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The Bering Strait has become vulnerable to climatic changes, trans Arctic shipping, and resource exploitation. The Obama administration's Executive Order 13754 of December 9, 2016 [1] defines a Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area that gives protection to the indigenous coastal communities that rely on the strait for subsistence hunting, and the surrounding marine ecosystem's vitality. [2]
The Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area, encompassing 291,000 square kilometers, [1] is a protected area within the Bering Sea, established by President Obama on December 9, 2016, by Executive Order 13754. [2]
Bristol Bay is the portion of the Bering Sea between the Alaska Peninsula and Cape Newenham on mainland Southwest Alaska. The Bering Sea ecosystem includes resources within the jurisdiction of the United States and Russia, as well as international waters in the middle of the sea (known as the "Donut Hole" [8]). The interaction between currents ...
Warmer, ice-free conditions in the southeast Bering Sea are roughly 200 times more likely now than before humans began burning planet-warming fossil fuels. Scientists have more evidence to explain ...
Introduced in the House as H.R. 2152 by Gerry Studds (D–MA) on April 30, 1991; Committee consideration by House Merchant Marine and Fisheries, House Ways and Means; Passed the House on February 25, 1992 (412-0 Roll call vote 19, via Clerk.House.gov)
Bristol Bay (Central Yupik: Iilgayaq, Russian: Залив Бристольский [1]) is the easternmost arm of the Bering Sea, at 57° to 59° North 157° to 162° West in Southwest Alaska. Bristol Bay is 400 km (250 mi) long and 290 km (180 mi) wide at its mouth.
About 10 billion snow crabs disappeared from the Bering Sea between 2018 and 2021. Now we know the sad reason why.
The issue of ratification of the Agreement by Russia was not raised, primarily due to ambiguous assessments of its economic consequences for fishing in the Bering Sea. Russian government agencies have repeatedly conducted an examination of this Agreement for its compliance with the norms of international maritime law, the interests of Russia ...