The Columbia made regular thousand mile runs between Bellingham, Washington, and Skagway, and takes a water sample every two minutes. But now she is tied up in Ketchikan’s south berth for the foreseeable future.
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Alaska ferry to host long-distance ocean acidification study
The Alaska Marine Highway System ferry Columbia will be part of an international science experiment starting this fall when it resumes its weekly run between Bellingham, Wash., and Southeast Alaska.
Alaskan shellfish hatcheries look to Pacific NW for countering ocean acidification
A recent NOAA study named 2040 as the date for the potential end of Alaskan shellfish hatcheries, unless serious mitigation efforts are put in place to combat ocean acidification.