Pacific Halibut Season to Open March 15 in Alaska
NOAA announces 2019 charter and commercial halibut management measures Pacific halibut season opens Friday, March 15 statewide in Alaska,…
MH-65 Chopper Crew Hoists Fourth Patient in Seven Days from Cold Bay Area
Once again, the crew of the Air Station Kodiak MH-65 Dolphin helicopter forward deployed to the USCG Cutter John…
Forward-Deployed Kodiak USCG Dolphin Crew Conducts Three Bering Sea Hoists this Week
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s the week nears its end, the United States Coast Guard reports that the forward-deployed MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from…
Landing Craft in Danger of Sinking Runs Aground South of Cape Kuliuk, Coast Guard Responds
Aerial footage of the Landing Craft Don Quixote in Shelikof Straits. Video-USCG A 76-foot landing craft, the Don Quixote, traveling…
Migrating Blue Whales Rely on Memory More Than Environmental Cues to Find Prey
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]EWPORT, Ore. – Blue whales reach their massive size by relying on their exceptional memories to find historically productive…
Ocean Acidification Could Affect Pacific Cod Development
Image of Pacific cod larvae photographed under a microscope. Scientists released results of a study showing that larval Pacific cod…
New Study: How to Save a Seabird
[dropcap][/dropcap]In the 1990s, the endangered status of the short-tailed albatross catalyzed efforts to reduce the number of birds accidentally…
Coast Guard Medevacs Man From Fishing Vessel 201 Miles North of St. Paul
[dropcap]K[/dropcap]ODIAK, Alaska – A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew, forward-deployed to St. Paul, medevaced a…
Antarctic Research Vessel to Deliver Ailing Individual to British Research Station
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]cting on the advice of medical experts, National Science Foundation (NSF) officials have directed the NSF-chartered research vessel Nathaniel B. Palmer to…
USCG Assists Kona Kai in Recovering Five from Sunken Pacific 1
[dropcap]K[/dropcap]ODIAK, Alaska – Two Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak helicopter aircrews searched and assisted the good Samaritan fishing vessel…