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Researchers in the Bering Sea are using autonomous sailing vessels, powered by the sun and wind, to collect data on ocean conditions, fish and marine mammals in a rapidly changing, biologically rich area.
Four Arctic nations are submitting claims to the U.N. Commission on the Limits of the Law of the Sea to gain control of the ocean floor beyond the 200-nautical-mile limit. It’s not a race, but a huge scientific process.
Researchers are discovering a growing amount of plastic litter in the polar landscape and in the stomachs of marine birds. The trend is predicted to worsen as Arctic sea ice shrinks and shipping traffic increases, but slowing it will require a global effort.
Churchill’s belugas may be heading for trouble, and Jack Orr wants to help them. He is tagging the whales in order to track them – and so establish their preferred habitat as part of a program to protect the belugas from the effects of climate change.
As Arctic sea ice retreats, fisheries in the Barents Sea are pushing northward to Svalbard to find their next catch. But knowledge about these waters is limited, leaving some worried that the extra fishing activity could have harmful effects on the environment.
Trapped by deep ocean pressure and cold temperatures along continental shelves, methane hydrates could be an energy windfall or a looming disaster. Norway is spending millions to discover whether this ice-like form of natural gas will prove boon or bane.
HAKAI: A diving whale leaves glassy prints on the surface of the water. For the Iñupiaq hunter, these ‘flukeprints’ are an important clue as to where the animal may be headed next.
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