02241cam a2200349 4500 283106970 TxAuBib 20050913120000.0 050913s2003||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781566120814 $30.00 1566120810 $30.00 TEF TEF ALK TxAuBib Johnson, Terry Lee, 1947- The Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands : Region of Wonders / written by Terry Johnson ; edited by Kurt Byers. Fairbanks, Alaska : Alaska Sea Grant College Program, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2003. 191 p : ill., (chiefly col.), col. maps; plus (1) sound disc (digital); softcover + 1 CD (4 3/4 in.) SG-ED ;; 42 Accompanying compact disc, entitled North Pacific marine research, features radio interviews with marine scientists who talk about their research on the North Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea./ Contents of compact disc: Why care about the Bering Sea? -- Arctic getting warmer -- Huge corals provide habitat -- Ear bones reveal birthplace -- Kittiwakes go up and down -- Airborne lasers count animals -- Northern pike contain mercury -- Uninvited drifters populate Bering Sea -- Salmon growth slowing down./ Includes bibliographical references (p. 184-186) and index. Includes bibliographical references (p. 184-186) and index. The Bering Sea is America's backyard ocean. It is 885,000 square miles (2.3 million sq km) of the coldest, stormiest, bleakest ocean in the sea also is one of the most biologically productive--- Alaska supplies about half of the total U.S. fishery, and the majority of Alaska's contibution is from the Bering Sea and the Aleutians. 20050913. Bering Sea Region (Alaska) Animals Marine Life Fishery. Commercial Fishing Alaska. Marine Life Bering Sea. Alaska. Fisheries Bering Sea. Aleutian Islands (Alaska) Description and travel. Bering Sea Geography. Bering Sea History. Byers, Kurt. SG-ED ;; 42.