Climate Change Prompts Questions on Future of Pacific Cod
By Margaret Bauman, The Cordova Times
New research compiled by NOAA Fisheries shows that adult Pacific cod are moving into the northern Bering Sea in summer months due to warming ocean waters, prompting questions about how changes in spawning habitat might impact productivity of these fish in the future.
CICOES Welcomes 14 Students for 2023 Research Experience for Undergrads
CICOES is excited to announce the start of our 2023 Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU). Our 14 students arrived on Tuesday, June 20, and are working on research projects with scientists at the University of Washington, the U.S.
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The Weather Ahead and What to Expect for Wildfire Season
By Katie Campbell and Angela King, KUOW
While spring in the Northwest has been cool and damp, the extended forecast shows the first few days of summer will be sunny and relatively warm.
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Researchers Deploy Buoy Off Maui to Collect Ocean Data
By Maui News,
Researchers have deployed a new buoy off Maui that will work alongside uncrewed saildrones to help measure ocean data off multiple islands.
Ocean-Based Techniques and Their Carbon Capture Potential
By Laureen Fagan, Sustainability Times
The business of carbon capture can be controversial among those who place priority on ending carbon emissions rather than relying on technologies that seem to prolong fossil fuel use.
New Model Predicts Potential Effects of Prey Availability and Human Activities on Pregnant Cook Inlet Beluga Whales
Scientists hope the new tool will help identify data gaps and the combination of factors that may be impacting the endangered whale population’s recovery.
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Studying The Ecological Impact of Salmon Sharks in the Northeast Pacific
By Alexandra G. McInturf for CICOES Magazine
NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE in the United States, it’s likely that you have heard of, seen, or even tasted salmon.
The Inaugural CICOES Symposium
June 13-14, 2023
Come one, come all! We are encouraging a community wide turnout to share our science, meet potential NOAA and academic collaborators, initiate new projects, and have a bit of fun.
Why Making El Niño Forecasts in the Spring is Especially Anxiety-Inducing
By Michelle L’Heureux, Climate.gov
Given the relatively high probabilities for El Niño in our team’s April 2023 ENSO update, I decided to team up with some of my scientific colleagues, Antonietta Capotondi (NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory and University of Colorado, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences) and Aaron Levine (@afzlevine, University of Washington, Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies), to explain why making ENSO forecasts during the Northern Hemisphere springtime generally makes us want to skip the forecast.
How Do You Study One of the World’s Rarest Whales?
By Dana Wright for Mongabay
Nearly twice the size of Africa, the North Pacific seems to be endless.