For the sixth time in seven years, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is projecting a directed commercial fishery for Taku River King salmon in 2012.
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Taku River Task Force schedules first meeting
After a three month delay, the task force – created in September by Juneau’s legislative delegation to gather facts about the river and possible impacts of Tulsequah Chief Mine redevelopment on the Canadian side of the Taku River watershed – will meet for the first time next week.
Juneau Assembly to consider climate action plan
A climate action plan, designed to help the City and Borough of Juneau achieve a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, is up for adoption at tonight’s (Monday) Assembly meeting.
JWAC climate change conference begins today
The Juneau World Affairs Council hosts a three-day conference titled “the Politics of Global Climate Change.”
Killer whales use listening skills for nighttime hunts
Tags record sounds of killer whales searching out their prey
Song of 1652
Biologists earlier this month recorded whale song that they were able to attribute to a particular humpback, a male called #1652, in Glacier Bay.