Evaluating the Effects of Climate Change on Indigenous Marine Mammal Hunting in Northern and Western Alaska Using Traditional Knowledge

Evaluating the Effects of Climate Change on Indigenous Marine Mammal Hunting in Northern and Western Alaska Using Traditional Knowledge

Iñupiaq, Yup'ik, and Cup'ik hunters in 14 Alaska Native communities described a rapidly changing marine environment in qualitative traditional knowledge interviews conducted over the course of a decade with 110 individuals. Based on their observations, sea ice conditions are the most notab...

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Main Authors: Henry P. Huntington, Lori T. Quakenbush, Mark Nelson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
climate change
sea ice
marine mammals
alaska natives
traditional knowledge
arctic
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2017.00319/full

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