Vessels, risks, and rules: Planning for safe shipping in Bering Strait

Marine Policy

Volumn 51, Issue , 2015, Pages 119-127

  Huntington, Henry P ^a   Daniel, Raychelle ^a   Hartsig, Andrew ^b   Harun, Kevin ^c   Heiman, Marilyn ^a   Meehan, Rosa ^d   Noongwook, George ^e   Pearson, Leslie ^f   Prior Parks, Melissa ^a   Robards, Martin ^g   Stetson, George ^h  

^a PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS   (United States)

^b Ocean Conservancy   (United States)

^c Pacific Environment   (United States)

^d Arctic Turn Consulting   (United States)

^e Savoonga Whaling Captains Association   (United States)

^f Pearson Consulting LLC   (United States)

^g WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^h U S COAST GUARD ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bering strait; Marine mammals; Mitigation; Seabirds; Subsistence; Vessel traffic

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION; MARINE MAMMAL; MARINE POLICY; MITIGATION; PLANNING METHOD; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEABIRD; SHIPPING; SUBSISTENCE; VESSEL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; LEGISLATION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM;

BERING STRAIT; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; UNITED STATES;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84906713638     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2014.07.027     Document Type: Article

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