Begich to EPA: One Size Fits All Doesn’t Fit Alaska
U.S. Sen. Mark Begich is leading an effort with Hawaii’s senators urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to adopt a…
Good Samaritan Vessel Arik Tows Stricken Vessel to Safety of Cove on Bushy Island
Coast Guard sector Juneau Command Center watch standers received a distress call on VHF Marine radio channel 16 at approximately…
Senator’s Advocacy on Appropriations Committee Gets Funds Directed
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the United States Senate takes efforts to aid states impacted by Hurricane Sandy and other recent…
Alaska Delegation Tells Commerce: Observer Program Unfair to Alaska Fishermen
Small vessels in Alaska’s fishing fleet are being subjected to an expensive and poorly devised program for monitoring their take…
Coast Guard, Sitka Mountain Rescue Locate Overdue Boater near Sitka
KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard and Sitka Mountain Rescue located a missing boater and safely reunited him with his…
Mercury Releases into Air Contaminate Ocean Fish
In new research published in a special issue of the journal Environmental Research and in "Sources to Seafood: Mercury Pollution…
Coast Guardsman Dies During Smuggler Intercept
A U. S. Coast Guard member died early this morning from injuries sustained during law enforcement operations near Santa Cruz…
Murkowski Applauds Loans for Disaster-Struck Fishery Businesses
WASHINGTON, DC –Senator Lisa Murkowski welcomed news from the Small Business Administration that low-interest federal disaster loans are being made…
EPA settles with Four Alaska Seafood Processors for Clean Water Act Violations
(Seattle—Nov 21, 2012) Four seafood processing vessels operating in federal waters off the coast of Alaska failed to comply with…
Oil Boom Deployed around Grounded Tug, Polar Wind, after Sheen Observed in the Water
Reports of an oil sheen in the water around the tug Polar Wind prompted the unified command consisting of the…