Arctic Marine Biodiversity Cluster and related projects Template

 

Project title Ð Alaska Arctic and Bering Sea Coastal Alaska Monitoring and Assessment Program (AKMAP)

 

Project web site Ð

 

Activity leader(s) (name, affiliation, email address) Ð

Douglas Dasher, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, 610 University Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99709, doug.dasher@alaska.gov

Stephen Jewett, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK, jewett@ims.uaf.edu

 

Project goals (1-2 sentences) Ð AKMAP is adapting the US Environmental Protection Agency  Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP) developed with the goal of using sample surveys to monitor the condition of the NationÕs ecological resources to evaluate the cumulative success of current policies and programs and to identify emerging problems before they become widespread or irreversible.  In the Arctic, these projects will undertake a multidisciplinary research effort to quantify spatial and temporal changes in AlaskaÕs Arctic Coastal Ecosystems and will provide a baseline for long-term assessment of the status and trends of significant estuarine and coastal resources. For more information see: http://www.dec.state.ak.us/water/wqamp/emap.htm

 

Geographic focus Ð Western coastal areas of Alaska from Attu Island to Katkovik, Alaska.

 

Taxonomic focus Ð Arctic coastal ecosystem-wide

 

Countries involved in activity Ð Coordination with international programs including NaGisa, Census of Marine Life, and Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program

 

Expedition dates and vessels Ð June 28 Ð July 27, 2006, R/V Norseman I; June 21 Ð July  23, 2007, R/V Norseman I

 

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