seabirds – Alaska Sea Grant

KNOM: From krill to whales, marine life is washing up dead in the Bering Strait

By Alaska Sea Grant | July 5, 2019

Throughout the month of June, dead marine life was being reported on a weekly basis in the Bering Strait region, and Alaska Sea Grant’s regional Marine Advisory agent responded.

Sheffield, Ahmasuk honored for seabird mortality response

By Lauren Cuddihy | June 3, 2019

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has honored Alaska Sea Grant’s Gay Sheffield and Brandon Ahmasuk of Kawerak, Inc. for leading a coordinated response to seabird mortality events across the…

KTUU: Researchers work to pinpoint cause of seabird die-off in Bering Sea

By Alaska Sea Grant | August 13, 2018

Alaska Sea Grant’s Gay Sheffield is part of a group trying to understand why 1,400 seabirds have been found dead around the northern Bering and Chukchi Seas.

Nome Nugget: Scientists study effects of oil spill dispersants on Arctic wildlife

By Alaska Sea Grant | July 19, 2018

Scientists are taking a close look at the effects of chemical dispersants on seabirds.