For the first time, volunteer observers counted how many Cook Inlet belugas passed through the rivers between March and May.
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NOAA’s new climate ‘normals’ highlight warming trend
The new data also seems to show an overall increase in precipitation.
US Sen. Sullivan tells lawmakers that Biden decisions harm Alaska economy, asks for help with large oil project
Sullivan says decisions made by the Trump administration that benefit Alaska are under attack.
Pacific heat wave had lasting impacts on Gulf of Alaska marine species
Some fish, like certain populations of herring, are rebounding more rapidly. But taken altogether, the data paints the picture of an ecosystem still reeling from a warming ocean.
Sitka team conducts necropsy on dead humpback
It took five and a half hours and 10 people to take photos and notes, collect tissue samples and examine the whale for signs of trauma.
Drone technology charts Arctic waters, makes way for safer exploration of Alaska seafloor
In recent history, there has been a shift to drone technology that’s seen as a safer method to collect data.
Once again, Arctic Report Card shows the abnormal is now normal
This year was the second warmest on record in the Arctic, with impacts to sea ice, erosion and marine ecosystems.
Navy pledges no serious harm to Alaska marine life, environmentalists skeptical of claims
According to an environmental impact statement by the U.S. Navy, exercises and maneuvers in Southeast Alaska waters will not cause the death of any marine mammals.
Without ice, killer whales are preying on bowheads in Alaska’s northern seas
Scientists have found that as sea ice has dwindled in Arctic waters, a new predator has moved in to feed on the marine mammals: killer whales.
Endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales continue to decline, and scientists aren’t sure why
In 2008, Cook Inlet beluga whales were listed as endangered. Their numbers still continue to drop: There are fewer than 300 today, and they’re steadily declining.