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2020 Eastern Bering Sea Ecosystem Status Report: In Brief

Considerable cooling began in late December 2019 and allowed for rapid build-up of sea ice, exceeding the median (1981-2010) ice extent in parts of February and March 2020. However, ice thickness was low and the ice retreated quickly with warm winds in...
January 27, 2021 - Assessments ,
Alaska

2020 Aleutian Islands Ecosystem Status Report: In Brief

Throughout the Aleutian Islands, sea surface temperatures have been warmer than average since 2013, and 2020 was no different. However, the 2020 temperatures were cooler relative to last year, particularly in the eastern Aleutians where there was close...
January 27, 2021 - Assessments ,
Alaska

Ecosystem Status Report 2020 Gulf of Alaska

The primary intent of this assessment is to summarize and synthesize climate, biological, and fishing effects on the shelf and slope regions of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), from an ecosystem perspective, and to provide an assessment of the possible future...
January 27, 2021 - Assessments ,
Alaska

Ecosystem Status Report 2020 Aleutian Islands

The primary intent of this assessment is to summarize and synthesize historical climate and fishing effects on the shelf and slope regions of the Aleutian Islands (AI) from an ecosystem perspective, and to provide an assessment of the possible future...
January 27, 2021 - Assessments ,
Alaska

Ecosystem Status Report 2020 Eastern Bering Sea

The primary intent of this assessment is to summarize and synthesize climate and fishing effects (historical and future) on the eastern Bering Sea shelf and slope regions from an ecosystem perspective.
January 27, 2021 - Assessments ,
Alaska

2019 Gulf Of Alaska Ecosystem Status Report: In Brief

The Gulf of Alaska experienced unusually warm conditions in 2019. This followed the extreme marine heatwave of 2014–2016 (known popularly as “The Blob”) and a return to more typical temperatures during 2017 and 2018.
January 26, 2021 - Assessments ,
Alaska

2019 Eastern Bering Sea Ecosystem Status Report: In Brief

The eastern Bering Sea experienced the second year of low sea ice conditions during winter 2018/2019 due to (1) residual heat in the Chukchi Sea in fall of 2018 and (2) anomalous winds from the south in February 2019 causing ice retreat.
January 26, 2021 - Assessments ,
Alaska

Ecosystem Status Report 2019 Gulf Of Alaska

The primary intent of this assessment is to summarize and synthesize climate, biological, and fishing effects on the shelf and slope regions of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) from an ecosystem perspective and to provide where possible an assessment of the...
January 26, 2021 - Assessments ,
Alaska

Ecosystem Status Report 2019 Eastern Bering Sea

The primary intent of this assessment is to summarize and synthesize climate and fishing effects (historical and future) on the eastern Bering Sea shelf and slope regions from an ecosystem perspective.
January 26, 2021 - Assessments ,
Alaska

2020 Assessment Of The Flathead Sole-Bering Flounder Stock Complex In The Bering Sea And Aleutian Islands

"Flathead sole" as currently managed by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) represents a two-species complex consisting of true flathead sole (Hippoglossoides elassodon) and...
January 14, 2021 - Assessments ,
Alaska