Marine Science Symposium – LIVEBLOG – Tuesday

 A brief introduction to the Alaska Marine Science Symposium by blogger Steve Heimel, who will be bringing Alaska Public Media live coverage through Thursday, Jan. 28. 
8:45 a.m.  The morning began with some exploration of a couple of important questions about the waters in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas.  Oceanographer Robert Pickart of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute announced the discovery of a new current in the Arctic Ocean.  He’s calling it the Chukchi Slo