European green crabs first reached the Pacific coast in 1989, but it wasn’t until 2022 that they showed up in Alaska.
Oceans
Post-mortem shows that a local humpback calf was killed by a large boat
The fatal injuries included deep lacerations on the calf’s body and pectoral fin, likely caused by a propeller.
Humpback whales increasingly sighted in Arctic Alaska waters better known as bowhead territory
A study, which points to climate change as a possible factor pushing humpbacks north, shows results that are both ‘fascinating’ and ‘a little terrifying,’ one author says.
EPA fines largest at-sea Alaska pollock processor nearly $1M for Clean Water Act violations
The company operates a fleet of seven vessels in the North Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea.
Activists urge reforms after Bering Sea trawlers hauled up 9 dead orcas this year
NOAA reported just seven killer whale mortalities or serious injuries resulting from fishing gear entanglement between 2014 and 2020.
Ultra-rare whales swimming in Alaska waters could get bigger areas of protection
NOAA Fisheries has agreed to reevaluate right whale habitat in response to petition for more protected areas near the Aleutians and Alaska Peninsula.