Oceans

The marine mammals have been “attacking” sailboats since 2020. But those encounters are becoming more frequent, and some say the orcas’ tactics are evolving.

The destructive, invasive green crabs showed up in Metlakatla last summer.

Nearly $14 million in federal funding is earmarked for two separate programs aimed at cleaning up marine debris in the state.

Sitka has always been home to charismatic megafauna like humpbacks and Steller’s sea lions, but over the past few years, a new marine all-star has emerged. 

No other salmon species or commercial gear group or sport fishery – anywhere on the entire Pacific Northwest coast – is affected by the Western Washington District Court order, just commercial trolling for king salmon in Southeast Alaska.

Modern times and modern problems have made it harder to succeed in this old-fashioned occupation.