Climate change diet: Arctic sea ice thins, so do polar bears
By SETH BORENSTEIN AND MARK THIESSEN, Associated PressANCHORAGE — Some polar bears in the Arctic are shedding pounds during the time they should be beefing...
Groups sue to overturn Alaska petroleum reserve lease sale
By DAN JOLING, Associated PressANCHORAGE — Two lawsuits filed Friday claim the federal government conducted petroleum lease sales without proper environmental review in a part...
Early life stages of one Arctic copepod not impacted by OA
Results of a new independent study of copepods show that the copepod Calnus glacialis, one of the most abundant surface copepods in the Arctic,...
Appeals judges uphold protection of ringed seals
Judges in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals have reversed a lower court decision, upholding Endangered Species Act protection for ringed seals.The appeals court...
Official: EPA to seek protections in Alaska mine permit
By BECKY BOHRER, Associated PressJUNEAU — The company that wants to build a copper and gold mine near a major Alaska salmon fishery should receive...
What does a bear do in the Alaska woods? Disperse seeds
By DAN JOLING, Associated PressANCHORAGE — Does a bear leave scat in the woods? The answer is obvious but the effects on an ecosystem may...
Network promotes awareness of harmful algal blooms
Fisheries scientists recently launched the Alaska Harmful Algal Bloom Network http://www.aoos.org/alaska-hab-network to educate the public on the risks associated with harmful algal blooms.The agenda...
Climate change sends many fish species north
A new study by researchers at Rutgers University says climate change is forcing hundreds of ocean fish and invertebrate species, including Pacific rockfishes, through...
Dead humpback may have been hit by vessel
A NOAA Fisheries marine mammal team says preliminary results of a necropsy of a male humpback whale on Admiralty Island in Southeast Alaska found...
ADF&G stocks Chinook salmon in Fleming Spit Lagoon
The Alaska Department of Fish & Game stocked 107,441 Chinook salmon in the Fleming Spit Lagoon in Cordova on Thursday, June 7, 2018. This...
Updates from CPD 01-09-2023 through 01-15-2023
The following incidents were reported to the Cordova Police Department between 01-09-2023 through 01-15-2023. Any charges reported in these press releases are...
