Research Opportunity -- SEBSCC

## Research Opportunity - Southeast Bering Sea Carrying Capacity

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Ocean Program (COP) announces an opportunity for interdisciplinary ecosystem studies on the southeastern Bering Sea shelf as part of Phase II of Southeast Bering Sea Carrying Capacity (SEBSCC), a regional ecosystem project begun in 1996. The goal of the project is to increase understanding of the southeastern Bering Sea pelagic ecosystem where walleye pollock is a dominant fish species. Phase II objectives are to determine how changes in on-shelf transport of nutrients impact pelagic food webs, and how climate variability influences spatial overlap of pollock of different life stages. This Phase II announcement, addressing years three and four of SEBSCC, solicits two-year proposals for synthesis, monitoring and process studies to begin 1 October 1998, contingent on the availability of funds and facilities. Opportunity is extended to academic, private, and federal researchers. The deadline for proposals is 30 April 1998. Final decisions on awards will be made by 1 August 1998. All prospective investigators for Phase II, including those currently funded under SEBSCC who propose to continue, will compete on an equal basis for support. To obtain the complete announcement of opportunity and further guidance, see the COP or SEBSCC home pages -- http://hpcc.noaa.gov/cop/cop-home.html or http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/sebscc. If you are unable to access this information, or if you have additional questions, contact the SEBSCC Coordinator, Allen Macklin, by telephone at 206-526-6798 or by e-mail at macklin@pmel.noaa.gov. SEBSCC is a continuing effort managed by the University of Alaska Fairbanks, NOAA's Alaska Fisheries Science Center, and NOAA's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory.