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Jul 29 2019

Scientists need help studying dead salmon in Yukon area

By Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK - Bethel | Fisheries, Western

Dead chum salmon are lining the banks of one of the Yukon River’s largest tributaries. Koyukuk River residents and scientists alike suspect the deaths are related to the river’s warm water. A team of scientists headed to the river on July 26 to gather data.

By Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK - Bethel | July 29, 2019 12:57 pm

Jul 28 2019

Salmon in the Nushagak District's Wood River in June 2019. (Photo by Isabelle Ross/KDLG)

In hot water: How warmer years might affect salmon populations

By Sage Smiley, KDLG - Dillingham | 2 Alaska, A News, Climate Change, Environment, Fisheries, Oceans, Science & Tech, Southcentral, Subsistence

This year saw record-breaking temperatures in Bristol Bay – part of a temperature trend that spans decades. As the waters warm, scientists are trying to predict what could happen to the salmon.

By Sage Smiley, KDLG - Dillingham | July 28, 2019 1:29 pm

Jul 28 2019

Commerical fisherman and Kwik'Pak store clerk Kenneth Lee gassing up boats in Emmonak, Alaska on July 15, 2019. (Photo by Anna Rose MacArthur/KYUK)

On Yukon, late salmon run means month-and-a-half fishery reduced to less than two weeks

By Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK - Bethel | 2 Alaska, A News, Community, Economy, Environment, Fisheries, Oceans, Western

With the month-and-a-half summer fishery compressed to less than two weeks, there was no room for error. But when the fishery finally opened, a series of unfortunate events hit.

By Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK - Bethel | July 28, 2019 10:57 am

Jul 27 2019

AlexAnna Salmon speaks at the launch ceremony of the RivGen commercial generator in Igiugig on July 16, 2019. (Photo by Isabelle Ross/KDLG)

Igiugig’s hydropower launch a major step toward independence from diesel

By Isabelle Ross, KDLG - Dillingham | 2 Alaska, A News, Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Business, Community, Economy, Energy & Mining, Environment, Fisheries, Science & Tech, Southcentral

In Igiugig, a first-of-its-kind hydrokinetic generator is getting a year-long trial. The launch marked a major step in the community’s quest for independence from diesel.

By Isabelle Ross, KDLG - Dillingham | July 27, 2019 10:52 am

Jul 23 2019

Deputy Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt.

It’s back: US Interior Dept. signs new land swap deal for King Cove road

By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Aleutians, Environment, Federal Government, Fisheries, Politics, Southwest, Transportation

The U.S. Interior Department has already signed a new land swap agreement for a King Cove road, just days after it gave up its appeal of a court ruling that its prior agreement violated federal law.

By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media | July 23, 2019 6:43 pm

Jul 23 2019

Feds withdraw appeal of Izembek Refuge road decision

By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media | Aleutians, Crime & Courts, Environment, Federal Government, Fisheries, Politics, Southwest, Transportation

For now, that leaves in place a federal judge’s decision blocking a land exchange for a road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.

By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media | July 23, 2019 4:08 pm

Jul 12 2019

Record warm water likely gave Kuskokwim salmon heart attacks

By Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK - Bethel | Climate Change, Environment, Fisheries, Oceans, Science & Tech, Southwest, Weather, Western, Wildlife

Never-before-seen temperatures in the Kuskokwim River likely sent salmon into cardiac arrest. Salmon don’t function well past 70 degrees, and the water had pushed just above that limit.

By Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK - Bethel | July 12, 2019 4:54 pm

Jul 11 2019

Warmer waters believed to be main cause for dead pink salmon in Norton Sound

By Davis Hovey, KNOM - Nome | Fisheries, Oceans, Western

Norton Sound residents have reported salmon die-offs in unusually large numbers during the last week.

By Davis Hovey, KNOM - Nome | July 11, 2019 10:25 pm

Jul 09 2019

Add krill and mussels to the list of unusual marine deaths in Alaska

By Alex DeMarban, Anchorage Daily News | Climate Change, Environment, Fisheries, Northwest, Oceans, Science & Tech, Weather, Wildlife

Residents from two Northwest Alaska villages say they found large numbers of dead mussels and krill washed up along shores in June, contributing to fears that record warm waters may be causing a wide range of ecosystem changes.

By Alex DeMarban, Anchorage Daily News | July 9, 2019 4:57 pm

Jul 08 2019

Study on salmon ear stones cited by EPA in Pebble draft EIS comments

By Alex Hager, KDLG - Dillingham | Energy & Mining, Fisheries, Wildlife

The EPA’s 100-page comment on the Pebble Mine draft EIS cited a study focusing on the growth and development of young salmon in the Bristol Bay watershed.

By Alex Hager, KDLG - Dillingham | July 8, 2019 10:40 am

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Scientists need help studying dead salmon in Yukon area

In hot water: How warmer years might affect salmon populations

On Yukon, late salmon run means month-and-a-half fishery reduced to less than two weeks

Igiugig’s hydropower launch a major step toward independence from diesel

It’s back: US Interior Dept. signs new land swap deal for King Cove road

Feds withdraw appeal of Izembek Refuge road decision

Record warm water likely gave Kuskokwim salmon heart attacks

Warmer waters believed to be main cause for dead pink salmon in Norton Sound

Add krill and mussels to the list of unusual marine deaths in Alaska

Study on salmon ear stones cited by EPA in Pebble draft EIS comments

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