Bodies of Two Boaters Found on Admiralty and Horse Islands in Southeast
Juneau-based Alaska State Troopers have opened an investigation into the deaths of two boaters found dead in the vicinity of…
Wildlife Troopers, Sitka Police Arrest Fisherman on Multiple Charges after Salmon Troll Opening
Alaska Wildlife Troopers and Sitka Police met a vessel taking part in the Winter Salmon Troll Fishery as it returned…
Study Finds Widespread Economic Benefits of Alaska Ferry System
JUNEAU – Governor Bill Walker and the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities today released a report on the…
Crowley Celebrates Over Seven Million Man Hours without a Lost Time Injury in Valdez Operations
(VALDEZ) – Crowley Maritime Corporation’s tanker escort and docking services group in Valdez is celebrating over seven million man hours…
Coast Guard to Remove Tug ‘Challenger’ from Gastineau Channel
JUNEAU, Alaska – The U.S. Coast Guard received approval for removal and destruction of tugboat Challenger under the Federal Water…
Coast Guard Announces Revision of Chemical Dispersant Use for Alaskan Oil Spill Responses
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard, a co-chair of the Alaska Regional Response Team (ARRT), in coordination with four other signatory…
Livermore Scientists Find Global Ocean Warming has Doubled in Recent Decades
LIVERMORE, California — Lawrence Livermore scientists, working with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and university colleagues, have found that half…
Automatic Whale Detector Version 2.0
Every year, gray whales migrate from their summer feeding grounds in the Arctic to their wintering grounds off Baja California…
Study: Global Fish Catch Drastically Underreported
BANGKOK, THAILAND—The number of fish caught globally is drastically underreported by about 30 percent – an error that has significant…
Former Board of Fish Nominee Charged in Juneau District Court
72-year-old Roland Maw, who was at one time Governor Bill Walker’s nominee to the Alaska Board of Fisheries, was reported…