Ask a scientist: What’s the deal with sea lice?
The Question:"Fishermen have told me there are more sea lice in the Sound than there have been in the past. This has resulted in...
Ask a Scientist: Anatomy of a pothole
The Question:It's that time of year when there are potholes everywhere. I wonder what is the anatomy of a pothole? How are potholes formed?...
Pilot project focuses on gillnet, seabird interactions in fisheries
A new project of the Skipper Science Partnership and the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation (AFDF), which launched on July 1, is asking fishermen to...
Chinook salmon health challenged by prey nutrition
Nutrient variation in prey consumed by Chinook salmon may be playing a critical role in their growth and survival, according to research compiled by...
Amending marine legislation would boast aid marine debris program
A bipartisan group of sponsors say legislation introduced in Congress in February would ease delivery of federal resources and enter into cooperative agreements for...
ASLC admits six-month-old fur seal
A northern fur seal pup observed swimming erratically off the coast of Sitka, in Southeast Alaska late last month is now in the care...
ASLC sea lion suffers tremors, dies
A two-year-old Steller sea lion born and raised at the Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC) in Seward died unexpectedly in late January. The cause of...
What’s love got to do with it?
By Kate TrudeauThe Bloodhound Gang said it best, “You and me, baby, ain’t nothin’ but mammals!” But have you ever wondered how, say, invertebrates...
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...
PWS marine temperature anomalies have doubled
Warm waters are affecting plankton populations, Prince William Sound Science Center oceanographers have found.
