Seventy-three papers covering present knowledge about the natural science of the Eastern Bering Sea Shelf. Volume I deals with geological, physical and chemical oceanography; Volume II concerns biological subjects.

Seventy-three papers covering present knowledge about the natural science of the Eastern Bering Sea Shelf. Volume I deals with geological, physical and chemical oceanography; Volume II concerns biological subjects.

"Fortunately, in recent years a large number of pressure gage and current water observations have been made on the eastern Bering Sea Continental Shelf as part of the Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program. ... Concurrent with the recent field work has been the development of several numerical models for tides in part or all of the Bering Sea. ... In a sense then, this chapter is a progress report as well as a review of past work and a description of new results."--Leaves 2-3.

The Bering Sea, which lies between the United States and Russia, is one of the most productive ecosystems in the world and has prolific fishing grounds. Yet there have been significant unexplained population fluctuations in marine mammals and birds in the region. The book examines the Bering Sea ecosystem's dynamics and the relationship between man and the ecosystem, in order to identify potential reasons for the population fluctuations as well as identify ways the Sea's living resources can be better managed by government.