At this time last year the nonprofit Alaska Commercial Fishermen’s Memorial in Juneau counted 211 names on the memorial wall. The memorial is meant to honor all of Alaska’s commercial fishermen.
Oceans
Alaska Sea Grant’s funding secure for now
If the White House’s request had been approved by Congress, several projects in Alaska would have ended as early as this summer.
Scientists see the future in the bellies of fish
As glaciers retreat in Southeast Alaska, scientists are trying to figure out how that will impact the marine environment.
Supreme Court leaves polar bear habitat intact
A California-sized chunk of the Arctic will remain designated as critical polar bear habitat. That’s the effect of a U.S. Supreme Court order Monday declining to hear an appeal from the state of Alaska, Arctic Slope Regional Corporation and an oil industry trade group.
Mariculture poised to come of age in Alaska
Alaska’s mariculture industry is in its infancy, compared with other regions of the world, but it has the potential to be much larger — maybe worth as much as $1 billion within three decades.
New lava dome develops at Cleveland Volcano
Cleveland Volcano has produced a new batch of lava, prompting scientists to raise the volcano’s alert level to an intermediate “watch.” Over the last few weeks, satellite images have shown the lava grow from a small mound deep in Cleveland’s crater to a wide dome spanning nearly 150 feet. The Alaska Volcano Observatory hasn’t detected…