Coast Guard Suspends Searches near Unimak Island and Ketchikan
Wednesday saw two searches involving the Coast Guard taking place in Alaska's waters. Reports came in of missing men in…
Coast Guard Encourages Fishing Vessel Safety Exams for Upcoming Halibut, Sablefish Fisheries
KODIAK, Alaska — With the halibut and sablefish season opening in Alaska Saturday, the Coast Guard encourages mariners to get…
Global Warming Felt to Deepest Reaches of Ocean
In the mid-1970s, the first available satellite images of Antarctica during the polar winter revealed a huge ice-free region within…
Humpback Whale Subpopulation’s Recovery Prompts State Petition for Endangered Species Act Delisting
Juneau – The subpopulation of humpback whales that migrates seasonally between Alaska and Hawaii has recovered, is no longer threatened…
Six Fisheries in U.S. to Receive Fishery Disaster Relief Funds
On Wednesday, NOAA Fisheries announced that $75 million appropriated by Congress as part of the Fiscal Year 2014 federal budget…
Begich Hearing Keys in on Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization
U.S. Senator Mark Begich, on Thursday, chaired a hearing on the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA), welcoming several top Alaska representatives to…
Good Samaritans, Coast Guard Rescue Three Men near Valdez
KODIAK, Alaska — The crews of the 36-foot good Samaritan fishing vessel Miss Jana and the 50-foot good Samaritan fishing…
Coast Guard medevacs mariner near Cold Bay
KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew, forward deployed in Cold Bay, medevaced a…
Free NOAA PDF Nautical Charts Now Permanent
After a three-month trial period, PDF versions of NOAA nautical charts will become a permanent product, free to the public.…
Coast Guard Medevacs 48-year-old Man near Cold Bay
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Kodiak, forward deployed to Cold Bay, medevaced…