Dr. Donna Hauser, Dr. Timothy Jones, and Dr. Darren Pilcher explain their findings concerning the ramifications of an Ice-Free Alaska. Donna Hauser, International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, presents "Responses, Risks, and Resilience of Alaska's Arctic Marine Mammals in a Changing Climate". (2:25-24:00) Timothy Jones, Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team, University of Washington, examines “Seabird Mortality Deaths in the Bering Sea”. Darren Pilcher, JISAO/NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory “Modeling Ocean Acidification in the Bering Sea” Donna DW Hauser, International Arctic Research Center, UAF, is a marine ecologist engaged in research to understand the role of marine mammals and other species in changing Arctic and temperate oceans. Her current research includes examining the vulnerability of Arctic marine mammals to vessel traffic in the increasingly ice-free Arctic sea routes.She received her Ph. D , M.S. and B.S. in Aquatic & Fisheries Sciences from University of Washington. Timothy Jones, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences; College of the Environment, University of Washington, is a post-doctoral fellow at the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team at the University of Washington. He researches marine heat waves, which can cause extreme, ecosystem-wide harm to wildlife. The most well-known marine heat wave, “the blob,” caused an unprecedented auklet die-off just south of the refuge from 2014-2015. (25:00-44:21) Darren Pilcher, Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, University of Washington and NOAA, uses computational models to understand the physical and biogeochemical mechanisms of aquatic carbon cycling. His projects include simulating the impact of glacial runoff on ocean carbon uptake in the Gulf of Alaska and using downscaled Earth System Model output to produce regional-scale projections of ocean acidification in the Bering Sea. He received his Ph.D., in Atmospheric and Oceanic Science from University of Wisconsin-Madison, and B.S. in Chemistry, Beloit College. (1:04-1:47). Q & A and discussion (1:04-1:46)