science – Northern Latitudes Partnerships

Connecting western science and Indigenous Knowledge from communities in Russia and Alaska to understand northward expansion by Steller Sea Lions

ABSI was awarded a grant from the Trust for Mutual Understanding to connect Indigenous communities on both sides of the Bering Strait around the topic of northward expansion of Steller Sea Lions. This project is in collaboration with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) and Alaska Sea Grant and will bring together sea[…..]

Deploying Geofence technology in western Alaska to protect marine mammal haulouts

ABSI has helped deploy the first marine ‘geofence’ around the Pribilof Islands as a tool that can alert managers and communities when vessels greater than 300 tons (~60’ or more in length) cross into virtually-fenced areas (“geofences”) around sensitive habitats. Since July 2019, a network of concentric geofences around 14 northern fur seal haulouts on the[…..]