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We called this expedition "The Bering Sea: A Look from Within" and and our goal was to develop a deeper understanding of the forces that are changing the Bering Sea. We began building relationships with the people who can help enrich that understanding - the scientific community and the local communities who are as much a part of this ecosystem, and as dependent on its health, as every other form of life we encountered. All along the way, we documented the beauty and voices of the Bering, and the threats that are beginning to unravel the fabric of this magnificent ecosystem.

Below are the blog postings from the crew.

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What About the Canyons?

What About the Canyons?

Feature story | February 10, 2010 at 18:00

When members of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council looked out their hotel and around the meeting rooms and sessions, they were reminded of the deep sea canyons that they're failing to protect. Greenpeace reminded them on newspapers,... Read more >

Too Little, Too Late for Largest U.S. Fishery

Too Little, Too Late for Largest U.S. Fishery

Feature story | October 1, 2009 at 14:53

Decades of mismanagement, overfishing and refusing to create marine reserves may have unfortunately caught up with the Alaska pollock fishery. The billion dollar fishery is the largest in the United States, producing a large number of breaded... Read more >

Alaska Pollock Fishery on the Verge of Collapse

Alaska Pollock Fishery on the Verge of Collapse

Feature story | October 8, 2008 at 18:00

The world’s largest food fishery is on the verge of collapse. Pollock, used to make McDonald’s fish sandwiches, frozen fish sticks, fish and chips, and imitation crabmeat, have had a population decrease of 50 percent since last year. Read more >

Aaptos kanuux, New Species of Sponge Discovered

Aaptos kanuux, New Species of Sponge Discovered

Feature story | April 27, 2008 at 18:00

It may look slimy and slightly alien, but this newly discovered species of sponge is an ambassador for undiscovered critters living in the nooks and crannies of our magnificent planet. Damaging human activities, like bottom trawling in the oceans... Read more >

Greenpeace expedition discovers new sea sponge species

Image gallery | April 3, 2008
Several views of the Aaptos kanuux

Several views of the Aaptos kanuux

Image | April 3, 2008 at 17:59

Several views of the Aaptos kanuux, named for the Aleut word for heart, are visible in this Greenpeace handout image. The Aaptos kanuux, the first of its kind, was discovered during a Greenpeace expedition to the Pribilof Canyon in the Bering Sea... Read more >

Caryophyllia alaskensis

Caryophyllia alaskensis

Image | April 3, 2008 at 17:52

Caryophyllia alaskensis, a small stony "cup" coral, is pictured in this Greenpeace handout image. This Caryophyllia alaskensis was collected in the Bering Sea's Zhemchug Canyon as part of a Greenpeace expedition there August 5, 2007. It is the... Read more >

Bathypathes

Bathypathes

Image | April 3, 2008 at 17:24

Bathypathes, a specimen of black coral, is pictured in this Greenpeace handout image. It is the first record of the genus in the Bering Sea. The top image was made on the deck of the Greenpeace support vessel Esparanza. The bottom image was made... Read more >

The Swiftia pacifica

The Swiftia pacifica

Image | April 2, 2008 at 18:00

The Swiftia pacifica, a species of soft coral, is pictured in this Greenpeace handout image. The top image was made on the deck of the Greenpeace support vessel Esperanza on August 9, 2005. The bottom image was made at a depth of approximately... Read more >

Craniella (center)

Craniella (center)

Image | April 2, 2008 at 18:00

Craniella (center), a sponge previously unknown in the Bering Sea, is visible living on a glass sponge in this Greenpeace handout image. The specimen was found at a depth of approximately 600 feet during undersea research of Pribilof Canyon in... Read more >

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