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Noise research, Susitna delta habitat focus of new Cook Inlet beluga plan
Controls on underwater noise and protections for an area that is a food-foraging hot spot are among the elements of a new five-year, five-part action plan aimed at nudging Cook Inlet’s endangered beluga whales toward recovery.
Shell Wants to Hang on to Arctic Ocean Drilling Leases
It was big news when Shell Oil in September announced it was shutting down its contested Arctic drilling program, but the company apparently doesn’t want give up completely. Just a couple of months after the big news, Shell sought at … Continue reading
US Coastguard Moves Forward on New Icebreakers
The U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday released a proposed acquisition timeline and requirements for two new heavy U.S. icebreakers that could cost $1 billion each and said it would meet with interested companies during an industry day in March.
Seafloor Features Revealed by the Gravity Field
It has been said that we have more complete maps of the surface of Mars or the Moon than we do of Earth. Close to 70% of our planet is covered by water, and that water refracts, absorbs, and reflects … Continue reading
Bowhead Whales Are Adapting to Warming Arctic
Few if any parts of the world are experiencing the impacts of climate change to the extent of the Arctic. But teasing out the precise effects of that change on the region’s wildlife isn’t always straightforward. Continue reading
Available Seats on the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council
The Office Of Boards and Commissions is accepting applications for the AK GOVERNOR NOMINEE/FEDERAL APPOINTMENT SEATS on the NORTH PACIFIC FISHERIES MANAGEMENT COUNCIL. Please submit your application online at: http://gov.alaska.gov/Walker/services/boards-commissions/apply-info.html or email your resume to: boards@alaska.gov.
Bering Strait Shipping: Sea Ice, Economics and Governance
BERING STRAIT SHIPPING: SEA ICE, ECONOMICS, and GOVERNANCE will be held at 10am on January 12 with HENRY HUNTINGTON, Pew Charitable Trusts. Commercial vessel traffic through the Bering Strait is expected to increase in the coming years. Henry Huntington of … Continue reading
Arctic Domain Awareness Center (ADAC) works with AOOS Data Team at Axiom
The AOOS data portal was a key component in prototype decision support tools displayed at the official launching October 21 of the US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Arctic Domain Awareness Center (ADAC) at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Continue reading
Plastic Trash May Travel to the Arctic from a Sixth Garbage Patch in the Ocean
Plastic trash can be found around the world-even the Arctic. Scientists have found that this marine litter is present at the sea surface of Arctic waters, though they’re still unsure how it made it so far north.
8 Arctic Countries to Sign Historic Coast Guard Deal
All eight Arctic nations — including Canada and Russia — are to sign a historic deal next week for their coast guards to work together in the treacherous and increasingly accessible waters of the North. Creating the Arctic Coast … Continue reading