This Day in Alaska History-January 28th, 1908
Cruise Ships Honored for Reporting Most Whales on Whale Alert Alaska Network
NOAA awards Norwegian Encore and others with letters of commendation for 2022. Top Three Whale-Sighting Vessels Honored NOAA Fisheries Alaska Region and Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve issued awards to the top three cruise ships reporting the most sightings through the Whale Alert Alaska Program for 2022. The whale sighting network helps professional mariners aboard large vessels to […]
This Day in Alaska History-October 7th, 1914
NOAA Fisheries to Review Critical Habitat for Rare Large Whale Species in Alaska
Agency announces a positive 90-day finding on a petition to expand North Pacific right whale critical habitat; seeks public comment. NOAA Fisheries is initiating a review of designated critical habitat for endangered North Pacific right whales, of which there are only an estimated 30 animals remaining. The review is in response to a petition we received […]