Volume one. Introduction -- Part I. Physical oceanography ; A perspective of physical oceanography in the Bering Sea, 1979 / Thomas H. Kinder -- Marine climatology of the Bearing Sea / James E. Overland -- Recent short-period wintertime climatic fluctuations and their effect on sea-surface temperatures in the eastern Bering Sea / H. J. Niebauer -- Hydrographic structure over the continental shelf of the southeastern Bering Sea / Thomas H. Kinder and James D. Schumacher -- Circulation over the continental shelf of the southeastern Bering Sea / Thomas H. Kinder and James D. Schumacher -- Circulation and hydrology of Norton Sound / R. D. Muench, R. B. Tripp, and J. D. Cline -- Reevaluation of water transports in the vicinity of Bering Strait / L. K. Coachman and K. Aagaard -- Tides of the eastern Bering Sea shelf / Carl A. Pearson, Harold O. Mofjeld, and Richard B. Tripp -- Part II. Ice distribution and dynamics ; Recent fluctuations in sea ice distribution in the eastern Bering Sea / H. J. Niebauer -- Remote sensing analysis of ice growth and distribution in the eastern Bering Sea / S. Lyn McNutt -- Nearshore ice characteristics in the eastern Bering Sea / William J. Stringer -- Bering Sea ice-edge phenomena / Seelye Martin and Jane Bauer -- Eastern Bering Sea ice dynamics and thermodynamics / Carol H. Pease -- Anticipated oil-ice interactions in the Bering Sea / Seelye Martin -- Part III. Geology and geophysics ; Sedimentary processes and potential geologic hazards on the sea floor of the northern Bering Sea / Matthew C. Larson, C. Hans Nelson, and Devin R. Thor -- The ice-dominated regimen of Norton Sound and adjacent areas of the Bering Sea / Verna M. Ray and William R Dupré -- Ice goughing on the subarctic Bering shelf / Devin R. Thor and C. Hans Nelson -- The role of the Kaltag and Kobuk Faults in the tectonic evolution of the Bering Strait region / Mark L. Holmes and Joseph S. Creager -- Part IV. Chemical oceanography ; Some geochemical characteristics of Bering Sea sediments / D. C. Burrell, K. Tommos, A. S. Naidu, and C. M. Hoskin -- The distribution and elemental composition of suspended particulate matter in Norton Sound and the northeastern Bering Sea shelf : implications for Mn and Zn recycling coastal waters / Richard A. Feely, Gary J. Massoth, and Anthony J. Paulson -- Some heavy metal contents of Bering Sea seals / David C. Burrell -- Preliminary observations of the carbon budget of the eastern Bering Sea shelf / Donald W. Hood -- Organic matter in the Bering Sea and adjacent areas / N. Handa and E. Tanoue -- Hydrocarbons of animals of the Bering Sea / D. G. Shaw and E. R. Smith -- Organic geochemistry of surficial sediments from the eastern Bering Sea / M. I. Venkatesan, M. Sandstrom, S. Brenner, E. Ruth, J. Bonilla, I. R. Kaplan, and W. E. Reed -- Hydrocarbon gases in near-surface sediment of the northern Bering Sea / Keith A. Kvenvolden, George D. Redden, Devin R. Thor, and C. Hans Nelson -- Distribution of dissolved LMW hydrocarbons in Bristol Bay, Alaska : implications for future gas and oil development / Joel D. Cline -- Part V. Fisheries oceanography ; Overview of fisheries oceanography / Felix Favorite -- Shelf environment / W. James Ingraham, Jr. -- Ichthyokplankton / Kenneth D. Waldron -- Halibut ecology / E. A. Best -- Distribution, migration, and status of Pacific herring / Vidar G. Wespestad -- The biology of walleye pollock / Gary B. Smith -- Population characteristics and ecology of yellowfin sole / Richard G. Bakkala -- Trans-shelf movements of Pacific salmon / Richard R. Straty -- Finfish and the environment / Felix Favorite and Taivo Laevastu -- Ecosystem dynamics in the eastern Bering Sea / Taivo Laevastu and Felix Favorite.

Volume two. Volume I errata -- Part VI. Marine birds ; Feeding ecology of seabirds of the eastern Bering Sea / George L. Hunt, Jr., Barbara Burgeson, and Gerald A. Sanger -- Breeding distribution and reproductive biology of marine birds in the eastern Bering Sea / George L. Hunt, Jr., Zoe Eppley, and William H. Drury -- Pelagic distribution of marine birds in the eastern Bering Sea / George L. Hunt, Jr., Patrick J. Gould, Douglas J. Forsell, and Harold Peterson, Jr. -- Shorebirds of the eastern Bering Sea / Robert E. Gill, Jr. and Colleen M. Handel -- Waterfowl and their habitats in the eastern Bering Sea / James G. King and Christian P. Dau -- Part VII. Interaction of ice biota ; Ice-biota interactions : an overview / V. Alexander -- Primary production at the eastern Bering Sea ice edge : the physical and biological regimes / H. J. Niebauer, V. Alexander, and R. T. Cooney -- The role of epontic algal communities in Bering Sea ice / V. Alexander and T. Chapman -- Ice as marine mammal habitat in the Bering Sea / George J. Divoky -- Part VIII. Mammals ; Marine mammals of the eastern Bering Sea shelf : an overview / Francis H. Fay -- Feeding and trophic relationships of phocid seals and walruses in the eastern Bering Sea / L. F. Lowry and K. J. Frost -- Foods and trophic relationships of cetaceans in the Bering Sea / K. J. Frost and L. F. Lowry -- Distribution and abundance of sea otters in the eastern Bering Sea / Karl B. Schneider -- Northern fur seals in the Bering Sea / George Y. Harry and James R. Hartley -- The energy cost of free existence for Bering Sea harbor and spotted seals / S. Ashwell-Erickson and R. Elsner -- Part IX. Microbiology ; Microbiology of the eastern Bering Sea / Richard Y. Morita -- Fish diseases in the Bering Sea / B. B. McCain and W. D. Gronlund -- Part X. Plankton ecology ; Phytoplankton distribution on the southeastern Bering Sea shelf / J. J. Goering and R. L. Iverson -- Bering Sea zooplankton and micronekton communities with emphasis on annual production / R. Ted Cooney -- Nutrient distributions and dynamics in the eastern Bering Sea / Akihiko Hattori and John J. Goering -- Distribution of walleye pollock eggs in the uppermost layer of the southeastern Bering Sea / Tsuneo Nishiyama and Tsutomu Haryu -- Part XI. Fisheries biology ; Commercial use and management of demersal fish / R. Bakkala, K. King, and W. Hirschberger -- Eastern Bering Sea crab fisheries / Robert S. Otto -- Part XII. Benthic biology ; Benthic invertebrate macrofauna of the eastern Bering/Chukchi continental shelf / Sam Stoker -- A survey of benthic infaunal communities on the southeastern Bering Sea shelf / Karl Haflinger -- Disturbance and diversity in a boreal marine community : the role of intertidal scouring by sea ice / Charles E. O'Clair -- Epifaunal invertebrates on the continental shelf of the eastern Bering and Chukchi Seas / Stephen C. Jewett and Howard M. Feder -- Bivalve mollusks of the southeastern Bering Sea / J. McDonald, H. M. Feder, and M. Hoberg -- Stock assessment and life history of a newly discovered Alaska surf clam resource in the southeastern Bering Sea / Steven E. Hughes and Neil Bourne -- Large marine gastropods of the eastern Bering Sea / Richard A. MacIntosh and David A. Somerton -- Feeding interactions in the eastern Bering Sea with emphasis on the benthos / Howard M. Feder and Stephen C. Jewett -- Part XIV. Summary and perspectives ; Consideration of environmental risks and research opportunities on the eastern Bering Sea shelf / Donald W. Hood and John A. Calder.