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A six-person seiner taking on water near Ketchikan Friday morning was helped out by U.S. Coast Guard personnel, and escorted back to port.

They’re not recognizable like polar bears or whales. But phytoplankton are a key part of life in the Arctic — and now, they’re at the center of a new research effort to predict how the region will respond to climate change.

A member of a group that formed after the Selendang Ayu ran aground a decade ago, is calling for more rescue tugs, monitoring and risk management measures in the Bering Strait and Unimak Pass.

New District 17 commander Rear Adm. Dan Abel says he’s ready to carry on the Coast Guard’s Arctic mission

A handful of Jet Ski riders took to Auke Lake this weekend as part of a boater safety workshop.