Bering Sea Sub-Network

Holistic Knowledge
BSSN generates holistic knowledge about the environment and the changes affecting food security and well being of Bering Sea coastal communities through a research network of local observers.
Better Understanding
BSSN is a means for remote indigenous villages around the Bering Sea to communicate their observations on the environment and subsistence harvest.
Relevant Policies
BSSN brings together researchers and local residents in co-production of science, which is place-based and relevant to the societal needs.

Indigenous Communities of the Bering Sea Respond to the Need for Adaptation to Environmental and Socio-Economic Changes

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Whale Spring Subsistence Harvest

Joni Ungott, BSSN Community Research Assistant in Gambell, reported that both Savoonga and Gambell have caught whales already this spring. The photo above by Mary Ungott of Gambell shows the 13 boats needed to haul the whale that was caught on April 24th. Edward Ungott acted as striker for the first time this year and killed the whale on the first...read more →

About BSSN

The BSSN Project

The BSSN project provides a means for remote indigenous villages around the Bering Sea to communicate their observations on the environment and subsistence harvest.

Surveys completed to Date: 6281

Participant Respondents: 784

BSSN Member Communities: 8
Updated May 1, 2013