BSSN Bering Sea SubNetwork International CommunityBased Observation Alliance

BSSN Bering Sea Sub-Network: International. Community-Based. Observation Alliance forthe the. Arctic. Observing. Network § § § Lilian Alessa, Ph. D. University of Alaska (Co-PI) Patricia Cochran, Alaska Native Science Commission (Co-PI) Joan Eamer, M. S. UNEP –GRID (Co-PI) Victoria Gofman, M. A. Aleut International Association (PI) Andy Kliskey, Ph. D University of Alaska (Senior Researcher) BSSN Policy Issues Initial Communities: Project participation Gambell, Kanchalan, Nikolskoye, Sand Point, Togiak, Tymlat Steering Committee Advise on policy issues One Member from each community Manage/report Village Coordinators BSSN Secretariat PIs Staff Science Advisory Group ©Aleut International Association 2008 Data Management Group AON 2008 www. aleut-international. org www. BSSN. net

BSSN Bering Sea Sub-Network: International Community-Based Observation Alliance for the Arctic Observing Network 2007 Summer Organize the network; draft survey instrument Steering Committee is formed; villages are approved; the project Russian authorities approve Fall Project launch workshop is held in Anchorage, AK 2008 Develop and test survey instrument; conduct test surveys; set up data management Spring Summer Test interviews and training in BSSN villages are in the process; interviews begin in April; www. BSSN. net Interviewing and data processing; metadata Fall Winter Interviewing and data processing 2009 Analysis and production of the assessment report ©Aleut International Association 2008 AON 2008 www. aleut-international. org www. BSSN. net

BSSN Bering Sea Sub-Network: International Community-Based Observation Alliance for the Arctic Observing Network Biology Economics BSSN DATA Ecology ©Aleut International Association 2007 www. aleut-international. org Physical Sciences Social Sciences www. BSSN. net SAOs meeting, Narvik, Norway

BSSN Bering Sea Sub-Network: International Community-Based Observation Alliance for the Arctic Observing Network ©Aleut International Association 2007 www. aleut-international. org www. BSSN. net SAOs meeting, Narvik, Norway