About 75 percent of the Alaska Fisheries Science Center’s nearly 340 employees are based in Seattle and other parts of the Pacific Northwest.
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Science societies oppose old-growth logging
More scientists have joined a campaign to stop old-growth logging in Southeast Alaska’s Tongass National Forest.
Ash from Russian volcano diverts nightly flight into Nome
Ash from a Russian volcano diverted the nightly flight into Nome Thursday.
Middle school students build mobile app for Haines visitors
This summer, when visitors to Haines wonder where the best restaurants, hotels and shops are, they’ll find out: there’s an app for that.
Experiment looks for slow earthquakes under Unalaska
Scientists are looking for the slow earthquakes underneath the Aleutians.
Canadian Archipelago likely to become important polar bear conservation region
A new study by the U.S. Geological Survey suggests polar bears are in the midst of a generations-long migration to areas that still have year-round sea ice.