When Salty Lady Seafoods asked researchers if they could predict toxic algal blooms, a broader study of the oyster farm was born.
Southeast
Owner of wildlife facility near Haines now faces felony animal cruelty charges
The charges are the most recent development in a years-long battle between Kroschel and the state over the Kroschel Films Wildlife Center.
Cruise ship passenger dies from fall on Mount Roberts in Juneau
The man is the second cruise ship passenger to die from a fall on Mount Roberts this year. At least five people have died in the backcountry around Juneau this summer.
Brief tuna bounty in Southeast Alaska spurs excitement about new fishing opportunity
Waters off Sitka were warm enough to lure fish from the south, and local anglers took advantage of conditions to harvest species that make rare appearances in Alaska.
Drone photos suggest a 2014 marine heat wave is still stunting orca growth, reproduction in Alaska
There are some promising signs for the whales, which were hit hard by the Exxon Valdez spill and then again by the marine heatwave known as the Blob.
Lingít elders, Tongass advocates in Juneau gather in favor of keeping Roadless Rule
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced this summer it was moving to rescind the Roadless Rule, a 2001 law that protects large swaths of National Forest land from development.