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Central Gulf of Alaska Marine Heatwave Watch

After oscillating into and out of heatwave conditions during the summer…
December 14, 2020 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
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Size of Alaska’s Western Aleutian Island Passes Larger than Previously Thought

Fresh, warmer water from the North Pacific and Gulf of Alaska moves into…
December 11, 2020 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Photo of person sitting in the bow of a boat looking towards a strait. Crossing from the North Pacific Ocean to the Bering Sea through Kagalaska Strait. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

Ocean-Going Robots Effective at Surveying Pollock

This may be the first time data collected using uncrewed surface vehicles…
December 10, 2020 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Photo of two saildrones in open water.

Using eDNA to Monitor Alaskan Waters for Invasive European Green Crabs

Voracious crustacean known to gobble juvenile salmon and outcompete…
December 01, 2020 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
European green crab A European green crab. Credit: Emily Grason/Washington Sea Grant

Current Sea Surface Temperatures in the Eastern Bering Sea

Marine heatwave conditions persist in the north - not a good sign for…
November 18, 2020 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
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North Slope Borough, NOAA, University of Washington and Cooperative Institute for Climate Ocean and Ecosystem Studies Scientists Collaborate to Monitor Whales in 2020 in Northern Alaska

When it comes to observing bowhead whales in Arctic waters, scientists and…
November 09, 2020 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Photo of a bowhead whale in the Beaufort Sea. One bowhead whale sighted in a feeding aggregation approximately 15 km north of the mouth of Smith Bay, Alaska (event 116), North Slope Borough Autumn Aerial Surveys Flight 1, 17 September 2020. Photo: NOAA Fisheries.

2017 Status of forage species in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands region

A report on the status of forage species in the Bering Sea and Aleutian…
November 04, 2020 - Assessments ,
Alaska

Seafood Bycatch Donation Relieves Hunger and Reduces Waste

A cooperative Alaska program takes an innovative approach to the global…
October 30, 2020 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Photo of trawler F/V Commodore hauling in pollock catch in the Eastern Bering Sea. The F/V Commodore fishing for pollock in the Eastern Bering Sea. Credit: Brent Paine/United Catcher Boats.

2019 Aerial Surveys of Arctic Marine Mammals

Distribution and Relative Abundance of Marine Mammals in the Eastern…
October 28, 2020 - Survey ,
Alaska

Study Shows Pollock Stocks are Mixing More Due to Changing Ocean Conditions and Weather Patterns

With the loss of the cold water barrier in 2017-2019, historically present…
October 26, 2020 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Heat map showing variations in size of the Bering Sea cold pool in 2010, 2017, 2018 and 2019. The Bering Sea cold pool, a bottom water mass that is < 0-2o C resulting when winter sea ice recedes affects fish movement. Warmer water temperatures and reduced sea ice in recent years resulted in shrinkage of the cold pool. Figure: NOAA Fisheries.