Obama creates ‘resilience area’ to protect Bering Sea ecosystem

President Obama used his executive powers Friday to add protections to waters off Alaska’s west coast.
The White House announced creation of a Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area that will focus “locally tailored” protections on marine resources.
The area covers 112,300 square miles and supports the annual marine mammal migration of bowhead and beluga whales, Pacific walrus, ice seals and migratory birds.
Residents of 39 coastal villages dependent on marine resources ha