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7 Things to Know About the Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area
New U.S. protections will help sustain critical ecosystem and indigenous communities Article December 9, 2016 Share Read Mode 7 Things to Know About the Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area On Dec. 9, 2016, President Barack Obama issued an executive order designating the globally significant U.S. northern Bering Sea and Bering Strait region as the Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area.
Most Large Ships Transiting Arctic Use New Routes That Help Protect Environment and Communities
Sea ice in the Bering Sea and Bering Strait region has been forming later in the year and melting earlier for the past decade. The resulting longer window of open water around the Arctic, combined with other variables such as increasing trade and resource development, has led to a growth in vessel traffic. Indigenous peoples, maritime experts, and conservationists have voiced concern that the increased traffic could have an adverse impact on ecosystems, wildlife, and communities.
In the Arctic, Increased Vessel Traffic Brings Concerns Over Pollution
Vessels traveling the northern Bering Sea must navigate three sets of rules depending on their size, type, and distance from the coast. Melanie Smith U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service While some of the vessels, which are led by large cargo ships, tugboats, and research ships, provide important services for people, science, and commerce, they also present serious and growing challenges, especially given that the traffic is forecast to continue increasing.
Offshore Drilling Plan Threatens Arctic Marine Ecosystem
Earlier this month, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke released the largest proposed offshore drilling program in our nation’s history, negating the exhaustive, multiyear public process that was completed in January 2017. The 2019-24 Outer Continental Shelf draft program lays out plans for offshore oil and gas drilling for nearly all U.S. coastal waters.
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