Brendan Kelly is the executive director of the Study of Environmental Arctic Change, and research professor at the International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks. He has studied Arctic marine ecosystems for the past 40 years, and he has contributed to national policy on the Arctic serving at the National Science Foundation and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/contributor/brendan-kelly/rss en Environment Research Wed, 12 Oct 2016 14:55:29 +0000 Brendan Kelly https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2016/10/12/seals-snow-dens-and-skiing-at-night-one-arctic-researchers-story https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2016/10/12/seals-snow-dens-and-skiing-at-night-one-arctic-researchers-story The area between Oliktok Point and Demarcation Bay provides a key habitat and feeding area for bearded and ringed seals. Arctic researcher Brendan Kelly reflects on decades of research studying pinnipeds in the area.