One of the most riveting stories of disaster and bravery at sea is now a television documentary, being broadcast this week on KTOO’s 360 North. Tragedy and Courage on the Bering Sea, by filmmaker John Sabella, recounts the fire that destroyed the Fishing / Processing Vessel Galaxy in 2002. The story is told entirely by…
Outdoors
Grad student discovers new insect species on POW
Jurassic-age Caurinus Tlagu discovered by UAF’s Jill Stockbridge
DIPAC spreads the wealth of chum salmon
For the first time since it started in 1976, Douglas Island Pink and Chum (DIPAC) is operating in the black.
Superyachts in Auke Bay
One of the largest luxury sailboats in the world spent the weekend in Auke Bay. The 295-foot, three-mast Athena has 2,500 square feet of sailing power. It was one of several large yachts that dominated the Statter Harbor breakwater over the weekend. The schooner is reportedly owned by James H. Clark, a founder of Netscape…
Sockeye run brings bears; Steep Creek trail closed
Sockeye began running over the weekend and the black bears are feasting.
Steep Creek salmon cam now live
Forest Service is livestreaming an underwater camera from near the Mendenhall Glacier Visitors Center