What are bears up to when we aren’t watching? Researchers have found a way to answer that question with motion-activated cameras and barbed-wire snags set up on six Lake Aleknagik streams.
Fisheries
Northern Alaska Peninsula has strong 2016 sockeye returns
North Alaskan peninsula sockeye returns were so high processors had to limit fishermen’s daily deliveries.
Stikine sockeye run is the best return in a decade
This year’s sockeye salmon run returning to the Stikine River near Petersburg and Wrangell is turning out to be better than expected.
Unlikely allies: U.S. and Russia work together on walrus
A new federal database, created with over a century of information, shows where Pacific walruses haul out on both sides of the border. And that’s especially important as sea ice disappears and the animals spend more time on land.
Audio: U.S. and Russia work together on walruses
Warm water Blob survives as El Niño dies
Equatorial Pacific Ocean finally shows signs of cooling, but the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea are still extremely warm. Latest research indicates both phenomenon helped with each other’s formation between 2013 and 2015.