The closures have been a response to low razor clam counts on the east side of Cook Inlet.
Oceans
Ocean Ranger repeal moves out of Senate committee
Written public testimony has been overwhelmingly in support of keeping or even expanding independent oversight by the marine engineers.
Alaska artist’s new film captures ‘slow motion tsunami’ of plastic marine debris
“If You Give a Beach a Bottle” incorporates scenes of volunteers cleaning up Alaska shorelines littered with marine debris, coupled with images from Romey’s watercolor sketchbooks.
Company estimates more than 5,000 gallons of diesel spilled in Neva Strait after tugboat grounding
The Western Mariner was towing an Alaska Marine Lines barge in Neva Strait early on the morning of March 21 when a steering failure caused the two vessels to collide, pushing the tugboat onto the shore.
Work on Neva Strait spill continues after tugboat is refloated and towed to Sitka
According to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, a light diesel sheen remained in the area where the boat was grounded.
Subsistence harvesters, seiners react to fuel spill north of Sitka
Subsistence harvesters are trying to figure out how the diesel spill could affect their harvest season, which typically happens a little later in the spring.