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A Century of Ecosystem Science

Planning Long-Term Research in the Gulf of Alaska

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Polar Research Board,Committee to Review the Gulf of Alaska Ecosystem Monitoring Program

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A Century of Ecosystem Science

Planning Long-Term Research in the Gulf of Alaska

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Polar Research Board,Committee to Review the Gulf of Alaska Ecosystem Monitoring Program

This report provides guidance to the Gulf Ecosystem Monitoring (GEM) program to help ensure that it is based on a a science plan that is robust, far-reaching, and scientifically sound. The report commends the Trustee Council for its foresight in setting aside funds to create a trust fund to provide long-term research support; it notes that the GEM program offers an unparalleled opportunity to increase understanding of how large marine ecosystems function and change over time. The report outlines elements of a sound long-term science plan, including conceptual foundation, scope and geographic focus, organizational structure, community involvement, data and information management, and synthesis, modeling, and evaluation.

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A Century of Ecosystem Science

Planning Long-Term Research in the Gulf of Alaska

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Polar Research Board,Committee to Review the Gulf of Alaska Ecosystem Monitoring Program

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A Century of Ecosystem Science

Planning Long-Term Research in the Gulf of Alaska

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Polar Research Board,Committee to Review the Gulf of Alaska Ecosystem Monitoring Program

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0309084733

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Elements of a Science Plan for the North Pacific Research Board

By: National Research Council,Polar Research Board,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on a Science Plan for the North Pacific Research Board

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Elements of a Science Plan for the North Pacific Research Board

By: National Research Council,Polar Research Board,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on a Science Plan for the North Pacific Research Board

The North Pacific Research Board (NPRB) was established in 1997 as custodian to a pool of funds intended for the study of the North Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea, and Arctic Ocean. The success of the NRPB is the development of a high quality, long-range science plan that provides a better understanding of ecosystems and their fisheries in the region. This report provides a framework to help the NPRB identify appropriate science themes and mechanisms for administering and distributing the funds. It contains extensive input from residents of Alaskan communities, to help scientists understand and address issues of importance to the local communities. The book makes specific recommendations on long-term research priorities, the NPRB management structure and the development of future programs.

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0309091446

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Review of the Draft Research and Restoration Plan for Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim (Western Alaska) Salmon

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Polar Research Board,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Committee on Review of Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim (Western Alaska) Research and Restoration Plan for Salmon

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Review of the Draft Research and Restoration Plan for Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim (Western Alaska) Salmon

Declines in the abundance of salmon in the Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim (AYK) region of western Alaska in the late 1990s and early 2000s created hardships for the people and communities who depend on this resource. Based on recommendations from a 2004 National Academies report, the AYK Sustainable Salmon Initiative (SSI) developed a research and restoration plan to help understand the reasons for this decline and to help support sustainable management in the region. This report reviews the draft plan, recommending some clarification, shortening, and other improvements, with a better focus on the relationship between the underlying intellectual model and the research questions, and a clearer discussion of local and traditional knowledge and capacity building.

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0309181003

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Elements of a Science Plan for the North Pacific Research Board

By: National Research Council,Polar Research Board,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on a Science Plan for the North Pacific Research Board

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Elements of a Science Plan for the North Pacific Research Board

By: National Research Council,Polar Research Board,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on a Science Plan for the North Pacific Research Board

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Final Comments on the Science Plan for the North Pacific Research Board

By: National Research Council,Polar Research Board,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on a Science Plan for the North Pacific Research Board

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Final Comments on the Science Plan for the North Pacific Research Board

By: National Research Council,Polar Research Board,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on a Science Plan for the North Pacific Research Board

The North Pacific Research Board (NPRB) was established by Congress in 1997 to recommend marine research activities to the Secretary of Commerce on or relating to the fisheries or marine ecosystem in the North Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea, Arctic Ocean, and related bodies of water. NPRB called on the National Academies to develop a comprehensive long range science plan pertaining to its research activities. This assistance has been provided in two phases. In phase one, beginning in early 2003, a National Academies committee worked to understand the purpose of the NPRB, gather information to help identify research needs, and provide advice on the components of a sound science plan. The committee's assessment is contained in a report released in early 2004, Elements of a Science Plan for the North Pacific Research Board. With this guidance as a tool, the NPRB staff, Science Panel, and Advisory Panel worked together to write a draft science plan to steer the program in the coming decade. During the second phase, the same committee reviewed the NPRB's draft science plan and provided final feedback to the NPRB. It is a focused review, generally following the organization of the NPRB document. This report is intended primarily as a direct communication from the committee to those planning the NPRB's programs, to help them improve the science plan and ensure successful implementation.

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0309182077

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Responding to Oil Spills in the U.S. Arctic Marine Environment

By: National Research Council,Transportation Research Board,Marine Board,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Polar Research Board,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on Responding to Oil Spills in the U.S. Arctic Marine Environment

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Responding to Oil Spills in the U.S. Arctic Marine Environment

U.S. Arctic waters north of the Bering Strait and west of the Canadian border encompass a vast area that is usually ice covered for much of the year, but is increasingly experiencing longer periods and larger areas of open water due to climate change. Sparsely inhabited with a wide variety of ecosystems found nowhere else, this region is vulnerable to damage from human activities. As oil and gas, shipping, and tourism activities increase, the possibilities of an oil spill also increase. How can we best prepare to respond to such an event in this challenging environment? Responding to Oil Spills in the U.S. Arctic Marine Environment reviews the current state of the science regarding oil spill response and environmental assessment in the Arctic region north of the Bering Strait, with emphasis on the potential impacts in U.S. waters. This report describes the unique ecosystems and environment of the Arctic and makes recommendations to provide an effective response effort in these challenging conditions. According to Responding to Oil Spills in the U.S. Arctic Marine Environment, a full range of proven oil spill response technologies is needed in order to minimize the impacts on people and sensitive ecosystems. This report identifies key oil spill research priorities, critical data and monitoring needs, mitigation strategies, and important operational and logistical issues. The Arctic acts as an integrating, regulating, and mediating component of the physical, atmospheric and cryospheric systems that govern life on Earth. Not only does the Arctic serve as regulator of many of the Earth's large-scale systems and processes, but it is also an area where choices made have substantial impact on life and choices everywhere on planet Earth. This report's recommendations will assist environmentalists, industry, state and local policymakers, and anyone interested in the future of this special region to preserve and protect it from damaging oil spills.

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030929889X

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Final Comments on the Science Plan for the North Pacific Research Board

By: National Research Council,Polar Research Board,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on a Science Plan for the North Pacific Research Board

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Final Comments on the Science Plan for the North Pacific Research Board

By: National Research Council,Polar Research Board,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on a Science Plan for the North Pacific Research Board

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Assessment of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Program

III. Social and Economic Studies

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Committee to Review the Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Program,Socioeconomics Panel

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Assessment of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Program

III. Social and Economic Studies

This is the third of four volumes from the Committee to Review the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Environmental Studies Program (ESP). The first two dealt with physical, oceanographic, and ecological aspects of the program. This book presents the findings of the panel's investigation of the social and economic relevance of OCS oil and gas activities and the social and economic aspects of the ESP. It describes the potential effects of OCS activities on the human environment, presents an ideal socioeconomic studies program, and comments on the current program in the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific, and Alaska regions.

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0309186226

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Assessment of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Program

III. Social and Economic Studies

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III. Social and Economic Studies

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Developing a Research and Restoration Plan for Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim (Western Alaska) Salmon

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Developing a Research and Restoration Plan for Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim (Western Alaska) Salmon

Recent declines in the abundance of salmon in the Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim (AYK) region of western Alaska have created hardships for the people and communities who depend on this resource. In 2002, the AYK Sustainable Salmon Initiative (SSI) was created to undertake research to understand the reasons for this decline and to help support sustainable management in the region. This report makes recommendations for developing the research that the AYK SSI science plan should be based on, and relates the development of a restoration plan to the results of that research.

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0309093007

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The Oil Spill Recovery Institute

Past, Present, and Future Directions

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Polar Research Board,Committee to Review the Oil Spill Recovery Institute's Research Program

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The Oil Spill Recovery Institute

Past, Present, and Future Directions

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Polar Research Board,Committee to Review the Oil Spill Recovery Institute's Research Program

As a result of the 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in Prince William Sound, Congress passed the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90), and within that legislation, the Oil Spill Recovery Institute (OSRI) was born. This report assesses the strength and weaknesses of this research program, with emphasis on whether the activities supported to date address the OSRI mission, whether the processes used are sound, and whether the research and technology development projects are of high quality

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0309182409

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9780309182409

Decline of the Steller Sea Lion in Alaskan Waters

Untangling Food Webs and Fishing Nets

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Polar Research Board,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on the Alaska Groundfish Fishery and Steller Sea Lions

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Decline of the Steller Sea Lion in Alaskan Waters

Untangling Food Webs and Fishing Nets

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Polar Research Board,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on the Alaska Groundfish Fishery and Steller Sea Lions

For an unknown reason, the Steller sea lion population in Alaska has declined by 80% over the past three decades. In 2001, the National Research Council began a study to assess the many hypotheses proposed to explain the sea lion decline including insufficient food due to fishing or the late 1970s climate/regime shift, a disease epidemic, pollution, illegal shooting, subsistence harvest, and predation by killer whales or sharks. The report's analysis indicates that the population decline cannot be explained only by a decreased availability of food; hence other factors, such as predation and illegal shooting, deserve further study. The report recommends a management strategy that could help determine the impact of fisheries on sea lion survival-establishing open and closed fishing areas around sea lion rookeries. This strategy would allow researchers to study sea lions in relatively controlled, contrasting environments. Experimental area closures will help fill some short-term data gaps, but long-term monitoring will be required to understand why sea lions are at a fraction of their former abundance.

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0309086329

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Environmental Information for Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Decisions in Alaska

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Committee to Review Alaskan Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Information

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Environmental Information for Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Decisions in Alaska

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Committee to Review Alaskan Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Information

This book reviews the adequacy of information available for predicting and managing the environmental and human effects of oil and gas activities on Alaska's Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). It examines how the Alaskan OCS and adjacent onshore natural and human environments differ from those in more temperate waters and to what degree the information characterizes those differences. (It also recommends alternatives to further studies in some cases where more information would be helpful for decisionmaking.)

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0309050367

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Assessment of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Program

II. Ecology

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II. Ecology

Assessment of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Program reviews the ecological studies done by the Environmental Studies Program of the Minerals Management Service. This program, which has spent $10 million a year on ecological studies in recent years, is designed to provide information to predict and manage the environmental effects of outer continental shelf oil and gas activities. The book considers studies on marine mammals and endangered species, birds, benthic organisms, fisheries, and marine ecosystems and makes recommendations for future studies.

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0309045983

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Cumulative Environmental Effects of Oil and Gas Activities on Alaska's North Slope

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Polar Research Board,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Committee on Cumulative Environmental Effects of Oil and Gas Activities on Alaska's North Slope

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Cumulative Environmental Effects of Oil and Gas Activities on Alaska's North Slope

This book identifies accumulated environmental, social and economic effects of oil and gas leasing, exploration, and production on Alaska's North Slope. Economic benefits to the region have been accompanied by effects of the roads, infrastructure and activies of oil and gas production on the terrain, plants, animals and peoples of the North Slope. While attempts by the oil industry and regulatory agencies have reduced many of the environmental effects, they have not been eliminated. The book makes recommendations for further environmental research related to environmental effects.

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The Oil Spill Recovery Institute

Past, Present, and Future Directions

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Polar Research Board,Committee to Review the Oil Spill Recovery Institute's Research Program

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Past, Present, and Future Directions

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Polar Research Board,Committee to Review the Oil Spill Recovery Institute's Research Program

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Understanding the Long-Term Evolution of the Coupled Natural-Human Coastal System

The Future of the U.S. Gulf Coast

By: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Environmental Change and Society,Ocean Studies Board,Board on Earth Sciences and Resources,Committee on Long-Term Coastal Zone Dynamics: Interactions and Feedbacks Between Natural and Human Processes Along the U.S. Gulf Coast

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Understanding the Long-Term Evolution of the Coupled Natural-Human Coastal System

The Future of the U.S. Gulf Coast

The U.S. Gulf Coast provides a valuable setting to study deeply connected natural and human interactions and feedbacks that have led to a complex, interconnected coastal system. The physical landscape in the region has changed significantly due to broad-scale, long-term processes such as coastal subsidence and river sediment deposition as well as short-term episodic events such as hurricanes. Modifications from human activities, including building levees and canals and constructing buildings and roads, have left their own imprint on the natural landscape. This coupled natural-human coastal system and the individual aspects within it (physical, ecological, and human) are under increased pressure from accelerating environmental stressors such as sea level rise, intensifying hurricanes, and continued population increase with its accompanying coastal development. Promoting the resilience and maintaining the habitability of the Gulf Coast into the future will need improved understanding of the coupled natural-human coastal system, as well as effective sharing of this understanding in support of decision-making and policies. Understanding the Long-term Evolution of the Coupled Natural-Human Coastal System presents a research agenda meant to enable a better understanding of the multiple and interconnected factors that influence long-term processes along the Gulf Coast. This report identifies scientific and technical gaps in understanding the interactions and feedbacks between human and natural processes, defines essential components of a research and development program in response to the identified gaps, and develops priorities for critical areas of research.

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0309475848

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