Discovery of tiny bits of plastic in the muscles, blubber and livers of Pacific walruses adds to evidence of pollution’s spread through the world’s oceans.
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Crab crisis in Bering Sea a sign of ‘borealization’ and big changes in the future, scientists warn
In coming decades, the ocean conditions that triggered the snow crab crash and harvest closure are expected to be common.
Wind change pulls curtain back on a future Bering Sea
For those who wonder what the Bering Sea will be like decades from now, last year may have been a glimpse of the future. It brought something many did not expect: the disappearance of the undersea “cold pool,” which is the nursery for Alaska’s pollock fishery.
How will climate science in Alaska fare under Trump? No one knows yet
For those who study climate change — or communicate about it — it was not a reassuring first week of the new presidential administration.
Murre die-off count now on par with Exxon Valdez spill kill, biologist says
The dead birds are still a mystery, but the huge area where they’re being found and the prolonged die-off indicates it might be the result of a change in the food web caused by “the Blob.”
Scientists, fishermen test strategies to reduce trawl bycatch, habitat impact
Reducing bycatch has been a hot topic in the pollock trawl industry.