A group that monitors shellfish toxin levels is warning Juneau residents not to consume shellfish from locations in the Auke Bay area.
Oceans
Unusually high number of seal deaths reported along the coast of the Bering and Chukchi seas
“We don’t know if it’s lack of sea ice, or if there was a harmful algal bloom,” said Julie Speegle with NOAA Fisheries. “There’s quite a range of factors.”
US House calls for more research on ocean acidification
Ocean acidification makes oceans more corrosive to crabs, clams and creatures at the bottom of the food chain, with impacts that reach all the way up.
As some sea star populations make a comeback, scientists may have found cause of ‘wasting disease’
Scientists once thought starfish die-offs were caused by a virus or another pathogen. But now some think it might be another sign of climate change.
Dunleavy taps former aide for vacant Board of Fisheries seat
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has tapped his former legislative aide to serve on the Alaska Board of Fisheries. Matanuska-Susitna Borough resident John Wood is largely unknown by fishing groups.
Federal researchers open formal investigation into gray whale deaths, including Alaska’s
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Friday that the 70 dead whales seen this year in the U.S. constitute “an unusual mortality event.”