Ice Seal Committee | Co-Management | Alaska
Jan 24, 2025 · The Ice Seal Committee was established to help preserve and enhance ice seal habitat; protect and enhance Alaska Native culture, traditions-particularly activities associated …
Ice-Loving Seals and the Loss of Sea Ice - Smithsonian Ocean
Ice-loving seals, such as harp, hooded and ringed seals, are among the many species threatened by climate change. Recent predictions suggest that warming seawater and air will melt 20 …
2025 Aerial Survey of Ice Seals in the Bering, Chukchi, & Beaufort …
Nov 27, 2024 · The objective of the project is to estimate the abundance and distribution of bearded, ringed, ribbon, and spotted seals in U.S. waters of the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort …
What Are Ice Seals? - The North Slope Borough
Mar 31, 2022 · The five regions that are represented by the ISC are listed below, along with the villages in each region that hunt ice seals. ESA Listing of Ice Seals On December 21, 2012, …
2024 Arctic Report Card: Ice seal populations in the Pacific Arctic ...
Dec 10, 2024 · Scientists report that ice seals have recovered from mass mortality events in the 2010s. Body condition, pregnancy rates, and pup survival all indicate populations are doing well.
Seals stranded on US coast because of ice decline - NBC News
Jul 24, 2013 · As ice levels in the North Atlantic have declined, the number of seals that have wound up on beaches, either dead or in poor health, has increased, new research shows.
Ice seals of the Bering Sea | News | University of Alaska Anchorage
1 day ago · The vessel reached the ice on April 19 and the research team spent the following days preparing to find and capture ice seals. The team searched for pinnipeds from the R/V …
Where have all the Ice Seals gone? - Seacoast Science Center
Jan 22, 2021 · New Englanders are accustomed to seeing harbor seals and their larger gray seal cousins on our coast’s sandy beaches and rocky shores. But did you know that during the …
WHAT ARE ICE SEALS | Iceseals
What are Ice Seals? Four seal species in Alaska (ringed, bearded, spotted, and ribbon) are referred to as “ice seals” because of their close association with and dependence upon sea ice …
Read More About | Iceseals
Founded in 2004, the mission of the Ice Seal Committee (ISC) is to "preserve and enhance the marine resources of ice seals including the habitat; to protect and enhance Alaska Native …