Links & Publications - Bering Sea Elders Group

Northern Bering Sea and Bering Strait: Ecosystem and Climate Change

For thousands of years the coastal Yupik and Inupiaq peoples of the northern Bering Sea and Bering Strait have relied on marine mammals, seabirds, fish, shellfish, and other marine resources for food. Hunting and fishing bind people to the sea, and tie families and communities together through the sharing of food and passing of knowledge and experience from one generation to the next. See Ecosystem & Climate Change Brochure

Northern Bering Sea and Bering Strait: Food Security

The cold, rich waters of the northern Bering Sea and Bering Strait form the foundation of culture, food security, and economy for coastal Yupik and Inupiaq peoples. See Food Security Brochure

Migration Map

Thousands of bowhead and beluga whales, hundreds of thousands of walruses, an estimated one million seals, and millions of seabirds migrate through the northern Bering Sea and Bering Strait. Large areas of the region are hunting and fishing territory for villages along the coast. See Migration Map

Bering Sea Elders Group Newsletters

Bering Sea Elders Group Resolutions

“Faces of Climate Change” Videos

“Faces of Climate Change” is a series of three short videos in which scientists and Alaska Natives share their stories and insights into changes that are happening in Alaska’s Bering Sea and Arctic Ocean. These videos were produced by Alaska Marine Conservation Council, Alaska Sea Grant, Alaska Observing System, and COSEE Alaska.

Shanelle Afcan’s Acceptance Speech for ACF’s 2014 “Denny Wilcher Award for Young Environmental Activist”

Watch the video here.

North Pacific Fishery Management Council

Develops fishery management plans and makes ongoing decisions regarding federally managed fisheries out to 200 miles from shore. NPFMC is advisory to the National Marine Fisheries Service. Both operate under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The NPFMC meets five times a year, usually three times in Anchorage, once in an Alaskan fishing community, and once in either Seattle or Portland.

National Marine Fisheries Service

Federal agency responsible for managing U.S. fisheries and complying with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation & Management Act. NMFS approves decisions made by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council.