Four Boaters Rescued After Drifting for Days in Bristol Bay Ice Floe
Four people were rescued Sunday after drifting for days in Bristol Bay.…
Begich Praises Law of the Sea Hearing
Foreign Relations Committee holds first in a series of hearings on importance of treaty to U.S.…
Coast Guard Rescue Five from Tender Near Cordova, St' Joseph Grounds Saturday
On Friday night, the Coast Guard Communication Station in Kodiak received a MayDay call from a tender 52 miles southeast…
NOAA: New Alaska Navigational Chart Makes Increased Arctic Shipping Safer
Kotzebue Harbor chart replaces measurements last taken in 19th century…
Coast Guard Medevacs Fisherman Northwest of Chirikof Island
KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew medevaced a fisherman from the 76-foot fishing…
Mercury in Dolphins: Study Compares Toxin Levels in Captive and Wild Sea Mammals
Amid growing concerns about the spread of harmful mercury in plants and animals, a new study by researchers from The…
No New Determination as to Cause of Death to Sooke the Orca Calf
After over four months of investigation into the death of a three-year-old Orca whale that drifted ashore onto Long Beach…
New Study by WHOI Scientists Provides Baseline Measurements of Carbon in Arctic Ocean
Scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have conducted a new study to measure levels of carbon at various…
Earth's Water Cycle Intensifying with Atmospheric Warming
A clear change in salinity has been detected in the world’s oceans, signalling shifts and an acceleration in the global…
Plastic Trash Altering Ocean Habitats
A 100-fold upsurge in human-produced plastic garbage in the ocean is altering habitats in the marine environment, according to a…