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Distribution And Abundance Of Forage Fish In Arctic And Sub-Arctic Waters Affected By Warming Ocean Conditions

A long-term study shows shifts in important prey for commercial fish, marine mammals, and seabirds in the eastern Bering Sea.
January 13, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Photo of workers on a boat deck with a surface trawl net.

A View From Inside the Kodiak Lab Aquarium

A View From Inside the Kodiak Lab Aquarium

Take a peek inside the Kodiak Lab aquarium and touch tank to meet some interesting underwater inhabitants!
December 25, 2020 - Research ,
Alaska
A bird’s eye view photo of a Christmas anemone at the Kodiak Lab touch tank. A bird’s eye view of a Christmas anemone at the Kodiak Lab touch tank. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

Alaska Fisheries Science Center Publications

Collected Alaska Fisheries Science Center publications resources.
Alaska

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 the Bering Sea through the Aleutian passes influencing Alaska’s lucrative fisheries in the Bering Sea, global ocean circulation patterns, and melting sea ice.
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 were used to help produce an annual estimate of abundance for a commercial fish stock.
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 Dungeness crab.
December 01, 2020 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
European green crab A European green crab. Credit: Emily Grason/Washington Seagrant

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 Indigenous communities are learning to “expect the unexpected.”
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 Islands (BSAI) region is prepared on a biennial basis and presented to the Plan Team and the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) in odd years.
November 04, 2020 - Assessments ,
Alaska

Seafood Bycatch Donation Relieves Hunger And Reduces Waste

A cooperative Alaska program takes an innovative approach to the global problem of unwanted fish catch.
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 Chukchi Sea, Eastern and Western Beaufort Sea, and Amundsen Gulf, 2019 Annual Report
October 28, 2020 - Survey ,
Alaska