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Scientists Establish Baseline To Gauge How Alaska Communities Will Respond To Change

A 2016 study assessed dependence on marine resources and socio-economic well-being.
February 18, 2016 - Feature Story ,
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Electronic Monitoring: Different Fisheries Require Different Solutions

Scientists and fishermen are working together to design electronic monitoring systems, but there’s no one-size-fits-all solution.
February 16, 2016 - Feature Story ,
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Feedback Encouraged on Regional Action Plan for Southeastern Bering Sea Climate Science

Feedback Encouraged on Regional Action Plan.
February 10, 2016 - Feature Story ,
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Winter Survey Yields More Than Science

Fishing industry helps orchestrate donation of surveyed fish to local food bank.
February 03, 2016 - Feature Story ,
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Twenty Years Of Monitoring Ecosystem Health In Alaska: How Is The Information Used?

For 20 years, scientists at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center have been pulling together data for numerous indicators of ecosystem health including water temperature, sea ice extent, and seabird reproductive success. Scientists from federal, state, and academic institutions monitor these indicators for the four marine ecosystems that surround Alaska – the Aleutian Islands, the Bering Sea, the Gulf of Alaska, and the Arctic.
December 22, 2015 - Feature Story ,
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High Strandings Along U.S. West Coast a Possibility for Underweight California Sea Lion and Northern Fur Seal Pups

Scientists observed another year of low pup weights during their annual survey on the San Miguel Island rookery off California.
December 10, 2015 - Feature Story ,
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Alaska Fisheries Under Close Watch to Ensure Compliance

NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement in Alaska regularly sees illegal activity related to the transferring and selling of recreational caught fish in other states.
December 05, 2015 - Feature Story ,
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Mystery in the Western Aleutian Islands

Overall the harbor seal population in Alaskan waters is fairly healthy.  But there are some places like the western Aleutian Islands, where harbor seal populations have declined and scientists still don’t know why. 
November 12, 2015 - Feature Story ,
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Scientists Produce Most Comprehensive List To Date of Fish Species in the Salish Sea

Two scientists compiled the most comprehensive list to date of documented fish species.
November 09, 2015 - Feature Story ,
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Alaska’s Secret Gardens

Aleutian Island coral gardens hold secrets - some that may save lives.
November 03, 2015 - Feature Story ,