The Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited three fishermen late last month for violating commercial fishing rules in the Aleutian Islands.
Oceans
Repairs begin on Hilcorp’s leaking Cook Inlet gas line
The company also now says it believes an oil sheen spotted near one of its platforms did not come from a pipeline leak, as originally thought.
One harvester hopes for herring eggs
Every spring millions of herring return to spawn in Sitka Sound. The small, silvery fish are prized by commercial fishermen, who sell them for their eggs, known as herring roe.
Cause of death unclear for Steller sea lion in Morris Cove
The carcass of a Steller sea lion washed up this weekend in Unalaska’s Morris Cove. The dead marine mammal was an adult male, almost 8-feet long, according to Melissa Good of the Alaska Sea Grant program.
Hilcorp shuts down third pipeline in Cook Inlet
The company and the feds are investigating a potential natural gas leak in Cook Inlet.
Is Bogoslof Volcano done erupting?
Bogoslof Volcano is back at a low-level “advisory” for the first time since it began erupting more than three months ago. The Alaska Volcano Observatory downgraded Bogoslof’s alert level Wednesday, bringing it just one notch above “normal.”