Meet NOAA fisheries biologist Thomas Piecuch. Thomas works as a liaison for the North Pacific Fishery Observer Program in Alaska’s remote Dutch Harbor, America’s biggest and busiest fishing port.
Water temperatures have been warmer than normal and NOAA scientists have observed some significant changes in marine species. They are in unexpected places, in larger or smaller numbers than normal, and many are thin.
Personal account by NOAA Fisheries Researcher Charlie Waters of his experience as an Ernest F. Hollings Scholar and how he became a member of the NOAA Fisheries team.
Changes in the Bering Sea ecosystem provides researchers a real-world testing ground to help marine resource managers anticipate and respond to climate change.
