Fabian Grutter is a self-described electric vehicle enthusiast, and five years ago he started the project of hybridizing his fishing boat.
Fisheries
2019 was highest value year on record for Dungeness crab in Southeast Alaska
The next crab season in Southeast will open in mid-February.
Gulf of Alaska cod appears likely to lose key sustainability label
Climate change is threatening Alaska’s longstanding reputation for sustainable fisheries. In just a few months, Gulf of Alaska cod may be losing its blue sticker.
Coast Guard notes VHF emergency radio dead zones in coastal Alaska
The Coast Guard is recommending other communications systems as a backup, like satellite phones or texting devices, emergency beacons or even cellphones where there’s service.
Record summer heat wiped out at least 100,000 fish in Bristol Bay, scientists say
July 2019 was the Bristol Bay region’s hottest month on record, and in some rivers, that heat was lethal.
New study links 2015 seabird die-off to food scarcity during the ‘Blob’
Alaskans may remember a few years ago, when huge numbers of common murres, a type of northern seabird, were washing up dead onshore.
Southeast Alaska fishermen unite against designating critical habitat for humpback whales
Many of the fishermen voiced their opposition during a three-hour meeting hosted by the National Marine Fisheries Service in Petersburg.
New vendor awarded $8.5M to service Coast Guard’s failing VHF sites
Poor VHF coverage isn’t a new issue. But this many outages at once is not normal.
Chinook salmon are getting smaller, and researchers say killer whales may be to blame
Predation by booming killer whales populations are estimated to consume more adult Chinook salmon than taken by fisheries.
Fire at B.C. fish farm releases thousands of Atlantic salmon
Mowi Canada West downplayed threats to wild stocks.