Litter Free, Inc. is hosting their annual city-wide cleanup of public lands on Saturday, April 30 Montessori Borealis Cleans Up Gastineau Channel Students from one of NOAA’s Ocean Guardian Schools in Juneau, Alaska, recently rolled up their sleeves in observance of Earth Day. Children in grades 7 and 8 at Montessori Borealis completed a Youth […]
NOAA Fisheries accepts applications for $197 million in loans for Community Development Quota groups in western Alaska. NOAA Fisheries is accepting loan applications totaling up to $197 million for fisheries-related projects for the six Community Development Quota groups in western Alaska. Up to $32.8 million will be available for each of the CDQ groups to […]
Curiosity and independent thinking lead the way to a STEM career. Erin Fedewa joined the Alaska Fisheries Science Center in February of 2018 as a research fisheries biologist. Before joining us she did research at Oregon State, as a Fulbright Fellow in Trinidad and Tobago, and at Auburn University. She carries an infectious enthusiasm for […]
Designation of critical habitat is required for species listed under the Endangered Species Act. NOAA Fisheries is designating critical habitat in U.S. waters off the coast of Alaska for Arctic ringed seals and the Beringia distinct population segment (DPS) of bearded seals. Both species are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The ESA requires that […]