At Sea
Health Defects Found in Fish Exposed to Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Three years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, crude oil toxicity continues to sicken a sentinel Gulf Coast fish species, according to new findings from a research team that includes a University of California, Davis, scientist. ... Full story
Coast Guard Cutter Healy to Hold Change-of-Command Ceremony
SEATTLE ─ A change-of-command ceremony is scheduled for the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy at the Coast Guard Base Seattle gymnasium, Thursday, at 10 a.m. ... Full story
Coast Guard, Navy Searching for Man Overboard in North Pacific
Honolulu — The Coast Guard and U.S. Navy have rescued one mariner from a sailboat in distress and are searching for another who fell overboard 500 miles west of Midway Atoll Sunday. ... Full story
Coast Guard Helicopter Plucks Sick Crewmember from Fishing Vessel 110 Miles Northwest of Cold Bay
A call went in to Coast Guard District 17 watchstanders at 2:28 pm on Thursday requesting a medevac. ... Full story
Bowhead Transport Company and Crowley Marine Services Announce Joint Venture
(ANCHORAGE, Alaska; April 25, 2013) – Bowhead Transport Company, LLC, and Crowley Marine Services, Inc., have announced the formation of a joint venture to provide marine services in Alaska’s Arctic. ... Full story
Representatives Young, Huffman and Thompson Introduce GE Salmon Bill to Protect American Consumers and Fisheries
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Continuing their fight against genetically engineered salmon, Alaskan Congressman Don Young along with Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA) today introduced H.R. 1667, the Prevention of Escapement of Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States (PEGASUS) Act, aimed at keeping genetically engineered (GE) fish off the nation’s dinner plates and away from our nation’s oceans. ... Full story
Bodies of Two Fishermen Found Aboard Two Boats in Kodiak's St.Paul and St Herman Harbors
In what Kodiak police are calling unrelated incidences, two men were found dead in each of Kodiak's boat harbors last Friday. ... Full story
Second Wave of Herring Hit Baranof Shores Long after the Fleet Goes Home
Long after Fish and Game closed down the Sitka Sac Roe Herring fisheries in Southeast Alaska, another large biomass of herring have moved into the area and are depositing their roe along the shores of Baronof Island. ... Full story
