Aleutians

May 17 2019
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salmon-displayed-in-a-seafood-restaurant-in-china (Photo C/O Sea Grant)_

Two of Alaska’s biggest exports are caught up in the US-China trade dispute

By | Alaska's Energy Desk, Aleutians, Business, Economy, Federal Government, Fisheries, Nation & World, Politics, Southcentral, Southeast, Southwest, Timber, Western

The timber and seafood industries are trying to figure out how to do business, as the pressure mounts due to increased tariffs.

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Mar 07 2019
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Robert Melovidov holds up fur seal meat that he’s preparing to cook in his home on St. Paul island in January. Unangan people on St. Paul like Melovidov have been pushing the federal government for more than a decade for more freedom to harvest the fur seals they share the island with.

For decades, the government stood between the Unangan people and the seals they subsist on. Now that’s changing.

By | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Alaska Native Government & Policy, Alaska's Energy Desk, Aleutians, Arts & Culture, History, Subsistence

On remote St. Paul Island, federal rules have restricted subsistence hunting for years, forcing residents to buy expensive groceries. New rules could take effect soon, but opponents worry about a declining local seal population.

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Mar 06 2019
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Sea Surface temperature map from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Predicting marine heatwaves can have economic implications

By | Aleutians, Climate Change, Economy, Environment, Federal Government, Fisheries, Oceans, Science & Tech, Southcentral, Southeast, Southwest, State Government, Subsistence, Weather, Wildlife

The Gulf of Alaska is once again experiencing a marine heatwave. Scientists around the world are trying to predict these events, but there are economic implications to forecasting the future.

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