Collaboration and Partnerships Make Data Collection Possible in a Challenging Year for Arctic Research
(WorldNews Environment)

Acoustic data on pollock movements between Russia and the United States. Audio recordings of whales to learn more about their migration and abundance. Data on plankton, the base of the marine food chain. A small team of scientists have been collecting this and more during a special NOAA survey in the U.S. Arctic. `This is an important multi-organizational effort to collect needed science this year,` said NOAA Fisheries` Robert Foy, director, Alaska Fisheries Science Center. `With several key surveys cancelled this year, we have been working hard to mitigate data loss. This survey provides some key information for resource management decisions in Alaska.` Listening for Whales In August...