Researchers don’t yet know why the population has been decreasing.
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Scientists use drones to count Chukchi Sea walruses without disturbing them
U.S. and Russian scientists are using less invasive technology to get a more complete survey of the walrus population in the Bering Strait region.
Impacts of warming temperatures dominate discussion of Arctic Report Card
Scientists also discussed the impacts of climate change on Native life in the Arctic.
Alaska’s only Arctic deep draft port will get hundreds of millions of dollars from infrastructure bill
Alaska’s congressional delegation announced on Jan. 19 that the Port of Nome will receive a quarter of a billion dollars for future construction.
Unalakleet endures water shortage after nasty freeze-up
Unalakleet has struggled with its water system in the past, with almost annually recurring shortages, contamination issues or freezing pipes at the water tank.
Research cruise gets rare chance to study Bering and Chukchi seas
The final research cruise of 2021 in the Bering and Chukchi seas came through the region in November.
Pandemic relief will help build new homes in overcrowded Bering Straits communities
Bering Straits Regional Housing Authority received additional funds from COVID-related grants and can afford to build more homes in 2022.
Bering Sea survey finds Yukon River chinook populations are low and staying closer to shore
Like chinook salmon, NOAA researchers observed chum salmon almost exclusively near Alaska’s shores.
November sea ice extent in the northern Bering is the best since 2012
Based on current forecast models, the entire Norton Sound could be covered in ice by the end of November.
Major COVID outbreak puts Savoonga into lockdown
Roughly 15% of residents in the remote community of Savoonga have COVID-19, the Norton Sound Health Corporation said this week.