The Bering Sea Ecosystem (1996) / Chapter Skim
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1 Introduction
1 Introduction
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Over the last 200 years, the United States, Russia, Canada, and Japan, and in recent decades Poland, Korea, Taiwan, and China, have also exploited these biological resources through commercial whaling, sealing, and fishing. Most prominently exploited have been fur seals, whales, sea otters, salmon, crab, and groundfishes (flatfish, rockfish, Pacific cod, walleye pollock, and Atka mackerel)
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marine mammals and seabirds in the Bering Sea and adjacent areas have raised concerns and triggered actions mandated by the United States Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
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The committee was asked to consider the following topics: • Environmental factors and ecological relationships that control the Bering Sea ecosystem, including atmospheric and ocean circulation patterns, biological production pathways, and energy transfer within the food webs of the region. • The life history, distribution, and population dynamics of commercially important species, with special emphasis on species that migrate through international waters or into the United States or Russian exclusive economic zones; and the probable causes and effects of their population fluctuations.
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INTRODUCTION 10 knowledge and research needs and the committee's conclusions and recommendations are presented in Chapter 8.
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