According to a release from NOAA, the plan will structure efforts to bring the whales back up to a healthy population size.
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Arctic fisheries could be affected by sea ice retreat, warming ocean
Scientists believe they have discovered a link between the retreat of sea ice and a recent decline in pollock stocks.
Return of The Blob
Scientists suspect mass of warm water in Pacific may have influenced weather and attracted unusual marine species.
Weather Service ends manual readings of Mendenhall River level
The National Weather Service is changing the way it forecasts the water level in Juneau’s Mendenhall River.
Petersburg Medical Center tests local water in laboratory
The Petersburg Medical Center may be small but there are a lot of services in its lab and imaging departments that many small hospitals don’t have.
Bethel team envisions greywater recycling
A Bethel team is re-envisioning how household water is treated. They hope to build and test a custom greywater recycling system for hauled systems in Western Alaska