SEATTLE Wednesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 10 Office announced, for public review and comment, a revised Proposed Determination under Clean Water Act Section 404(c) to prohibit and restrict the use of certain waters in the Bristol Bay watershed as disposal sites for the discharge of dredged or fill material associated with mining the […]
These pups—often seen alone onshore—are not abandoned. Seal Pupping Season Begins! NOAA’s Alaska Region has already received reports that harbor seal pups have arrived! Pupping season is typically between May and July, but each year a few pups arrive earlier. During the pupping and nursing season, mother harbor seals will leave their pups on shore […]
(Juneau) – Governor Mike Dunleavy Monday appointed four Alaskans to fill open seats on the Alaska Board of Game and the Alaska Board of Fisheries, and made one reappointment to the Board of Game. The Governor made three new appointments to the Board of Fisheries: Floyd Michael Heimbuch is a longtime commercial fisherman and has […]
This innovative modeling approach considers links between environmental variables and local habitat impacts on overall fish productivity. In countries like the United States, scientists and resource managers have been successfully ensuring the sustainability of commercial, recreational, and subsistence fisheries primarily by managing catch levels. However, with changing environment conditions and fish stock movements due to climate […]