Adverse Weather Closes River Bars in Washington and Oregon
STORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard Captain of the Port Sector Columbia River, located in Astoria, and the COTP Sector…
UCSB Researchers to Examine the Effects of Year-Old NOAA West Coast ‘Catch Shares' Program
Santa Barbara, Calif. –– UC Santa Barbara resource economists Christopher Costello and Robert Deacon will be examining the ongoing effects…
An End Approaches for the Many-Named Exxon Valdez
The Life of the Exxon Valdez is coming to a close years after its rendezvous with Bligh Reef in the…
Juneau Restaurant Fined for Illegally Purchasing Subsistence-Caught Pacific Halibut
NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement announced yesterday that the owners of the Zen Restaurant in Juneau, Alaska, will pay a…
Gloucester Man Sentenced for Sexual Harassment
Boston – A Gloucester man was sentenced late Friday in federal court for sexually harassing a federal at-sea monitor.…
State Seizes Golden King Crab
Alaska Wildlife Troopers seized $88,622 worth of crab from Seward fisherman, Jay Thomassen.…
NOAA Announces 2012 Charter and Commercial Halibut Management Measures
New rule provides anglers in Southeast Alaska with an opportunity to retain a "trophy" fish…
New Research Lowers Past Estimates of Sea-Level Rise
The seas are creeping higher as the planet warms. But how high could they go?…
Hot Meets Cold at New Deep-Sea Ecosystem: Hydrothermal Seep
Habitats overlap at Jaco Scar in depths off Costa Rica…
Coast Guard Monitors Tug after Grounding
VALDEZ, Alaska — Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Valdez personnel continues to monitor the 136-foot Crowley tug Bulwark after it…