The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Friday that the 70 dead whales seen this year in the U.S. constitute “an unusual mortality event.”
Wildlife
As sea ice melts, fish are showing up farther north off Alaska. A federal fishing trip will investigate if they’re sticking around.
A 2017 NOAA survey saw huge amounts of pollock and cod in the northern Bering Sea. Was it an isolated event, or the start of a long-term trend?
Wrangell’s king salmon derby is canceled again, leaving locals longing
While most agree that protecting the salmon run up the nearby Stikine River is critical, the absence of Wrangell’s derby for the second straight year has left a king-salmon-sized hole in some hearts.
As gray whales die along the West Coast, Alaska scientists look for answers beneath blubber
Researchers are trying to determine the cause of a gray whale die-off along the West Coast, including Alaska. And they’re looking at whether recent warming trends in the Arctic, and reduced sea ice, have affected their prey.
To get a count on bowhead whales, North Slope scientists head out onto the sea ice
“They’re just so graceful and beautiful. Every time I see a whale I get excited,” says biologist Craig George. “I’ve seen thousands and thousands. It’s always like seeing a bowhead for the first time.”
Climate change looks different in Southeast Alaska. Here’s how tribes are planning for that.
The Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska has a climate change adaptation plan. It wants the region to be included in the climate change discussion.
Man reports aggressive brown bear on Salmon Creek Trail
A man reported that a brown bear came out of the brush and charged him as he ran up the Juneau trail Sunday afternoon.
Bear viewing industry brings in millions of dollars to Southcentral’s economy, study says
Some are using the economic study to oppose the Army Corps of Engineers draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Pebble Mine.
Counting the hooligan swimming through Haines streams
Little is known about the long-loved, oily subsistence fish known as hooligan. The only ongoing research on Southeast Alaska hooligan is the result of a nine-year study by the Chilkoot Indian Association.
Western Alaska students save abandoned bearded seal pup
An abandoned and starving bearded seal pup is making her way towards good health thanks to a group of students in Shaktoolik.