The mission of the Alaska Fisheries Science Center is to
generate the scientific information and analysis necessary for the conservation,
management, and utilization of the region's living marine resources.
News and Research Highlights
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Cook Inlet Beluga Population Estimate
The Cook Inlet beluga whale population is not showing recovery, according to the latest annual survey estimates. AFSC scientists, analyzing recent population estimates, find a continued trend of gradual population decline. More>
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First Year Highlights from Bering Sea Project
The North Pacific Research Board and the National Science Foundation's historic partnership to support a comprehensive $52 million 6-year investigation of the eastern Bering Sea ecosystem presents first year field highlights. More> |
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Erin Moreland NOAA Team Member of the Month
Erin Moreland, a contractor with the National Marine Mammal Lab, is NOAA's Team Member of the Month for exceptional support in exploring the capabilities of Unmanned Aircraft Systems to collect scientific data in the Bering Sea. More> |
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Alex Wertheimer Retires
After 35 Years
Alex Wertheimer, leader of the Auke Bay Labs' Southeast Coastal Monitoring group, twice nominated for a Distinguished Career Award, and recipient of the Wallace H. Noerenberg Award for Fisheries Excellence, retired after a highly productive and storied 35-year career. More> |
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The Ice Whale in the Sea of Okhotsk
A review of current knowledge of bowhead whales in the Okhotsk Sea includes well-known historical materials and other publications, as well as previously untranslated Russian reports of marine mammal surveys in the region. More> |
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Rescue of Historic Bering Sea Crab Data
Kodiak Laboratory staff received a grant in 2008 from NOAA's Climate Database Modernization Program (CDMP) for scanning and digitizing archived pre-1975 crab survey data and records. The project continues in 2009. More> |
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Two-Year Sculpin Study Completed
Resource Ecology & Ecosystem Modeling researchers completed a 2-year project funded by the North Pacific Research Board to investigate the age, growth, maturity, reproductive biology, and diet of five sculpin species. More> |
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Alaskan Octopus Research to Begin
Seven or eight species of octopus can be found in Alaskan waters, including Giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini), which are the largest in the world. This North Pacific Research Board-funded project begins in winter 2010. More> |
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Tom Helser New Head of Age and Growth
The Center welcomes Dr. Thomas Helser as leader of Age and Growth Program. Tom's previous postion was with the Northwest Fisheries Science Center's Groundfish Stock Assessment Group. More>
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Draft 2009 EBS Crab Report Available
The 2009 eastern Bering Sea continental shelf bottom trawl survey results for commercial crab species is available as a Draft NOAA Technical Memorandum.. (pdf; 24.18MB) |
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First Comprehensive Mapping of Pribilof Canyon
The first comprehensive mapping survey of the Pribilof Canyon area was completed June 2009 using high-resolution multibeam echosounders. The canyon plays a central role in supporting the rich ecosystem of the Bering Sea. More> |
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Last updated
6 October, 2009