The loss of Arctic sea ice and warming climate conditions are altering ecosystem processes within the NBS. These conditions are more conducive for larger and recurrent HABs as well as increases in HAB toxins in food webs that may impact wildlife health.
NOAA Fisheries announces a public meeting of the Permanent Advisory Committee (PAC), May 13, 2024, to advise the U.S. Commissioners to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission.
Scientists collaborate with stakeholders to evaluate scenarios that predict changes in the distribution and abundance of commercially important fish and shellfish due to climate change.