The Central Arctic Ocean is becoming more accessible due to climate change, increasing the need for research to manage human activities such as fishing and tourism.
I focus on physical properties of seawater, including temperature and salinity, to understand changes in the water column beneath the ice using collected samples.
The Arctic is poised to become an economically productive area as warming reduces sea ice, leading to more light and nutrients for phytoplankton, the base of the food chain.
Twenty years ago, there was little expectation of human activity in the Arctic, but the changing climate has now made this region a priority for resource management.
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