The Dillingham City School District, Bristol Bay Campus and Nunamta Aulukestai have worked in partnership to clean, categorize, scan, and print the fetal skeleton’s hundreds of bones.
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Ketchikan Indian Community checking Ketchikan beaches and shellfish for toxins
PSP toxins cannot be cooked or cleaned out of shellfish, and freezing does not destroy the toxin. Consumption of the toxin can cause paralysis and death.
Lawmakers want new rules for testing sexual assault kits
HB 31 would require agencies to send all sexual assault kits to labs for testing within 18 months of receiving them. State agencies would also be required to create a system to track those kits and to monitor which ones go untested.
Chukchi Sea polar bears are thriving but only in the short term
The study establishes a relationship between sea ice reduction and polar bear population numbers. The researchers then used that trend to predict how the world’s 26,000 polar bears will fare in the future.
“Polar Code” a Step In The Right Direction?
According to the IMO’s website, the goal of the Polar Code is to “provide for safe ship operation and the protection of the polar environment, by addressing risks present in polar waters.”
Strong harvests, more oversight marked 2016 groundfish fisheries
After a few standout harvests and favorable proposals with the Board of Fisheries, managers are feeling optimistic heading into the new year.