Fish and Game Closes Monashka Bay to Subsistence King Fishing by Emergency Order
On Tuesday, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, in a news release, added Monashka Creek, on the outskirts of…
Shell Arctic Drilling Plans Run into Yet Another Roadblock
A little known permitting requirement uncovered by a coalition of 10 environmental organizations and revealed by the San Francisco-based EarthJustice,…
Coast Guard Assists Two in Disabled Vessel Near Cook Inlet
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Coast Guard Cutter Munro crewmembers and a Coast Guard Auxiliary crew assisted two men when their vessel…
In 180-Degree Turn, Murkowski Votes Against Icebreaker Funding
In an odd turn of events in the nation’s capitol, Alaska’s Senator Murkowski, who has been an outspoken supporter, and…
NOAA Reports Sea Lions on Softuk Beach Deliberately Killed
Although they did not disclose how they were killed, NOAA biologists say that several of the 15 Stellar Sea Lions found…
NOAA Deploys Survey Ships for Arctic Charting Projects
NOAA officially launched its 2015 Arctic hydrographic survey season this morning, in Kodiak, Alaska, in a World Ocean Day ceremony…
Coast Guard Rescues Four Mariners from Sinking ‘Kupreanof’
On Wednesday morning, the United States Coast Guard responded to a sinking vessel reported to be going down in Fairweather…
New NOAA Effort Underway to Monitor Underwater Sound
Just how noisy is the ocean? Quiet enough to hear a pin drop or so noisy you can barely hear…
Grounded Fuel Barge Re-Floated and Bound for Bethel, Coast Guard Reports
The U.S. Coast Guard reports that the grounded fuel barge, DBL 165-1, that went aground on Wednesday with 50,000 gallons…
Tununak Fisherman Dies off Coast of Toksook Bay
A Tununak fisherman, while fishing off of the coast of Tununak and Toksook Bay called in to report chest pains…