Oceans

Jan 08 2019
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A new report says salmon, including sockeye, shown here, could have habitat disrupted by new rainfall and snow patterns caused by climate change. (Photo by Katrina Mueller/USFWS)

New salmon-counting technique treats Alaska stream like a crime scene

By | Alaska's Energy Desk, Environment, Fisheries, Oceans, Science & Tech, Southeast, State Government

Much of salmon-counting in Alaska is done by watching salmon swim through specially designed stations. But what if you could count the number of fish just by testing for DNA in a bottle of river water? There’s a new technique that could make that happen, according to a newly published study.

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Dec 18 2018
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Jeff Feldpausch stands in front of bags of hemlock branches, ready for distribution to elders. He noted the bare spots on the branches, illustrating the annual need for subsistence coming up short.

Sitka Tribe of Alaska sues state, claiming mismanagement of herring fishery

By | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Fisheries, Oceans, Southeast, State Government, Subsistence, Wildlife

“People don’t want trees in their freezer. It’s all about putting eggs in their freezers, not branches,” said STA Resource Protection Director Jeff Feldpausch. “This is looking grim. This is really grim.”

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Nov 27 2018
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As ocean heats up off Northwest Alaska, the fishing does too

By | Alaska's Energy Desk, Arctic, Climate Change, Economy, Environment, Fisheries, Northwest, Oceans, Science & Tech, Weather

This year’s commercial harvest of chum salmon in Kotzebue Sound was nearly 700,000 fish, breaking a record nearly four decades old. To the south, the value of the commercial salmon catch in Norton Sound was also the highest ever.

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