16 SEPTEMBER. BERING SEA: SEABIRD

Shearwaters are 20 -30 % underweight, with a shift of diet from adult euphausiids to juvenile euphausiids and squid. Shearwater numbers are down several orders of magnitude and there appears to be substantial mortality. Waters are milky green because of coccolithophore blooms. Summary of phone conversation with George Hunt <glhunt@uci.edu>

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