Bering Sea shelf edge

E472807

continental shelf break marine transition zone oceanographic feature

The Bering Sea shelf edge is a highly productive marine transition zone where the shallow continental shelf drops off into deeper ocean waters, supporting rich ecosystems and significant fisheries.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Bering Sea continental margin	1
Bering Sea shelf	1
Bering Sea slope	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	continental shelf break ⓘ marine transition zone ⓘ oceanographic feature ⓘ
adjacentTo	Bering Sea basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Bering Sea continental shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	seasonal sea ice retreat ⓘ slope and shelf-break currents ⓘ spring phytoplankton blooms ⓘ strong tidal currents ⓘ
characterizedBy	enhanced vertical mixing ⓘ high primary productivity ⓘ sharp bathymetric gradient ⓘ strong oceanographic fronts ⓘ upwelling of nutrient-rich waters ⓘ
hasEcologicalRole	important habitat for benthic invertebrates ⓘ important habitat for groundfish ⓘ important habitat for pelagic fish ⓘ key feeding area for marine mammals ⓘ key feeding area for seabirds ⓘ supports rich marine ecosystems ⓘ supports significant commercial fisheries ⓘ
hasPhysicalProperty	enhanced nutrient availability ⓘ steep slope topography ⓘ transition from shallow shelf to deep basin ⓘ
importantFor	Pacific cod fisheries ⓘ crab fisheries ⓘ flatfish fisheries ⓘ walleye pollock fisheries ⓘ
influences	biogeochemical cycling in the Bering Sea ⓘ distribution of sea ice margins ⓘ regional carbon export to deep ocean ⓘ
locatedIn	Bering Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
monitoredBy	fisheries research programs ⓘ oceanographic surveys ⓘ
partOf	North Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
relevantTo	climate change impacts on marine ecosystems ⓘ ecosystem-based fisheries management ⓘ marine conservation planning ⓘ
subjectOf	ecosystem modeling studies ⓘ fisheries science studies ⓘ oceanographic research ⓘ
supportsSpecies	commercially important fish stocks ⓘ marine mammals such as seals and whales ⓘ seabirds such as auklets and murres ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Unimak Pass → oceanographicRegion → Bering Sea shelf edge ⓘ

Bering Sea canyon system → locatedOn → Bering Sea shelf edge ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bering Sea continental margin

Bering Sea canyon system → borderedBy → Bering Sea shelf edge ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bering Sea shelf

Bering Sea canyon system → extendsTo → Bering Sea shelf edge ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bering Sea slope