(Juneau, AK) — The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) has published preliminary harvest and value figures for the 2026 Alaska Commercial Salmon Fishery. (PDF 160 kB) A total of 99 million salmon were harvested in the 2026 season, a 49% decrease from the 2025 total harvest of 195 million salmon. The 2026 commercial […]
Jutting out into the Gulf of Alaska, Kayak Island collects a lot of seaborne trash. But an organization called the Ocean Plastics Recovery Project (OPR) is working to make the remote island a stopover for marine debris, not its final destination. OPR removed 116,330 pounds of debris from Kayak Island in 2024 and an estimated […]
Antarctic blue whales appear to be creeping back from the brink of extinction after 50 years of protection. A new study estimates the total population at 4,018, up from 418 after the last reported whale catch in 1973. Still, their population pales in comparison to pre-whaling levels, when hundreds of thousands of blue whales swam […]
“It is essential that we show the American people where we stand,” said Sen. Chris Van Hollen. “If Trump vetoes it, it will just show people that he’s on the side of billionaires.” With tech mogul Elon Musk pouring nearly half a billion dollars into the midterm elections and just 20 individuals spending over $2 […]