There’s about to be a new resource to educate locals, tour guides and visitors about the humpback whales of Southeast Alaska.
Oceans
Skagway’s blue mussels were nearly wiped out last year
The Skagway Traditional Council is asking harvesters to avoid blue mussels until the population rebounds.
Past heat waves and low sea ice continued to impact Alaska’s waters in 2021
Forage fish, some seabirds and humpback whales in Prince William Sound all seemed to see declines related to warm temperatures. Herring, on the other hand, thrive in warmer water.
Alaska SeaLife Center scientists learn from two baby belugas with diverging paths
Tyonek became the first beluga calf to be successfully nursed back to health when the Alaska SeaLife Center. The scientific success story came just a few years after another stranded beluga calf, Naknek, died from infections.
Research cruise gets rare chance to study Bering and Chukchi seas
The final research cruise of 2021 in the Bering and Chukchi seas came through the region in November.
Youth art contest will envision what clean harbors mean for Dillingham
A youth art competition will help determine messaging for signs in Dillingham’s harbor in an effort to keep the water clean.
Seaweed and shellfish farming in Alaska could get a big boost from federal grant
The U.S. Economic Development Administration announced this week that the proposed mariculture project is among 60 finalists for a Build Back Better Regional Challenge grant.
Fired commissioner Hollis French gets hearing on 2017 Cook Inlet pipeline leak
A Hilcorp pipeline sprung a leak late in December 2016 that continued for three months.
In undersea recordings, Alaska’s killer whales have a lot to say
A University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher who listens to killer whales using underwater microphones has learned some interesting things about the creatures.
How heat waves warp ecosystems
After the Northwest ‘heat dome’ this summer, scientists look for signs of ecological ruin — or resilience.