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New DNA-based Technique Allows Researchers to Determine Age of Living Beluga Whales in Alaska

By Michelle Klampe | Oregon State University on Feb 4, 2021   Featured, Science/Education  

New DNA-based Technique Allows Researchers to Determine Age of Living Beluga Whales in Alaska

NEWPORT, Ore. – Researchers can now determine the age and sex of living beluga whales in Alaska’s Cook Inlet thanks to a new DNA-based technique that uses information from small samples of skin tissue. Accurate age estimates are vital to conservation efforts for Cook Inlet belugas, which were listed as endangered following a significant population decline in […]

Alaska population declined 0.5 percent in 2020

By Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development on Jan 8, 2021   Featured, State  

Alaska population declined 0.5 percent in 2020

JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska’s population decreased by 3,831 people — 0.5 percent — from July 2019 to July 2020, based on population estimates released today by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. This was the fourth straight year of decline for the state’s population, which peaked at 740,637 in July 2016 and was […]

December 12th, 1920

By Alaska Native News on Dec 12, 2020   This Day in Alaskan History  

December 12th, 1920

Using Artificial Intelligence to Identify Endangered Beluga Whales

By Alaska Fisheries Science Center on Mar 28, 2020   Featured, NOAA Fisheries and Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Science/Education  

Using Artificial Intelligence to Identify Endangered Beluga Whales

  Scientists partnered with tech industry experts to develop the first machine learning application for acoustic monitoring of Alaskan beluga whales. An innovative machine learning application will help scientists collect information essential to protect and recover the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale population.  In 1979, the Cook Inlet beluga population began a rapid decline. Despite being protected as an […]

Sockeye Forecast Down for Copper River, Upper Cook Inlet

By Fishermen's News Online on Feb 1, 2020   Featured, Fishermen's News Online  

Sockeye Forecast Down for Copper River, Upper Cook Inlet

  A total run of 1.4 million sockeye salmon, along with 60,000 Chinooks, are expected to return to the Copper River in 2020, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G). The state forecast released on Jan. 28 compared with the recent 10-year average (2010-2019) of 2.1 million wild sockeyes returning to the […]

Lawsuit Launched to Save Alaska’s Cook Inlet Beluga Whales From Harmful Oil Exploration

By Center for Biological Diversity on Jan 31, 2020   Featured, Science/Education, The Arctic and Alaska Science  

Lawsuit Launched to Save Alaska’s Cook Inlet Beluga Whales From Harmful Oil Exploration

  Whale Population Plummeting in Project Area, New Federal Data Show ANCHORAGE, Alaska— Conservation groups Friday threatened to sue the Trump administration for approving oil exploration in Alaska’s Cook Inlet after new federal data found a dramatic decline in the area’s population of endangered beluga whales. The formal notice of intent to file an Endangered Species Act lawsuit […]

NOAA Releases New Abundance Estimate for Endangered Cook Inlet Beluga Whales

By NOAA Fisheries on Jan 29, 2020   Featured, NOAA Fisheries and Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Science/Education  

NOAA Releases New Abundance Estimate for Endangered Cook Inlet Beluga Whales

  Today, NOAA Fisheries released its biennial abundance estimate for endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales. Scientists estimated that the population size is between 250 and 317, with a median estimate of 279. The population is estimated to be smaller and declining more quickly than previously thought. Abundance estimates can vary from year to year due to a […]

Alaska Population Declines 0.4%

By DOLWD on Jan 9, 2020   Featured, State  

Alaska Population Declines 0.4%

  JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska’s population decreased by 3,048 people — 0.4 percent — from July 2018 to July 2019, based on estimates released Wednesday by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. This was the third straight year of decline for the state’s total population, which peaked at 739,649 in July 2016 and […]

Resident Orcas’ Appetite Likely Reason for Decline of Big Chinook Salmon

By Michelle Ma | University of Washington on Dec 17, 2019   Featured, Science/Education  

Resident Orcas’ Appetite Likely Reason for Decline of Big Chinook Salmon

Written by: Michelle Ma | University of Washington   Killer whales prefer to eat only the biggest, juiciest Chinook salmon they can find. The larger the fish, the more energy a whale can get for its meal. Each year these top ocean predators consume more than 2.5 million adult Chinook salmon along the West Coast. […]

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