The task force will address topics like crowding and congestion in Auke Bay, regulating the whale watching industry and reducing ship emissions.
Tourism
Skagway gets first look at possible plans for expensive and complicated rock fall mitigation
A major rockslide has been threatening Skagway’s busiest cruise ship dock for years. None of the long-term mitigation options are going to be easy or cheap.
Last year’s Alaska tourism season was a record year — but just barely
The data includes the 12-month period starting in May 2024 to April 2025 and shows that winter travel dipped for the first time in nearly 20 years.
In Haines and Skagway, the feared Canadian boycott never quite materialized
That comes in sharp contrast to what’s happened nationwide, where summer border crossings dropped by 24%.
Juneau’s 2025 cruise ship season comes to a close
The Norwegian Encore is the last cruise ship of 2025, marking the end of a nearly 200-day tourism season.
Alaskans say cleaner fuels could solve cruise ship scrubber pollution
Scrubbers filter heavy fuel oil exhaust, but environmental advocates say they transfer air pollution into Alaska’s waters. Some Juneau residents want to see that change.