, actionable data on climate change’s impacts on ocean conditions.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - is a partnership between NOAA and the University of Washington. Unlike other modeling approaches, scientists are not only looking at how climate change affects the marine environment, but also the people who rely on it.
The goal is to have fishing communities use this data to help them achieve their immediate needs and long-term sustainability goals. The Bering Sea has some of the most profitable fisheries, including Alaskan pollock and Pacific cod. It is also one of the fastest warming parts of the world. According to NOAA, fish populations become increasingly vulnerable to marine heat waves and the loss of sea ice. Because of this, NOAA scientists chose the Bering Sea to test for what they hope will be a system that provides decision-makers with powerful projections of ocean and fishery conditions over short and long-term scenarios, and then evaluate how different fishery management strategies might perform under those future conditions.
They will also look at how human fishing fleets and communities can adapt to climate change through climate-informed management. Anne Hollowed, a senior scientist working on the project, said that the simulations are important for the planning for communities who depend on these for commercial businesses and the general public to understand the implications of the global food supply.Copyright 2022 KTUU. All rights reserved.
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