Invisible Helpers of the Sea: Marine Bacteria Boost Growth of Tiny Ocean Algae
A glass of seawater is teeming with life, and a recent expedition revealed more about what ocean water contains. Microscopic…
Unified Command Responds to Cleanup Aboard Vessel in Seldovia
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A Unified Command consisting of representatives from the Coast Guard, Department of the Interior, Alaska Department of…
Shipping Company Sentenced to Pay $800K for Dumping Oil
Anchorage, Alaska – AML Ship Management GMBH, a German company, was sentenced in federal court today to pay a total…
US Military Planes Search for Boat People in SE Asia
BANGKOK—The U.S. Embassy in Bangkok says the U.S. military has begun conducting maritime surveillance flights off the west coast of…
For Pollock Surveys in Alaska, Things Are Looking Up
Shelikof Strait, in the Gulf of Alaska, is an important spawning area for walleye pollock, the target of the largest—and…
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Contributed to High Number of Gulf Dolphin Deaths
As part of an unusual mortality event investigation, a team of scientists has discovered that dead bottlenose dolphins stranded in…
Murkowski Lauds Commerce Committee Passage of Anti-Pirate Fishing Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Lisa Murkowski today commended the Senate Commerce Committee for unanimously passing the Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated…
Chemical Tags in Ear Bones Track Alaska’s Bristol Bay Salmon
A chemical signature recorded on the ear bones of Chinook salmon from Alaska’s Bristol Bay region could tell scientists and…
Pocket Sharks are Among the World’s Rarest Finds
A very small and rare species of shark is swimming its way through scientific literature. But don’t worry, the chances…
Fishermen, Communities Need More than Healthy Fish Stocks
The Alaska salmon fishery is touted as one of the best in the world. When measured with an ecological yardstick,…