program at a glance

Science on the High Seas

A six-year, $50M project is a huge endeavor. We have prepared a program summary to help you navigate and give you a sense of its scope, its regions and species of interest, and what's really involved in "science on the high seas."

Program Structure

What’s Happening in the Bering Sea?

Starting in 2008, NPRB and NSF will combine talented scientists and resources for three years of field research on the eastern Bering Sea Shelf, from St. Lawrence Island to the Aleutians, followed by two more years for analysis and reporting.

scientists in the bering sea project

Who’s Involved?

Approximately 90 federal, state and university scientists will provide end-to-end coverage of the Bering Sea ecosystem.

They will study a range of issues, from atmospheric forcing and physical oceanography through humans and communities, including the attendant economic and social impacts of a changing ecosystem.

Where Will We Work?

The Bering Sea is unique, and is particularly important to the lives of Alaskans, as well as to the millions of seabirds and tens of thousands of marine mammals who depend on its resources.

Find out more about the waters we'll cruise and the communities where we'll share knowledge.