Bering Sea chill yields fatter plankton, pollock diet changes
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 16:20
in Earth & Climate
Despite a 30-year warming trend, the last three years in the Bering Sea have been the coldest on record. An Alaska scientist says that the cold temperatures have helped produce larger zooplankton in the Bering Sea, which may affect the way Walleye pollock feed.