Forty-one years ago, a Kodiak-bound fishing boat out of Mobile, Alabama, disappeared without a trace, taking all hands with it. Now the Coast Guard says the fishing vessel Katmai has been found.
Environment
Alaska’s Little Orphan Otter Now Calls Vancouver Home
The female otter was transferred to the Vancouver Aquarium last Friday where she now lives with a couple of other SeaLife Center alums, Tanu and Elfin.
NOAA predicts warmer than normal spring for most of U.S.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting a warmer-than-normal spring for most of the United States.
Sally Jewell approved by Energy Committee
Senator Murkowski has threatened to filibuster the nomination over the Interior Department’s decision to prevent construction of a road from King Cove to Cold Bay.
Iditarod officials release results of investigation into Unalakleet dog death
On March 15, volunteers with the Iditarod Trail Committee discovered a five-year-old husky had been buried and asphyxiated by drifting snow in Unalakleet.
U.S. House committee reviewing fisheries observer program
The Magnuson Stevens Act – the federal law that manages and regulates the nation’s fisheries – will expire September 30th.