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. https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/contributor/cynthia-christman/rss en Arctic Biodiversity Fri, 12 May 2017 04:03:57 +0000 Cynthia Christman https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/community/2017/05/12/aerial-perspective-on-beaufort-sea-shelf-break-2 https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/community/2017/05/12/aerial-perspective-on-beaufort-sea-shelf-break-2 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. Environment Research Tue, 12 Jul 2016 06:08:11 +0000 Cynthia Christman https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2016/07/12/aerial-perspective-on-beaufort-sea-shelf-break https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2016/07/12/aerial-perspective-on-beaufort-sea-shelf-break 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.