Proactive measures to address growing stressors on the Arctic environment and ecosystems are critical. The influence of human activity can be minimized. Our past has created and accelerated changes in our environment and marginalizing of our ecosystems. Restoring a more harmonious balance to nature is a herculean and monumental endeavor requiring the mutual and cooperative efforts of global partnerships. *Letter to The Honourable Maria Damanaki, European Commission for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, November 12, 2012, is a Slide Share presentation.

1. September 29, 2014
The Honourable Magnús Jóhannesson
Director of the Secretariat, Arctic Council
Dear Director Jóhannesson:
Mr. Dennis L. Bryant, Esq., Principal at Bryant’s Maritime
Consulting and Captain, United States Coast Guard, Retired shared
with me this morning, Monday, September 29, 2014, of the upcoming
meeting of the Arctic Council. Mr. Bryant and I have corresponded
with European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries,
Maria Damanaki on matters impacting on the Arctic Region, in
particular seismology impacts created by deep water exploration and
naturally occurring under sea volcanoes and the shifting of the earth
plates in the Pacific Region referred to as the “Ring of Fire”.
Our correspondence with Commissioner Damanaki, November
12, 2012 is shared emphasize and stress the importance of current
research and formulating plans for future studies, research, and
directionally, implementing forward-looking strategies.
The research being conducted focuses primarily on physical
oceanography, atmospheric sciences, biology, risks to protected
species, economics, archaeological and cultural resources.
The link between the Arctic Region and neighbors sharing
borders on the Atlantic Ocean is a work in progress.

2. “The Beaufort Gyre (BG) is one of the most hostile and
inaccessible areas of the globe. Most of it has never been
measured or observed.
Spatial and temporal variability of the BG dynamics, sea
ice parameters, bottom structure and sediments,
biological productivity, and paleoceanography remain
unknown in this area.
Recently, a new hypothesis (Proshutinsky et al., 2002)
along with supporting evidence was introduced showing
that the BG plays a significant role in regulating arctic
climate variability.
Existing data analysis and numerical model results show
that the BG may accumulate a significant amount of fresh
water during one climate regime (anticyclonic) and may
release this water to the North Atlantic during another
climate regime (cyclonic). This can explain the origin of
the salinity anomaly periodically found in the North
Atlantic as well as the BG role in the decadal variability in
the Arctic.”
Dr. Andrey Proshutinsky, Physical Oceanographer, Senior
Scientist, Department of Physical Oceanography, Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution. Observations and Modeling at
Regional Scale: Beaufort Byre. Published in the Physical
Oceanography of the Beaufort Sea Proceedings. OCS Study
MMS 2003-045, 1 U.S. Department of the Interior, Minerals
Management Service (MMS), Alaska OCS Region.
1 Source: www.ims.uaf.edu/beaufort/FinalPhysicalOceanographyBFProceedings.pdf

3. Loss of polar ice, under sea volcanoes, the shifting of the Earth’s
plates and environmental changes are direct causes for increased
storm, tsunami, climate and weather activity in the Pacific Region.
Studies, continual monitoring, real-time weather alerts and prompt
Civil Defense action in Hawai`i, the United States and Japan have
minimized the loss of human life.
Dr. William Yancey Brown, Chief Environmental Officer,
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), former President and
CEO of the Bishop Museum, the leading cultural and natural history
museum of the Pacific and having earned a Doctor of Philosophy in
zoology from the University of Hawai`i is very familiar with the
“Ring of Fire”, percolating and erupting undersea volcanoes. Dr.
Brown’s participation is an immeasurable resource and will provide
insight and guidance required and necessary to advance the Arctic
sciences.
Rear Admiral Cari B. Thomas, Commander, United States
Coast Guard District 14, Honolulu, Hawai`i will provide the overall
assessment of weather and tsunami activity in the Pacific Region.
United States Coast Guard District 14 covers more than 12.2 million
square miles of land and sea, and with units in Hawai`i on Oahu,
Maui, Kauai, the Big Island, American Samoa, Saipan, Guam,
Singapore and Japan. The impacts on the operational role and
mission of United States Coast Guard as protector for the maritime
industry, the residents of State of Hawai`i, American Samoa, Saipan,
Guam, Singapore and Japan are significant. The participation of
United States Coast Guard District 14 will provide the necessary and
required link between the Arctic and Pacific.

4. Proactive measures to address this growing condition are
critical. The influence of human activity can be minimized. Our past
has created and accelerated changes in our environment. Restoring a
more harmonious balance to nature is a herculean and monumental
endeavor requiring the mutual and cooperative efforts of global
partnerships.
Thank you for the opportunity to share my thoughts with you.
Respectfully,
Electronically Signed
Clifton M. Hasegawa
President and CEO
Clifton M. Hasegawa & Associates, LLC
1044 Kilani Avenue 12
Wahiawa, Hawaii 96786-2243
Direct: +1.808.498.8408
Email: clifhasegawa@gmail.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cliftonhasegawa
Enclosure: Letter to Maria Damanaki, European Commissioner for
Maritime Affairs and Fisheries

5. Copies provided to:
The Honourable Maria Damanaki, European Commissioner for
Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
Ms. Julia L. Gourley, Senior Arctic Official, United States Department
of State, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and
Scientific Affairs
Ms. Soffia Gudmundsdottir, Executive Secretary, Arctic Council,
Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME)
Ms. Elizabeth S. McLanahan (HoD), Deputy Director, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of
International Affairs
Mr. Brian Salerno, Director, Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement (BSEE)
Dr. William Yancey Brown, Chief Environmental Officer, Bureau of
Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
Rear Admiral Cari B. Thomas, Commander, United States Coast
Guard District 14
Mr. Dennis L. Bryant, Esq., Principal, Bryant’s Maritime Consulting