USCG Unified Command and the Shuyak Strait Oil Spill
KODIAK, Alaska – A Unified Command consisting of Coast Guard and Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation personnel, continues their response…
Coast Guard, ADEC Establish Unified Command in Response to Oil Spill in Shuyak Strait
KODIAK, Alaska – Coast Guard and Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation have established a Unified Command in response to an…
Largest Chinook Salmon Disappearing from West Coast
The largest and oldest Chinook salmon — fish also known as “kings” and prized for their exceptional size — have…
Spotlight on the North Pacific Right Whale
The North Pacific right whale is split into two populations, the western and eastern. The Eastern North Pacific right whale is one…
Cutter John McCormick Conducts Ops with Customs and Border Protection
JUNEAU, Alaska – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter John McCormick conducted joint customs operations with a Customs and…
House Passes Resolution on Proposed Plan for Offshore Lease Sales
Juneau-Wednesday, the Alaska House of Representatives passed House Resolution 6, weighing in on the 2019-2024 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil…
Coast Guard Medevacs Fisherman 60 Miles Southwest of Cold Bay
JUNEAU, Alaska – A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew medevaced a 25-year-old man from the 107-foot…
Why are Pacific Cod Stocks Crashing?
“The status of Pacific cod is probably the biggest fishery issue facing Kodiak right now, with the quota cut 80…
Despite flooding, engine failure, U.S. icebreaker completes Antarctica operation
MCMURDO STATION, Antarctica – The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star completed their mission Tuesday in support of…
Two Hunters in Swamped Boat Rescued by Wildlife Troopers and Hoonah Volunteers
Two Hoonah hunters were rescued from their swamped Boston Whaler in Icy Straits after they broke down on Saturday, Wildlife Troopers…