The US Coast Guard is ever-present in the Arctic with a focus on maritime safety, security, and stewardship. Learn about what happened during 2021 Operation Arctic Shield - including interactions between national security cutters and foreign vessels in the Bering Sea and Bering Strait. Hear what lies ahead for Operation Arctic Shield 2022. The Coast Guard will also discuss the US-Russian maritime boundary in the Bering Strait region and western Alaska. This is part of the Strait Science series and is hosted by UAF Northwest Campus/ UAF Alaska Sea Grant.

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Capt. Jason Brennell is the Chief of Enforcement for USCG District 17.

Capt (ret.) Phil Thorne is the Arctic Program Specialist for USCG District 17.

Mr. David Seris is a waterways management expert for USCG District 17.

The online symposium will focus on cooperation between Hokkaido and Alaska in various fields surrounding the Arctic Circle, and features presentations from leading scientists and Arctic leaders from the United States and Japan. The Symposium is open to scholars, scientists, officials, university students, businesspersons, and all those interested in Japan-Alaska cooperation. This event is hosted by the Consular Office of Japan in Anchorage. Former USARC Chair Mead Treadwell will be a moderator of one of the panels.

“The International Maritime Organization must act urgently to protect marine life by revising its guidelines for the reduction of underwater noise,” Sian Prior, lead advisor to the Clean Arctic Alliance, a coalition of 18 not-for-profit organizations, said in a news release on Monday.

A high protein diet appears linked to kidney disease and shortened lifespans for captive polar bears, a relationship similarly suspected in humans, according to a review led by Washington State University wildlife biologist Charlie Robbins. 

Alaska residents and U.S Department of Energy lab representatives will be featured in panel discussions relating to challenges and opportunities of equitably advancing initiatives in the region. This is the second webinar in a four-part virtual InnovationXLab series. The Office of Technology Transitions and the Arctic Energy Office are co-hosting the series. 

World Wildlife Fund and the Alaska Ocean Observing System are pleased to host the next in a series of conversations between Russian and Alaskan colleagues studying and observing fisheries in the Bering Sea, Chukchi Sea, and Arctic Ocean. The goal will be to stimulate broader discussions about the need for more collaboration and identify opportunities to strengthen research and exchange of observations across the border. Simultaneous English-Russian interpretation will be provided.

Join us on April 7th and 8th in Anchorage, Alaska at the Denai’na Convention Center and the Anchorage Museum for Arctic Encounter Anchorage 2022. As the largest Arctic policy and business conference in the United States, with partners and convenings across the globe, the Arctic Encounter brings together thousands of Arctic leaders and voices from around the world. Following two years of cancellation due to COVID-19, the Arctic Encounter is eager to welcome participants to Alaska for a world-class arts and cultural experience, including dialogue and presentations with elected and international leaders, business executives, indigenous peoples, scientists, and more. Visit ArcticEncounter.com to learn more and to subscribe to receive the most up-to-date information as speakers, partners, exhibitors, and more are announced.

The participants in the forum will focus on improving the living standards in the Arctic region, preserving its unique ecological potential, ensuring sustainable socioeconomic development in polar territories, and strengthening international cooperation to this end. The IAF is a unique space for constructive cooperation with international and regional organizations and an opportunity to focus on Russian and international priorities, including climate change, the environment, economic cooperation in the Arctic, sustainable development of transport infrastructure, and human capital development.

Arctic Symposium 2022 continues momentum in Arctic defense and security collaboration established in prior ALCOM-hosted events. AAS22 seeks to address the challenges faced by the U.S. military and our allies and partners in understanding and responding to our respective national interests. AAS22 is planned and organized by the Arctic Domain Awareness Center at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) in support and in compliance to guidance from Alaskan Command (ALCOM) Staff and Commander. More information available soon.

Organizers announce, that due to the coronavirus outbreak, the 2nd Symposium on Polar Microbes and Viruses has been postponed to 2022. This symposium will bring together molecular microbial ecologists specializing in different organism groups to share our latest results and discuss methodological problems, as well as future prospects in the field, including practical international collaborations. The environmental focus will be on cryospheric environments including sea ice, glaciers, ice sheets, and permafrost, but excellent research in other polar environments is also invited. The methods to be discussed will focus on 'omics' techniques, ranging from single cells to metagenomes, but research using additional methods is encouraged as well.

The events during the week of August 1st, 2022, will include Enhancing Arctic Science and Engineering Workshop along with Regional Development Tours and forums on the Arctic science to plan for the next 25 years of Arctic research. Participants will include scientists and engineers, Indigenous leaders, Arctic community members, policymakers, government organizations and businesses to celebrate past research success, take stock of current challenges and opportunities and plan for the next generation of collaboration and knowledge co-production that will keep Utqiagvik and Indigenous knowledge at the forefront of Arctic science and contribute to a safe and sustainable future for

the Arctic.