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Commercial fisheries may soon be at the Bering Strait’s doorstep

29 Mar 2024
Nome, Alaska, United States
Sea ice loss, warming waters and the northward expansion of fish species like pollock are all contributing to a pattern in the Bering Strait region known as “borealization.” That means the Arctic ecosystem is becoming more like the boreal region to the south.
The Nome Nugget
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