The Ecosystem Studies of Sub-Arctic Seas (ESSAS) Program addresses the need to understand how climate change will affect the marine ecosystems of the Sub-Arctic Seas and their sustainability. The Sub-Arctic Seas support stocks of commercial fish that generate a major portion of the fish landings of the nations bordering them. They also support subsistence fishers along their coasts, and vast numbers of marine birds and mammals. Climate-forced changes in these systems will have major economic and societal impact.
ESSAS conducts research to compare, quantify, and predict the impact of climate variability and global change on the productivity and sustainability of Sub-Arctic marine ecosystems.
Office Coordinator
Margaret M. McBride
Heads the ESSAS International Project Office.
Postal Address:
ESSAS International Project Office
Institute of Marine Research
P.O. Box 1870 Nordnes
5817 Bergen, Norway
Phone: +47 55 23 69 59
Fax: +47 55 23 86 87
E-mail: Margaret M. McBride
