A tsunami advisory was lifted for the Aleutians and the Pribilof Islands Wednesday morning, after one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded struck off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula at about 3:25 p.m. Alaska time.
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Tsunami warning lifted for Aleutians, advisory still in effect following M8.8 earthquake in Russia
Alaska communities in the Aleutians were under a tsunami advisory Tuesday after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Kamchatka at about 3:25 p.m. Alaska time.
Toxin that causes paralytic shellfish poisoning blamed for Alaska seal deaths
A die-off last year at St. Paul Island, the first compelling case of fatal saxitoxin poisoning in marine mammals, comes as more harmful algae is found farther north.
Paralytic shellfish poisoning moves beyond Alaska’s shoreline
Researchers are finding the poisonous toxin throughout the year, and in animals away from the ocean.
Plastic fish food bags litter the water between Sitka and Juneau
A shipping container full of empty hatchery feed bags fell off a barge near Admiralty Island.
Scientists and Inupiaq hunters count bowhead whales. So far, the numbers seem to be on the rise.
Bowheads might be thriving as the sea ice in the Arctic declines. Past bowhead research suggests that the whales were in better physical condition in years with less sea ice.