Coast Guard Medevacs Cape Caution Crewman
KODIAK, Alaska — An Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew medevaced an ailing crewmember aboard a fishing vessel approximately…
Seafood, Wild or Farmed? The Answer May be Both
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– Most people think of seafood as either wild or farmed, but in fact both categories may…
Coast Guard Completes Arctic Spilled Oil Recovery systems deployment
BARROW, Alaska — Coast Guard and Department of Defense crews completed an oil spill recovery equipment exercise off the coast…
Evening Star Rolls as She is Hauling Gear at Slocum Arm
At 5 am on Thursday morning, while participating in the fishery at Slocum Arm on Western Chichigof Island, the fishing…
Senator Murkowski Goes to the Senate Floor to Urge Federal Action on Tsunami Debris
In a speech delivered on the Senate floor yesterday, Alaska's Senator Lisa Murkowski pointed out the urgency of acting now…
Begich Pulls Frankenfish Legislation from Senate Commerce Committee
When it appeared that S.1717, an act for the Prevention of Escapement of Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States,…
Critically Endangered Whales Sing Like Birds; New Recordings Hint at Rebound
When a University of Washington researcher listened to the audio picked up by a recording device that spent a year…
India's Supreme Court Says the Exxon Valdez can Continue to the Scrap Heap
One month after the Gujarat Maritime Board granted permission to the Oriental Nicety to anchor off of the coast of…
Fairweather Set to Embark on Month-long Survey Mission Through Bering Straits and Arctic
This week, a 30-day survey mission is about to begin from Dutch Harbor and continue north and east for 1,500…
Coast Guard Cutter Aspen Returns Home after Milestone Marijuana Seizure
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – San Francisco-based Coast Guard Cutter Aspen returned home Sunday after seizing approximately 8,500 pounds of marijuana…