Expanding Electronic Monitoring Technologies in the North Pacific Fisheries
A multiyear electronic monitoring collaboration between the Alaska Fisheries Science Center and the Fisheries Information System Program is improving data collection through the development of innovative electronic monitoring technologies. The goal of the project is to automate video analysis for length measurement and species identification and to integrate electronic monitoring…
Coast Guard Terminates Vessel Voyage for Multiple Safety Violations near Dutch
JUNEAU, Alaska — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Mellon terminated the voyage of the fishing vessel Nushagak Spirit near Dutch Harbor after discovering several safety issues and environmental concerns on board the vessel Monday. The crew of the Mellon conducted the boarding of the Nushagak Spirit…
Coast Guard, NOAA Conduct Joint Boardings in the Gulf of Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter John McCormick and an officer from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of Law Enforcement conducted joint safety and living marine resource boardings in the Gulf of Alaska last week. The boarding team, consisting of a Coast…
The Most Famous of all Wrecks: The Titanic
It was built in Belfast, the largest ship of its kind ever constructed. When it left Southampton on…
Coast Guard Medevacs Man in Severe Weather near Dutch Harbor
JUNEAU, Alaska – Coast Guard crews conducted a long-range medevac of a man from a Military Sealift Command…
How are Shipwrecks Discovered?
Sometimes, as in the cases of the famous Civil War ironclad USS Monitor off North Carolina, or the USS Bugara, a…
Coast Guard Medevacs Man from Tugboat in Chatham Strait
KODIAK, Alaska – A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka helicopter crew medevaced a man from an 83-foot tugboat…
Legislation Approved to Support Alaska’s Commercial Fisheries
Juneau – Wednesday, the Alaska Legislature passed a bill sponsored by Representative Dan Ortiz (I-Ketchikan) that will help…
