The next crab season in Southeast will open in mid-February.
Oceans
Gulf of Alaska cod appears likely to lose key sustainability label
Climate change is threatening Alaska’s longstanding reputation for sustainable fisheries. In just a few months, Gulf of Alaska cod may be losing its blue sticker.
Kivalina joins four Louisiana tribes in a formal complaint to the United Nations about coastal erosion
Last week, the Native Village of Kivalina joined four Louisiana tribes in a formal complaint to the United Nations.
Record summer heat wiped out at least 100,000 fish in Bristol Bay, scientists say
July 2019 was the Bristol Bay region’s hottest month on record, and in some rivers, that heat was lethal.
New study links 2015 seabird die-off to food scarcity during the ‘Blob’
Alaskans may remember a few years ago, when huge numbers of common murres, a type of northern seabird, were washing up dead onshore.
Juneau makes plans to impound abandoned tugboat after it drags anchor
Strong winds and high tides caused the tugboat Lumberman to drag anchor and drift south, raising concerns that it could endanger private or public property.