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Weekly Highlights for 01-08-2009

I. Departmental/Bureau News

A. Upcoming Events

USGS to Co-sponsor Alaska Marine Science 2009 Symposium and Present Study Results
The 2009 Alaska Marine Science Symposium will occur January 19-23 in Anchorage, Alaska (AK). The symposium features the latest research occurring in the Arctic, Bering Sea/Aleutians, and Gulf of Alaska. Six USGS Alaska Science Center scientists are presenting research findings on topics including walrus, sea otters, seabirds, nearshore monitoring, and oceanography. This symposium is widely attended by scientists, resource managers, and the public. The talks will be of interest to those concerned with conserving, restoring, and managing marine resources in Alaska and in the North Pacific and Arctic Oceans. Sponsors include the USGS ASC, AK Ocean Observing System , AK SeaLife Center, Alliance for Coastal Technologies, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council, Kachemak Bay Research Reserve, Minerals Management Service, NOAA AK Fisheries Science Center, NOAA National Ocean Service, North Pacific Fishery Management Council, North Pacific Research Board, Oil Spill Recovery Institute, Pollock Conservation Cooperative Research Center, Prince William Sound Science Center, University of AK, US Arctic Research Commission, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Further information and the agenda can be found at: http://www.alaskamarinescience.org/index.htm.
Contact: Joy Geiselman Anchorage, AK, (907) 786-7075

International Collaboration to Study Role of Migratory Birds and Avian Influenza
USGS Alaska Science Center biologists will travel to Japan in January 16-24 and February 7-14 to deploy satellite transmitters to northern pintail ducks as part of a multi-disciplinary project on the role of migratory birds in the movement of avian influenza viruses between Asia and North America. The scientists will also brief members of the US Embassy in Tokyo on this on-going research effort, conducted in collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Region 7 Alaska), the University of Tokyo, and the Yamashina Institute of Ornithology.
Contact: John Pearce Anchorage, AK, (907) 786-7094

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II. Press Inquiries/Media

On December 31 USGS Alaska Science Center scientists Jeff Conaway, Shad O'Neel, and Bob Ourso provided information for a CBC radio interview and online article on the surging Tweedsmuir Glacier in northwestern British Columbia. The glacier has been creeping towards the edge of the Alsek River, threatening to block the river and potentially flood a village in Alaska. The article can be found at http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2008/12/30/alsek-glacier.html#articlecomments.
Contact: Jeffrey Conaway Anchorage, AK, (907) 786-7041

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