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Project Polar bear movements and denning Fish of nearshore Beaufort Sea Shoreline change USGS PI name Todd Atwood Vanessa Von Biela Li Erikson Region/Center Partners USGS funding Alaska/ASC USFWS $422K (existing USGS Ecosystems), $322 (additional USGS Ecosystems in FY18) Alaska/ASC Pacific/PCMSC USFWS, University of Texas at Austin $150K USGS Ecosystems University of Texas at Austin, University of California Santa Cruz $50 K USGS Natural Hazards Other funding 2D seismic data of ANWR 3D seismic data of ANWR Caribou forage and movements David Houseknecht Eastern/Reston David Houseknecht Eastern/Reston Heather Johnson Alaska/ASC Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), Texas A&M University USGS Energy & Minerals USGS Energy & Minerals $350K USGS Ecosystems $75KADF&G Coastal Plain (1002 area) location of work Off shore tagging Coastal lagoons, estuaries and beaches Coastal bluffs and beaches Across terrestrial locations of the 1002 Across terrestrial locations of the 1002 Outside of 1002 area, but some tagged Central Herd animals migrate into 1002 Timeline Continuation of ongoing work with special concentration in March 2018 on eastern Beaufort sea to increase observations of denning in the ANWR 1002 Area Continuation of summer fish sampling (2017-2019) along ANWR coast to compare with 1988-1991 sampling Continuing work in summer 2018 Will reprocess vintage 2D seismic data to be delivered in July 2018. Conduct laboratory analysis of rock and oil samples collected from outcrops in ANWR and from nearby wells during FY2018. Conduct during winters of 2018-2019 and 2019-2020. Initial 3D data will be available late FY 2019. Collaring and tracking animals through 2020, ongoing publication writing, new analysis of caribou habituation to existing infrastructure Project USGS PI name Region/Center Partners Polar bear movements and denning Fish of nearshore Beaufort Sea Shoreline change Todd Atwood Alaska/ASC USFWS Vanessa Von Biela Li Erikson Alaska/ASC Pacific/PCMSC USFWS, University of Texas at Austin University of Texas at Austin, University of California Santa Cruz USGS FY18 funding Other funding $422K (existing USGS Ecosystems), $322 (additional USGS Ecosystems in FY18) $196K USGS/BOEM Outer Continental Shelf Program $50 K USGS Natural Hazards 2D seismic data of ANWR 3D seismic data of ANWR Caribou forage and movements David Houseknecht Eastern/Reston David Houseknecht Eastern/Reston Heather Johnson Alaska/ASC Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), Texas A&M University USGS Energy & Minerals USGS Energy & Minerals $350K USGS Ecosystems $75K ADF&G Coastal Plain (1002 area) location of work Off shore tagging Coastal lagoons, estuaries and beaches Coastal bluffs and beaches Across terrestrial locations of the 1002 Across terrestrial locations of the 1002 Outside of 1002 area, but some tagged Central Herd animals migrate into 1002 Timeline Continuation of ongoing work with special concentration in March 2018 on eastern Beaufort sea to increase observations of denning in the ANWR 1002 Area Continuation of summer fish sampling (2017-2020) along ANWR coast to compare with 1988-1991 sampling Continuing work in summer 2018 Will reprocess vintage 2D seismic data to be delivered in July 2018. Conduct laboratory analysis of rock and oil samples collected from outcrops in ANWR and from nearby wells during FY2018. Conduct during winters of 2018-2019 and 2019-2020. Initial 3D data will be available late FY 2019. Collaring and tracking animals through 2020, ongoing publication writing, new analysis of caribou habituation to existing infrastructure