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Cynthia Christman has worked on marine mammal ecology projects for the past 16 years, primarily as a biologist for NOAA Fisheries science centers. Since 2009, her projects have focused on marine mammal studies in the Alaska Arctic.
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Seen from above, beluga whales, polar bears and musk oxen offer a glimpse of the beauty – and value – offered by the Beaufort Sea and its shelf break, the line where the continental shelf ends and the deep ocean begins, writes biologist Cynthia Christman.
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