Beached fin whale in Anchorage is being transported to museum
The fin whale that washed ashore near Tony Knowles Coastal Trail in November will be moved and taken to a museum on Friday.
KCAW2d
Assembly approves Highmark Marine for haulout operation
The Sitka Assembly has invited a Kodiak-based company to run its new publicly-owned marine haulout – over the strenuous ...
Petroleum News2d
Oil patch insider: Mo Chahal named VP Willow; Santos to boost spend near Pikka
Mo Chahal has joined ConocoPhillips Alaska Leadership as vice president, Willow. In his new role, Mo will oversee all aspects of development planning, operational readiness and capital project ...
Bill would change the makeup of the Alaska Board of Fisheries
The bill would require designated seats on the seven-member board to represent commercial, sport and subsistence sectors, ...
KCAW3d
State will now share herring fishery data, with processor permission
The state will share harvest data from the Sitka Sound Sac Roe herring fishery after all. That’s after participating ...
Opinion
Deep-Sea Mining Threatens Sea Life In A Way No One Is Thinking About − By Dumping Debris Into The Thriving Midwater Zone
Picture an ocean world so deep and dark it feels like another planet – where creatures glow and life survives under crushing pressure. This ...
ZME Science5d
New NASA satellite mapped the oceans like never before
Until now, only about a quarter of the seafloor has been mapped using ships with special sonar equipment. The rest has ...
Alaska Public Media8d
Rockslide blocks Ketchikan’s main road, cutting off island’s north side
Officials are urging residents to make plans for an extended closure after Thursday morning's slide near Wolfe Point.
National Fisherman9d
USDA gives $4.5 million for Alaska seafood international marketing
The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) announced it has secured over $4.5 million in federal Market Access Program ...
Goodnet11d
Awe-Inspiring Efforts are Cleaning Up the Arctic
It is common knowledge that Arctic cleanup work is challenging and expensive. Long distances, hard-to-access areas, scattered ...
WLRN11d
Coastal economies rely on NOAA, from Maine to Florida, Texas and Alaska – even if they don’t realize it
As a marine environmental historian who studies relationships among scientists, fishermen and environmentalists, I have seen how NOAA’s work affects American livelihoods, coastal health and the U.S.
ICT News12d
Federal judge upholds Bering Sea trawl fisheries decisions amid salmon crisis
The Tanana Chiefs Conference and the Association of Village Council Presidents had sued the federal government ...