WORKSHOP
on the
Bering Sea Ecosystem Research Plan

June 2-3, 1998
University of Alaska-Anchorage
Arts Bldg., Room 150

TENTATIVE AGENDA

Tuesday, June 2

10:00-10:15 Welcome and Purpose: Loh-Lee Low
10:15-10:45 Opening Addresses: Steve Pennoyer, Frank Rue, Deborah Williams
10:45-11:00 Overview of the Bering Sea Ecosystem Research plan: Pat Livingston
11:00-12:00 Forum: Important issues for the Bering Sea: Clarence Pautzke

12:00-1:00 Lunch

1:00-2:00 Traditional knowledge: Henry Huntington, Patricia Longley-Cochran, Larry Merculieff
2:00-2:05 Breakout group assignments
2:05-3:00 Breakout sessions

A. Climate variability and ocean processes.
B. Contaminants.
C. Habitat.

3:00-3:20 Break
3:20-5:30 Continue breakout sessions

Wednesday, June 3

9:00-9:10 Further instructions or clarification of breakout group assignments
9:10-10:10 Breakout sessions

D. Individual species responses to perturbations.
E. Food web dynamics.

10:10-10:30 Break
10:30-12:30 Continue breakout sessions

12:30-1:30 Lunch

1:30-2:30 Breakout group A, B, C reports
2:30-2:45 Break
2:45-3:45 Breakout group D, E reports
3:45-4:00 Workshop summary and closing