A new federal database, created with over a century of information, shows where Pacific walruses haul out on both sides of the border. And that’s especially important as sea ice disappears and the animals spend more time on land.
Fisheries
Audio: U.S. and Russia work together on walruses
Warm water Blob survives as El Niño dies
Equatorial Pacific Ocean finally shows signs of cooling, but the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea are still extremely warm. Latest research indicates both phenomenon helped with each other’s formation between 2013 and 2015.
Where are the herring? Unalaska’s seine fishery remains on hold
The commercial herring fishery is on hold in Unalaska — because no one can find the fish.
Eight tons of chum salmon destroyed after truck spill
Roughly 16,000 pounds of chum spilled onto Egan Drive Monday afternoon. Declared unsafe for consumption, the fish have been destroyed.
Overturned truck blocks Egan with load of fish
A truck that turned over on Egan Drive spilled the fish it was carrying and temporarily blocked the road for almost 3 hours Monday.
Sitka Seafood Festival issues SOS
The Sitka Seafood Festival has issued a call for help after the 2016 event was placed on hold earlier this year.
The year Bristol Bay landed its 2 billionth salmon
Bristol Bay is home to the largest sockeye salmon fishery in the world. The 2 billionth salmon was landed sometime, by someone, on July 6, 2016.
Broken ice machine stymies commercial fishing in Marshall and Russian Mission
Marshall’s Maserculiq Native Corp. owns the machine but has made no effort to fix it since the compressor quit working.
Young seeks to amend Obama’s Alaska resource agenda
Young’s proposing amendments to a spending bill, so they technically just say the government can’t spend any money to develop or enforce these rules.