Aleutian Islands marine ecosystem

E472808

marine ecosystem subarctic marine ecosystem

The Aleutian Islands marine ecosystem is a highly productive, subarctic ocean region around the Aleutian Island chain, supporting rich fisheries, seabird and marine mammal populations, and complex currents that link the North Pacific and Bering Sea.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Aleutian Islands marine ecoregion	1

Statements (66)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	marine ecosystem ⓘ subarctic marine ecosystem ⓘ
characterizedBy	complex bathymetry ⓘ frequent storms ⓘ high primary productivity ⓘ numerous submarine canyons ⓘ seasonal sea ice influence ⓘ steep continental slopes ⓘ strong ocean currents ⓘ
connects	Bering Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ North Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
governedBy	North Pacific Fishery Management Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeature	Aleutian passes NERFINISHED ⓘ island arcs ⓘ shelf break ⓘ tidal mixing fronts ⓘ upwelling zones ⓘ
hasResidentSpecies	Atka mackerel NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific cod ⓘ Pacific halibut ⓘ Steller sea lion NERFINISHED ⓘ auklet species ⓘ gray whale ⓘ harbor seal ⓘ humpback whale ⓘ king crab ⓘ murres ⓘ northern fulmar ⓘ northern fur seal ⓘ puffins ⓘ sea otter ⓘ snow crab ⓘ sperm whale ⓘ walleye pollock NERFINISHED ⓘ
importantFor	Indigenous subsistence communities ⓘ North Pacific food webs NERFINISHED ⓘ global seabird populations ⓘ
influencedBy	Alaska Coastal Current NERFINISHED ⓘ Alaskan Stream NERFINISHED ⓘ Bering Slope Current NERFINISHED ⓘ North Pacific storms ⓘ seasonal sea ice extent ⓘ
locatedAlong	Aleutian Island chain NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Aleutian Islands region NERFINISHED ⓘ Bering Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ North Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
managedBy	National Marine Fisheries Service NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Bering Sea large marine ecosystem ⓘ North Pacific marine ecosystem NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectTo	U.S. federal fisheries regulations ⓘ marine protected area designations ⓘ
supports	benthic invertebrate communities ⓘ commercial fisheries ⓘ crab populations ⓘ groundfish populations ⓘ kelp forests ⓘ marine mammal populations ⓘ salmon populations ⓘ seabird colonies ⓘ subsistence fisheries ⓘ
threatenedBy	climate change ⓘ invasive species ⓘ marine pollution ⓘ ocean acidification ⓘ ocean warming ⓘ overfishing ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Unimak Pass → ecoregion → Aleutian Islands marine ecosystem ⓘ

Chirikof Point (islet) → locatedInMarineEcoregion → Aleutian Islands marine ecosystem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aleutian Islands marine ecoregion