This year is the first that the plant, now owned by Trident Seafoods, won’t be processing cod — and that’s because of climate change.
"The Blob"
Extremely low cod numbers lead feds to close the Gulf of Alaska fishery for the first time
In an unprecedented response to historically low numbers of Pacific cod, the federal cod fishery in the Gulf of Alaska is closing for the 2020 season.
There’s a new marine heatwave in the Pacific Ocean that looks a lot like ‘The Blob’
The new warming trend started in mid-June.
New warm ocean Blob could affect Southeast winter weather, fisheries
Sea surface temperatures in the Gulf of Alaska are averaging four degrees Fahrenheit warmer than normal. That isn’t as hot or doesn’t extend quite as deep as the original Blob. At least not yet.
ADF&G predicts weak pink salmon harvest in 2019
If the forecast is accurate, 2019 would be the lowest odd-year pink harvest since 1987. The Department of Fish and Game says the return of warm water temperatures to the North Pacific may have a negative impact on the future survival of pink salmon.
How El Niño and ‘the blob’ will affect Juneau snow
This November has not been promising for snow so far. In general, NOAA data and models call for warmer and wetter conditions this winter in Southeast Alaska.
The ‘Blob’ is gone. But did it heat the Bering Sea enough to threaten your fish sticks?
The blob is gone now, but warm water remains to the north in the Bering Sea. Scientists are pondering potential effects on fish like pollock, which are processed into things like fish sticks and McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish sandwiches.
Yakutat sockeye fishery blindsided by historic low return
About 21,000 sockeye were expected back at the Situk River by this time. But only 2,300 fish have made it so far.
What caused the Blob? Scientists conclude: We did.
The relationship between extreme weather events and climate change is complicated. But scientists are getting closer to figuring out how the two are linked.
‘Huge anomaly’: Warm winter weather limiting sea ice formation
Scientists say warm winter weather around the circumpolar north has led to another record-setting year of decreasing sea-ice coverage of the Arctic Ocean. The extent of sea ice formed over this past winter fell short of the previous record-low extent set last year.