Bering Strait satellite imagery
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The first Sea Ice for Walrus Outlook (SIWO) report of 2016 is now available! The SIWO provides weekly reports from April through June with information on sea ice conditions relevant to walrus in the Northern Bering Sea and southern Chukchi Sea regions of Alaska.

This report includes the current and forecasted weather and ice conditions, as well as an overview of the pre-season ice conditions contributed by Matthew Druckenmiller at NSIDC. Updates, observations, and images will be added throughout the week as they are received. Local hunters, experts, or scientists with observations on the development of sea ice or any other aspect of walrus and sea ice can email comments to Kristina Creek (creek [at] arcus.org).