The closure of the Cold Bay airport is the first of its kind during the pandemic, according to the Alaska Department of Transportation.
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Russian and American Scientists say warming water is pushing Bering Sea pollock into new territory
Scientists say pollock can migrate much further north and stay there for longer as winters warm and sea ice melts.
St. Paul Island has no confirmed cases of COVID-19, but the community isn’t letting down its guard
In a remote community like St. Paul Island, disruptions of daily social interactions can be especially devastating.
Ravn Alaska will resume flights to 6 communities Friday
Ravn CEO Rob McKinney says tickets are now available for scheduled flights between Anchorage and Unalaska, Sand Point, Homer, Kenai and Valdez
$9M settlement to be paid to survivors, families of Scandies Rose crew, which sunk on New Year’s Eve
The F/V Scandies Rose sank last New Year’s Eve about 170 miles west of Kodiak Island while en route to fish for Pacific cod.
High school hatchery revitalizes Unalaska silver salmon population
Science teacher Steven Gregory tells his fisheries students that they are “the stewards of the river.”
One Year Later: Unalaska community reflects on fatal PenAir plane crash
On Oct. 17 of last year, the Saab 2000 plane went off the end of Tom Madsen Airport’s runway. Forty-two people were on board, more than 10 were injured and one passenger died.
With one hurdle left, Ravn aims to relaunch service To Unalaska
Ravn Alaska says it could resume scheduled flights between Anchorage and Unalaska in two weeks.
Without otter predation, sea urchins decimate Aleutian reefs
In some places surrounding the central and western Aleutian Islands, reefs are crumbling from urchins burrowing through the weakened calcium carbonate structures.
‘The Gentle Tarot’: Unalaska artist creates uniquely Alaskan tarot deck
Mariza Tovar is putting together a tarot deck filled with humpback whales, grizzly bears, red-faced cormorants and sea kelp.