MARINE PROGRAM
CONTACT INFORMATION
Arctic Watch Workshop
Arctic Watch is an effort to build a sea traffic management system in the Bering Strait.
Arctic Watch would direct vessels in real time on the safest and most efficient routes to keep vessels, communities, and wildlife safe. We want to design the project in collaboration with Tribes to meet the needs of the region. We invite each Bering Strait Tribe to send a delegate to an upcoming workshop to do that.
Kawerak understands that the increasing amount of marine vessel traffic through the Bering Strait is a high concern for our region’s Tribes and that Tribes want more information about this vessel traffic and influence over it. For these reasons, Kawerak is partnering with a group of organizations to develop Arctic Watch, and we are inviting Tribal delegates to a workshop to help shape the project.
Workshop Details:
What: Arctic Watch Workshop with Bering Strait Tribal Delegates
When: January 16-19, 2024
Where: Juneau, Alaska
Request: Each Bering Strait Tribe selects a delegate to attend an all-expenses paid, in-person workshop
Deadline: Please submit delegate’s name and contact information by November 1, 2023
To submit: Please fill out this Google form https://forms.gle/CRch2cjFEvzSK1v5A
Delegate Obligations:
Delegates who attend the workshop will receive a $1,000 honorarium, per diem, and have all travel expenses covered by Kawerak and its partners. Before attending the workshop, delegates will be asked to attend a preparatory webinar providing information on the project. We are holding the workshop in Juneau, because that is where the Marine Exchange of Alaska is located and where Arctic Watch would be housed.
Delegate Criteria:
To participate, delegates must be selected by a Bering Strait Tribal Council to represent their Tribe during the workshop, be at least 18 years of age, and be able to attend the full workshop in-person.
For More Information:
Please see the attached F&Q document for more information about Arctic Watch. Thank you for your consideration. If you have any questions or want additional information, please contact Kawerak Marine Advocate Anna Rose MacArthur at armacarthur@kawerak.org or 907-443-4368. Or Arctic Watch Outreach Coordinator Kaare Erickson at sikuaq@ikaagun.com.
Marine Program
Kawerak was awarded funds from The Oak Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts to address potential impacts related to increased marine shipping on individuals, subsistence resources and the environment within our region. Numerous tribal, environmental, state, federal, and international interests have undertaken action and discussions to address the impacts of global climate change and increased marine shipping in the Arctic. Arctic marine transits have increased in the last decade through ice free Arctic waters to transport resources and people from all parts of the globe. Kawerak must engage in these important discussions due to the potential impacts to our way of life. Subsistence resources, the environment, and culture are vital aspects of Alaska’s first people and the public at large. Kawerak’s Marine Program will advocate for local priorities and propose actions to minimize negative impacts of increased shipping in the Bering and Chukchi Seas.
Resources & Documents
Emergency Contact Information |
|
US Coast Guard, National Response Center (Oil spill/chemical spill/maritime security) |
1-800-424-8802 |
USCG, Maritime emergency in State | 1-800-478-5555 or 1-888-399-5555 |
Maritime emergency Nationwide & International | 1-907-463-2000 |
Emergency VHF-FM | Channel 16 |
Emergency HF | 2183.4 (2182) and 4126.4 (4125) |
Telex | 496115066 |
Easylink | 62907427 |
State of Alaska, Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (Protect lives and property from terrorism and all other hazards) |
1-907-428-000, 1-877-242-5643 |
State of Alaska, Alaska State Troopers – Nome Search & Rescue |
1-907-443-2835 |
Port of Nome | 1-907-443-6619 |
Capt of the Port, Western Alaska | 1-907-428-4200 |
USCG Homeland security – Radio information for boaters (incl. frequencies) | http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=mtBoater |
NOAA NMFS (Marine mammal stranding) | 1-877-925-7773 |
Vessel Traffic Data for Communities
Wondering what kinds of ships are passing near your community? Feel free to reach out to Kelly Kapsar – she is a researcher using satellite data to look at the Bering Strait region. Kelly is happy to provide free reports of historic ship traffic from 2015-2022 in and around any coastal community of the Bering Strait. She’s also eager to learn more about what community members are seeing on the ground and how that compares to what she is seeing from satellites. You can reach her by email at Kelly.kapsar@gmail.com to get a copy of a report for your community or share any ideas or questions you may have.
Here is an example of data created for the community of Gambell:
Arctic Watch Workshop
Arctic Watch is an effort to build a sea traffic management system in the Bering Strait.
Arctic Watch would direct vessels in real time on the safest and most efficient routes to keep vessels, communities, and wildlife safe. We want to design the project in collaboration with Tribes to meet the needs of the region. We invite each Bering Strait Tribe to send a delegate to an upcoming workshop to do that.
Kawerak understands that the increasing amount of marine vessel traffic through the Bering Strait is a high concern for our region’s Tribes and that Tribes want more information about this vessel traffic and influence over it. For these reasons, Kawerak is partnering with a group of organizations to develop Arctic Watch, and we are inviting Tribal delegates to a workshop to help shape the project.
Workshop Details:
What: Arctic Watch Workshop with Bering Strait Tribal Delegates
When: January 16-19, 2024
Where: Juneau, Alaska
Request: Each Bering Strait Tribe selects a delegate to attend an all-expenses paid, in-person workshop
Deadline: Please submit delegate’s name and contact information by November 1, 2023
To submit: Please fill out this Google form https://forms.gle/CRch2cjFEvzSK1v5A
Delegate Obligations:
Delegates who attend the workshop will receive a $1,000 honorarium, per diem, and have all travel expenses covered by Kawerak and its partners. Before attending the workshop, delegates will be asked to attend a preparatory webinar providing information on the project. We are holding the workshop in Juneau, because that is where the Marine Exchange of Alaska is located and where Arctic Watch would be housed.
Delegate Criteria:
To participate, delegates must be selected by a Bering Strait Tribal Council to represent their Tribe during the workshop, be at least 18 years of age, and be able to attend the full workshop in-person.
For More Information:
Please see the attached F&Q document for more information about Arctic Watch. Thank you for your consideration. If you have any questions or want additional information, please contact Kawerak Marine Advocate Anna Rose MacArthur at armacarthur@kawerak.org or 907-443-4368. Or Arctic Watch Outreach Coordinator Kaare Erickson at sikuaq@ikaagun.com.
Marine Program
Kawerak was awarded funds from The Oak Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts to address potential impacts related to increased marine shipping on individuals, subsistence resources and the environment within our region. Numerous tribal, environmental, state, federal, and international interests have undertaken action and discussions to address the impacts of global climate change and increased marine shipping in the Arctic. Arctic marine transits have increased in the last decade through ice free Arctic waters to transport resources and people from all parts of the globe. Kawerak must engage in these important discussions due to the potential impacts to our way of life. Subsistence resources, the environment, and culture are vital aspects of Alaska’s first people and the public at large. Kawerak’s Marine Program will advocate for local priorities and propose actions to minimize negative impacts of increased shipping in the Bering and Chukchi Seas.
Resources & Documents
Emergency Contact Information |
|
US Coast Guard, National Response Center (Oil spill/chemical spill/maritime security) |
1-800-424-8802 |
USCG, Maritime emergency in State | 1-800-478-5555 or 1-888-399-5555 |
Maritime emergency Nationwide & International | 1-907-463-2000 |
Emergency VHF-FM | Channel 16 |
Emergency HF | 2183.4 (2182) and 4126.4 (4125) |
Telex | 496115066 |
Easylink | 62907427 |
State of Alaska, Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (Protect lives and property from terrorism and all other hazards) |
1-907-428-000, 1-877-242-5643 |
State of Alaska, Alaska State Troopers – Nome Search & Rescue |
1-907-443-2835 |
Port of Nome | 1-907-443-6619 |
Capt of the Port, Western Alaska | 1-907-428-4200 |
USCG Homeland security – Radio information for boaters (incl. frequencies) | http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=mtBoater |
NOAA NMFS (Marine mammal stranding) | 1-877-925-7773 |
Vessel Traffic Data for Communities
Wondering what kinds of ships are passing near your community? Feel free to reach out to Kelly Kapsar – she is a researcher using satellite data to look at the Bering Strait region. Kelly is happy to provide free reports of historic ship traffic from 2015-2022 in and around any coastal community of the Bering Strait. She’s also eager to learn more about what community members are seeing on the ground and how that compares to what she is seeing from satellites. You can reach her by email at Kelly.kapsar@gmail.com to get a copy of a report for your community or share any ideas or questions you may have.
Here is an example of data created for the community of Gambell: