The Airport Capital Improvement Program is Available Online (ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – A new tool is now available for the public to check on rural aviation project status and planned funding in their community. The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) announces the release of the new, publicly available Airport Capital Improvement Program (ACIP) report, offering […]
Volcanoes can pulse and inflate before they erupt. Earthquakes can tear the ground along fault lines like a losing raffle ticket. Satellites can see these landscape events from space, and, now, a new tool will help scientists to better visualize them. This spring, a team of scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and […]
Longline harvesters in Southeast Alaska are embarked on the development of a new user-friendly tool to detect sperm whales and avoid depredation on longline gear. The Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association (ALFA) was awarded a one-year, $245,000 grant from the NOAA Bycatch Reduction and Engineering Program to adapt towed array hydrophone systems that can spot whales […]