The Northern Climate Observer

The Northern
Climate Observer

Issue #304 January 20, 2017

Open Water in Shishmaref, Detective of Northern Oddities, Fish Follow the Cold Waters, Sea Cucumber Shift, Seal Illness, Dead Auklets

Dear NCO Readers,

Welcome to the first edition with our new format. Since 2012 the NCO has been a source for information about climate change. We have now added new map features to better show the geography of the events we follow. This includes articles from news media, and (for LEO members) selected posts from the Local Environmental Observer Network. We hope you like the new format and that you will join us as a reader or LEO Member, in raising awareness about climate change in the circumpolar north.

Regards - Mike

Michael Brubaker, Editor

	The Detective of Northern Oddities Jakolof Bay Alaska, United States Christopher Solomon / Outside Online / January 4, 2017 When a creature mysteriously turns up dead in Alaska—be it a sea otter, polar bear, or humpback whale—veterinary pathologist Kathy Burek gets the call. Read article on Outside Online
	Fish Seek Cooler Waters, Leaving Some Fishermen’s Nets Empty Rhode Island, United States Erica Goode / New York Times / December 30, 2016 Catch limits for fishermen are often based on where fish have been most abundant in the past. But they have failed to keep up with geographical changes. Read article on New York Times
	Open Water in Our Ocean Shishmaref, Alaska, United States Andrew Kakoona, Hajo Eicken and Olivia Lee / LEO Network / December 30, 2016 This fall freeze-up was somewhat delayed, not just in the Bering Straits region, but all the way up to Barrow. Read post on the LEO Network
	Shift of Diverse Subtidal Community to Sea Cucumber (Holothuroidea) Barrens Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada Allan Crow, Philip Lambert and Tom Okey / LEO Network / August 6, 2016 Read post on the LEO Network
	Seal - Harbor (Phoca vitulina) or Spotted (Phoca largha) with Hair Loss and Skin Infection Saint Paul, Alaska, United States Pamela Lestenkof, Kathy Burek Huntington, Gay Sheffield and Raphaela Stimmelmayr / LEO Network / January 6, 2017 Was observed for the first time. Read post on the LEO Network
	Dead Crested Auklet (Aethia cristatella) King Cove, Alaska, United States Dorothea Berntsen, Kathy Kuletz and Julia Parrish / LEO Network / December 28, 2016 Dead Crested auklet observed near the southwest end of the Alaska Peninsula. Read post on the LEO Network

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