Fisheries

Mar 22 2019
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Traditional Tlingit halibut hooks brought as examples to a science class at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé on March 5, 2019. (Photo by Zoe Grueskin/KTOO)

How carving halibut hooks teaches Juneau students both science and tradition

By | 2 Alaska, Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Climate Change, Education, Environment, Fisheries, Juneau, Juneau Schools, Oceans, Science & Tech, Southeast, Subsistence, Wildlife

For several years, students in a JDHS science class have been learning about halibut hook carving. A Tlingit carver says it’s mostly about common sense: paying close attention and working with what you’ve got.

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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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Mar 05 2019
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Prospect of commercial fishing in central Arctic Ocean poses big questions for science

By | Alaska's Energy Desk, Arctic, Climate Change, Federal Government, Fisheries, Nation & World, Oceans

The first legally-binding, multilateral agreement to prevent commercial fishing in the central Arctic Ocean was signed last year. A key part of that agreement is collaboration on scientific research, which could underpin a management plan later.

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