New Study Links Saxitoxin to Deaths of Northern Fur Seals in the Southeast Bering Sea
Alaska Ocean Observing System (AOOS)
Published: 30 May 2025
A new study links saxitoxin from harmful algal blooms to northern fur seal deaths in Alaska, underscoring climate change's role in bloom increase and its cultural impact on the Unangax̂ people of St. Paul Island.
Keywords: Saxitoxin,Harmful algal blooms,Northern fur seals,St. Paul Island,Climate change,Marine wildlife,Unangax̂ community
Announcing the Northeast Pacific Acoustic Telemetry node
Alaska Ocean Observing System (AOOS)
Published: 3 January 2025
The N-PAcT node, supported by AOOS, unites researchers tracking marine animals via acoustic telemetry. It enhances data sharing and collaboration across the Northeast Pacific to better manage species affected by environmental change
Keywords: N-PAcT, acoustic telemetry, marine species tracking, AOOS, Northeast Pacific, environmental change, data sharing
COASST: Community science for Pacific coastal marine health
Alaska Ocean Observing System (AOOS)
Published: 3 May 2024
COASST, a citizen science program at the University of Washington, trains volunteers to monitor seabird carcasses along the Pacific coast, helping track marine bird health and detect major die-off events like the 2015–16 murre mortality in Alaska.
Keywords: COASST, seabird monitoring, citizen science, Alaska, die-off events, marine birds, AOOS
