Bering Ecosystem Science | Bering Ecosystem Study Workshop

Bering Ecosystem Study Workshop
16-19 March 2003
Bell Harbor International Conference Center
Seattle, Washington
Agenda

Sunday, 16 March 2003
6:00 p.m. Reception at Edgewater Hotel
Monday, 17 March 2003
   
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8:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
George Hunt, University of California Irvine
8:40 a.m. National Science Foundation Perspective
Luis Tupas, National Science Foundation
9:00 a.m. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Perspective on the Bering Ecosystem Study
James Overland, NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
40 K
99 K
9:20 a.m. Alaska's Marine Mammal and Fisheries Issues: Native Subsistence Life Ways Depend on Healthy Ocean Ecosystems
George Owletuck
525 K
1.56 MB
9:40 a.m.

Importance of Subsistence Issues for Alaskans: A Managers Perspective

Mary Pete, Alaska Department of Fish and Game

5 MB
1.71 MB
10:00 a.m. The Physical Oceanography of the Eastern Bering Sea
Phyllis Stabeno, NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
29 MB
9.86 MB
10:30 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. What Significant Changes Have Recently Been Observed in the Bering Sea?
George Hunt, University of California Irvine
12:00 p.m.

Lunch

1:30 p.m. Remote Sensing in the Bering Sea and the Effects of Processes in the Bering Sea Basin
Sei-ichi Saitoh, Hokkaido University
37 MB
11.6 MB
2:30 p.m. Benthic Processes in the Bering Sea and Arctic Ocean: Temporal/Spatial Variability and Global Change
Jackie Grebmeier, University of Tennessee
17 MB
8.5 MB
3:30 p.m. Break
3:45 p.m. Environmental Conditions and Their Variability in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea or First Understand Regional Climate and Climate Change Before Studying Consequences
Wieslaw Maslowski, Naval Post Graduate School
5 MB
1.75 MB
5:00 p.m. Adjourn
Tuesday, 18 March 2003
8:30 a.m. Identify 3-4 Critical Integrative Research Questions as Priorities
Roundtable Discussion
10:00 a.m. Break
10:20 a.m. Priority I: Formulate Key Hypotheses
Roundtable Discussion
12:00 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. Continue Priority I: Formulate Key Hypotheses
Roundtable Discussion
3:30 p.m. Break
3:50 p.m. Priority II: Formulate Key Hypotheses
Roundtable Discussion
5:00 p.m.

Adjourn

Wednesday, 19 March 2003
8:30 a.m. Priority III: Formulate Key Hypotheses
Roundtable Discussion
10:00 a.m. Break
10:20 a.m. Continue Priority III: Formulate Key Hypotheses
Roundtable Discussion
11:50 a.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. Review Priorities I, II, and III and Key Hypotheses. Focus on Areas of Overlap, Gaps, and Incongruities. Discuss and Develop Science Plan Outline:
  • Introduction to the Bering Sea
  • Why is Research in the Bering Sea Important?
  • Research Priorities and Key Questions
  • Implementation Needs
  • Potential Outcomes of Bering Sea Research Program

Roundtable Discussion

3:30 p.m. Break
3:45 p.m. Determine Next Steps, Responsibilities and Assignments, and Timeline for Science Plan Development and Implementation
5:00 p.m. Adjourn
5:30 p.m. BEST Organizing Committee Meeting