Working Group 44 on Integrated Ecosystem Assessment for the Northern Bering Sea - Chukchi Sea

The outline listed 6 activities to support scoping the IEA: 1) Identify participants in and beneficiaries of IEA activities and products, 2) Identify goals for the regional IEA, 3) Develop conceptual models, 4) Identify key indicators and metrics for each goal and objective for the 5) Identify management advice and products, and 6) Identify the timeline and future steps of the IEA. [...] The objectives are to discuss present ecosystem processes in the CAO and the NBS-CS based on achievements from existing and future research programs such as MOSAiC and SAS, numerous NBS-CS programs, and Indigenous Knowledge. [...] The main objectives for the workshop are to 1) describe linkages and knowledge pathways among regional organizations across scale (e.g., Indigenous communities, government agencies, NGOs, research networks, academic institutions) in the NBS-CS, and 2) document meanings, relationships, processes, and values associated with the NBS-CS ecosystem using a framework rooted in Indigenous Knowledge and de. [...] The communication and interaction between WG 39 and WG 44 are warranted to promote overall understanding of the Arctic and neighboring oceans. [...] The main objectives for the workshop are to describe and discuss present ecosystem processes (sources, signals, significance) in the CAO and the NBS-CS based on achievements from existing and future research programs such as MOSAiC and SAS, numerous NBS-CS programs, and Indigenous Knowledge.