Gulf of Alaska IERP

Workshops

January 2007 | Alaska Marine Science Symposium Public Workshop

A workshop on the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Integrated Ecosystem Research program (IERP) was held to coincide with the Alaska Marine Science Symposium.

Workshop Goals

1. provide an overview of the GOA IERP Implementation Plan to the science community;
2. initiate focused multidisciplinary collaborations among individuals, institutions, and agencies addressing one or more of the management issues; and
3. solicit ideas and feedback on potential hypotheses, process studies, and approaches for addressing one or more of the listed management issues.

February 2007 | Climate Effects in the Gulf of Alaska Large Marine Ecosystem

Held in Juneau, this workshop built on the results of a similar meeting held for the California Current Ecosystem in November 2006. Workshop participants addressed:

1. efforts at the NPRB to address fishery management issues through integrated ecosystem research;
2. the need for coordination of climate and ecosystem monitoring and data dissemination between Alaska, Canada and the west coast Regional Associations of the Integrated Ocean Observing System; and
3. the emerging consensus that single-species management must expand to include awareness of all elements of an ecosystem, including climate forcing.

Supporting research to enable effective management and sustainable use of Alaska's marine resources
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