Bright green phytoplankton blooms sweep across the Bering Sea, framed by a golden sediment plume where the Yukon River delivers nutrient-rich silt into these productive waters. Nunivak Island sits within a rich marine ecosystem, its shallow shelf and mixing currents fueling blooms that ripple up the food chain to fish, seabirds, and marine mammals.
This image was captured by the OCI sensor onboard the PACE satellite on June 3, 2026.
- Wikipedia - Bering Sea: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bering_Sea
- Wikipedia - Yukon River: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yukon_River
- Wikipedia - Nunivak Island: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nunivak_Island
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