Seventy-three papers covering present knowledge about the natural science of the Eastern Bering Sea Shelf. Volume I deals with geological, physical and chemical oceanography; Volume II concerns biological subjects.

Seventy-three papers covering present knowledge about the natural science of the Eastern Bering Sea Shelf. Volume I deals with geological, physical and chemical oceanography; Volume II concerns biological subjects.

"Fortunately, in recent years a large number of pressure gage and current water observations have been made on the eastern Bering Sea Continental Shelf as part of the Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program. ... Concurrent with the recent field work has been the development of several numerical models for tides in part or all of the Bering Sea. ... In a sense then, this chapter is a progress report as well as a review of past work and a description of new results."--Leaves 2-3.

The Bering Sea, which lies between the United States and Russia, is one of the most productive ecosystems in the world and has prolific fishing grounds. Yet there have been significant unexplained population fluctuations in marine mammals and birds in the region. The book examines the Bering Sea ecosystem's dynamics and the relationship between man and the ecosystem, in order to identify potential reasons for the population fluctuations as well as identify ways the Sea's living resources can be better managed by government.

Report of specific fisheries oceanography investigations designed to explore relationships between adult, commercial fish and environment of continental shelf of eastern Bering Sea. Report compiled for inclusion as section in Outer Continental Shelf Environment Assessment Program Bering Sea Synthesis volume.

In the 1970's the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) was made to manage our oceanic and atmospheric resources. The Alaska Fisheries Science Center is the research branch for marine life and coastal oceans off parts of the U.S. west coast and Alaska. This includes the Eastern Bering Sea where some the worlds most important commercial fishing takes place. Their mission is to develop and maintain scientific exploration to help understand and manage that region's environment. Over the years there have been many reports published which discuss their findings; this is one of them.