Alaska led the country in volume and value of fish landings, bringing in three times the money and more than five times the amount of seafood as the next largest ports.
Oceans
Glacial fjords home to surprise coral — but maybe not for long
“The first time I saw one, I was amazed. I didn’t know what I was looking at,” said Bob Stone, a fisheries research biologist at NOAA.
Antarctica’s ice sheets are melting faster — and from beneath
Researchers say the ice is melting more quickly than they’ve ever seen. They think it’s because warm water is circulating under the ice shelf, and that the melting process appears to be irreversible.
No El Niño, but sparse sea ice, warm ocean water could mean near-normal 2016-17 winter
A National Weather Service meteorologist says warm ocean temperatures and less sea ice suggest this year’s winter could be close to normal.
Storm Leaves Thousands Without Power In Pacific Northwest
More rain is expected for Washington state and Oregon on Sunday, after a storm downed trees and flooded roads across the region.
Video: Whale skeleton takes flight in Anchorage
Researchers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks were at Kincaid beach in Anchorage to finish recovering the skeleton of the humpback whale that washed up there in July.