pdf Marine Invasive Species Learning as a Component of Bering Sea Days, St. Paul Island Popular

Linda Shaw
U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service
Shaw, Linda, National Marine Fisheries Service, Juneau, Alaska, U.S.A.
McCann, Linda, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Tiburon, California, U.S.A.
Bors, Eleanor, Ph.D., National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of International Affairs, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
Bush-St. Louis, Kendra, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Homer, Alaska, U.S.A.
Harding, Ann M.A., Ph.D., Auk Ecological Consulting, Cordova, Alaska, U.S.A.
Lestenkof, Pamela, Aleut Community of St. Paul, St. Paul, Alaska, U.S.A.
Divine, Lauren, Ph.D., Aleut Community of St. Paul, St. Paul, Alaska, U.S.A.
Padula, Veronica, Aleut Community of St. Paul, St. Paul, Alaska, U.S.A.

The poster describes how a marine invasive species monitoring station was established with the Alaska Native community of St. Paul on St. Paul Island in conjunction with marine invasive species lessons during a K-12 educational event, Bering Sea Days. Lessons included an invading invasive species tag game, invertebrate species collection and identification from the harbor where monitoring is occurring, ballast water forensics game and Arctic Council ballast water negotiation simulation. Results of monitoring will be shared with databases connected to data mobilization delivery platforms.
The poster supports the following Arctic Biodiversity Assessment recommendations and implementation actions.
AS1: Invasive species in the Arctic: prevention, detection, and response
KNO1: Circumpolar Marine Biodiversity Monitoring