The breakdown of Southeast Alaska’s porpoises into separate northern and southern populations contrasts with current management.
Oceans
Maine lobster industry wins reprieve but environmentalists say whales will die
The $1.7 trillion spending bill just signed into law contains a 6-year delay on new federal fishing regulations that would have kept lobster fishermen off the water in some areas for months at a time.
Hilcorp is sole bidder in controversial Cook Inlet lease sale
“This was the market speaking,” economist Roger Marks said. “And the market is pretty knowledgeable.”
Environmental groups sue over Cook Inlet oil and gas sale
There’s no guarantee oil and gas companies will place bids in next week’s sale.
Alaska crab fishery collapse seen as warning about Bering Sea transformation
Loss of snow crab and Bristol Bay red king crab harvests pose immediate hardships and raise worries about future seafood prospects.
Cook Inlet beluga birth rates lower than expected, study finds
The study is the latest piece in a puzzle scientists are trying to solve about why the endangered population of Cook Inlet belugas is not rebounding.