Sound Science: Where do puffins go in the winter?
Researchers at Prince William Sound Science Center have just begun to scratch the surface of their first year of data tracking adult Tufted Puffins in the Gulf of Alaska during winter.
Sound Science: Investigating the spawning behavior of Pacific herring
Though herring populations are low, it's possible for them to rebuild their numbers, given the right conditions.
Sound Science: Where are the herring going?
Implanting Prince William Sound fish with acoustic tags has opened up a new realm of possibilities for determining how long individual fish remain in an area, the timing and direction of their movements, and connectivity between fish stocks.
Sound Science: Salmon researchers share insights at symposium
The Copper River Basin Symposium was a unique opportunity for researchers to coordinate and share knowledge on a wide variety of topics, writes Teal Barmore.
Sound Science: PWSSC builds resilience with new research plan
The theme of resilience emanates from the new research plan that the Prince William Sound Science Center adopted this spring. Organized into three major sections, the plan is large enough to encompass existing research programs, as well as areas of intended expansion.
Sound Science: Sockeye salmon size predicts migratory success
During the summer of 2015, the commercial fishing community in Cordova was abuzz with rumors about why the fishermen were not catching fish, even though the escapement monitored by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game was showing plenty of sockeye returning to the river system.
NPFMC takes up crab rebuilding plans
Harvesters of shellfish in the Bering Sea are facing a second year of multi-million-dollar losses with the demise of Bristol Bay red king crab,...
Researchers predict SE Alaska will be a hotspot for ocean acidification
Researchers with the Alaska Ocean Acidification Network (AOAA) who are awaiting results of a NOAA-funded cruise, say Southeast Alaska is expected to be a...
Oceana: Proposed expansion of seafood monitoring long overdue
A federal proposal to expand seafood import monitoring is getting kudos from the ocean conservancy entity Oceana, which says Americans overwhelmingly support policies to...
Long-lasting toxic chemicals found in bodies of endangered killer whales
Canadian researchers examining the bodies of Southern Resident orca whales stranded along the coast of British Columbia have found toxic chemicals used in production...
