Council Action on GOA Tanner Crab Protection Measures
At the June Council meeting, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) revised alternatives for analysis of a groundfish…
New Report Warns Alaska LNG Pipeline Would Threaten Critically Endangered Cook Inlet Beluga Whales and Coastal Communities
A new report released Thursday by Earth Insight, in partnership with Cook Inletkeeper and other civil society organizations, highlights…
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche returns to Alameda after successful 113-day patrol in Bering Sea
ALAMEDA, Calif. – The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) returned to their homeport in Alameda Friday after concluding a 113-day patrol in the…
U.S. Coast Guard’s newest polar icebreaker returns to Seattle following 36-day deployment to Bering Sea
SEATTLE — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard’s newest polar icebreaker, the USCGC Storis (WAGB 21), returned to…
Murkowski, Sullivan Welcome AMHS Funding Following Advocacy to DOT
Washington, DC—U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-AK) welcomed the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Notice of…
Coast Guard rescues 5 people near Aleutian Islands
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard rescued five people Thursday from a fishing vessel taking on water near Umnak…
Rescinded Harvest Limits and Exclusivity for 2026 Aleutian Islands Pacific Cod Season Emergency Order
The Aleutian Islands Subdistrict state-waters Pacific cod fishery management plan allows harvest limits and exclusivity to be removed any…
Pelagic Trawl Accountability: Definition, Operation, Enforcement
Alaska’s seafloor is not empty space. It is a living habitat that provides shelter, feeding grounds, and structure for…
Coast Guard conducts marine casualty investigation following fishing vessel fatality
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard is conducting a marine casualty investigation following a death of a crewmember aboard…
Southern Alaska killer whales eat a remarkably diverse diet
Fish-eating killer whales in southern Alaska have a diverse, seasonally changing diet featuring salmon and groundfish, according to a recently published…