In the latest chapter of an ongoing debate over the status of Arctic ringed seals, the state of Alaska has petitioned the federal government to take them off the list of threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.
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NOAA rule sets dates for 2018 halibut season
The 2018 halibut season will open March 24 and close Nov. 7. Quotas from 2017 remain in place, but that that’s likely to change.
NMFS clears commercial fishing in sea lion habitat
The National Marine Fisheries Service is prepared to loosen controversial limits on commercial fishing in the western Aleutian Islands.
NOAA: No success yet with entangled whale
Efforts to cut a humpback whale free of gill netting it has been dragging around Southeast Alaska for the last 12 days continue to fail.
Tangled whale reaches Juneau waters
The humpback whale that was tangled up in a gillnet near Petersburg earlier this week has made its way to Juneau waters.