A fisherman has spotted the dead humpback whale in the Sitka area that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association is interested in studying.
Wildlife
Search on for dead humpback whale in Sitka Sound
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is looking for a dead whale near Sitka. The Sitka Police Department received a report of the dead humpback floating in the Sound near Crow Island shortly before 8 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, and passed on the information to NOAA officials in Juneau.
Passing research ship saves weather station staff from polar bear ‘siege’
Five people at a remote Arctic outpost were trapped by polar bears. They couldn’t kill the bears, and ran out of flares to scare them off — so they appealed for help.
With Saildrones, researchers learn more about St. Paul’s fur seals
Understanding how northern fur seals respond to changes in the distribution and abundance of fish could explain the mysterious decline of fur seals in the Pribilof Islands.
Unalaska joins emergency petition on tanner crab
This season, the unpredictable tanner crab population isn’t looking so good for Aleutian fishermen. At least, that’s what the state’s trawl survey indicated this summer.
With 3 attacks in a month, Sitka bears showing ‘stress,’ district ranger says
A pair of Forest Service workers killed a charging brown bear near Sitka at the end of August. It was the third dangerous bear encounter in the Sitka Ranger District in less than a month.