Woods Hole to build ocean stations Sep 7, 2009
Underwater stations will be built in locales worldwide, from the Gulf of Alaska to about 75 miles southeast of Newport, R.I.. They will measure variables such as water temperature and current movements. (Boston Globe)
Bioavailable Contaminants Come From Exxon Valdez Oil Catastrophe; Natural Coal Deposits Not Source Of Environmental Pollution, Study Finds Sep 2, 2009
1, 2009) Contaminants from natural coal deposits in the Gulf of Alaska are not easily bioavailable, unlike the crude oil from the Exxon Valdez tanker catastrophe, according to a new study ... Deepthike, H. U., Tecon, R., van Kooten, G., van der Meer, J. R., Harms, H., Wells, M., Short, J. Unlike PAHs from Exxon Valdez Crude Oil, PAHs from Gulf of Alaska Coals are not Readily Bioavailable. (Science Daily)
Seward is the spot for large flatfish Aug 27, 2009
Over the last week, two weighing more than 300 pounds and at least two that are more than 200 pounds have been strung up on the Seward docks by boats venturing as far as Montague Island in the Gulf of Alaska in search of heavyweights ... He's one of the state scientists researching ling cod populations in Resurrection Bay and the Gulf of Alaska using an undersea remote operated vehicle (ROV). (Anchorage Daily News)
Acidity in Alaska ocean waters puts fisheries at risk Aug 25, 2009
Jeremy Mathis and Kristen Shake, one of his students, test seawater samples in Mathis' lab at UAF. Last spring, Mathis collected water in the Gulf of Alaska and found samples to be more acidic than expected -- and higher than in tropical waters ... Mathis last spring collected water in the Gulf of Alaska and found samples to be more acidic than expected -- and higher than in tropical waters ... His research in the Gulf of Alaska uncovered multiple sites where concentrations of shell-building... (Anchorage Daily News)
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Research finds higher acidity in Alaska waters Aug 24, 2009
Mathis last spring collected water in the Gulf of Alaska and found samples to be more acidic than expected - and higher than in tropical waters ... His research in the Gulf of Alaska uncovered multiple sites where concentrations of shell-building minerals were so low, that shellfish, including crab, and other organisms would be unable to build strong shells. (Anchorage Daily News)
Rising Ocean Acidity Erodes Alaska's Fisheries Aug 21, 2009
Mathis' newest data from the Gulf of Alaska shows acidity levels far higher than expected are already having an impact ... Accounting for up to half the diet of pink salmon, pteropods have trouble building shells - and hence surviving - at the Gulf of Alaska's current acidity, Mathis has found. (Scientific American)
Alaska waters acidify at troubling rate Aug 15, 2009
Water samples collected this spring from the Bering Sea and the Gulf of Alaska show acidification is happening more quickly and is more severe than in warmer parts of the planet. The cause is absorption of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and it could hurt Alaska's fisheries. (Anchorage Daily News)
313-pound halibut puts Eagle River fisherman atop Valdez derby Aug 12, 2009
"Like bringing up a barn door," Caverly told derby officials after the 35-minute fight in the Gulf of Alaska. Caverly was fishing with Dave Wiley aboard his boat, the Dan Orion of Orion Charters. (Anchorage Daily News)
Bringing Fish From Ocean Floor: Carefully Released Rockfish Can Survive Barotrauma Aug 7, 2009
31, 2008) In 2007, fishing for Pacific rockfish took place in the Central Gulf of Alaska under a 5-year pilot program that incorporated fishery cooperatives instead of the usual "race for fish." Results after. (Aug. (Science Daily)
Former resident serves his country in Alaska Jul 29, 2009
Military maneuvers over the Gulf of Alaska and areas of the Alaskan wilderness, in an area the size of New Mexico, allowed for aircraft to conduct maneuvers in ways that cannot be done anywhere else. Air Force, Navy, Army, Marine Corps and Coast Guard personnel participated with aircraft flying in simulated air combat, many times flying in excess of the speed of sound, a restriction found nearly everywhere else in the United States. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
Search finds plane 100 feet down in lake muck Jul 28, 2009
He later said he liked landing on the lake about 35 miles east of Seward because it was freshwater, easier on the plane, an easy walk to great beachcombing on Puget Bay off the Gulf of Alaska. From inspecting the resurrected plane, pilot Kevin McGregor said it appears Legler caught the left float first during a glassy water landing. (Anchorage Daily News)
Senate sides with Obama, defunds jet engine Jul 24, 2009
FILE - This June 22, 2009 photo released by the U.S. Navy shows an Air Force F-22 Raptor executing a supersonic flyby over the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Gulf of Alaska. The Senate voted Tuesday to halt production of the Air Force's missile-eluding F-22 Raptor fighter jets in a high-stakes, veto-laden showdown over President Barack Obama's efforts to shift defense spending to a next generation of smaller, single-engine F-35 Joint Strike Fighters. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Senate votes to cut F-22 fighter Jul 22, 2009
An Air Force F-22 Raptor executes a supersonic flyby last month over the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Gulf of Alaska. WASHINGTON - The Senate voted to terminate further production of the Air Force's topline F-22 fighter jets Tuesday, giving President Obama a major spending victory and siding with the Pentagon's desire for smaller jets better suited to 21st-century wars. (Athens Banner-Herald)
U.S. West Coast Faces Tsunami Threat Jul 22, 2009
The United States western coast is facing the increasing risk of a massive tsunami, according to an analysis of sedimentation along the Gulf of Alaska coast. It has happened before. (Newsmax)
Risk Of Huge Pacific Ocean Tsunami On West Coast Of America Greater Than Previously Thought Jul 21, 2009
ScienceDaily (July 20, 2009) The potential for a huge Pacific Ocean tsunami on the West Coast of America may be greater than previously thought, according to a new study of geological evidence along the Gulf of Alaska coast ... This historical evidence of widespread, simultaneous plate rupturing within the Alaskan region has significant implications for the tsunami potential of the Gulf of Alaska and the Pacific region as a whole ... The potential for a huge Pacific Ocean tsunami on the West... (Science Daily)
Jet lag A delay to cut funding for more F-22s has put Sen. McCain, President Obama on the same side Jul 17, 2009
Ronald Dejarnett/U.S. Navy, An Air Force F-22 Raptor executes a supersonic flyby over the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis on June 22 in the Gulf of Alaska. WASHINGTON, Abid to cut $1. (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)
Dogfight Over the F-22: Protecting Jobs or the Nation? Jul 16, 2009
Obama, Lawmakers Fight Over F-22 Cuts in Funding Battle - TIME. Dogfight Over the F-22: Protecting Jobs or the Nation. (Time.com)
George Shor, 86, early researcher of plate tectonics Jul 13, 2009
He began his work in the Gulf of Alaska, a region whose geologic history was little known, then led expeditions into the Indian Ocean and the Southeast Pacific. His work and that of others eventually led to the conclusion that the planet s continents reside on massive tectonic plates that are adrift on the ocean of volcanic magma far below the Earth s surface, pulling apart in some areas to create deep trenches in the ocean and jamming together in others to create massive mountain ranges. (Boston Globe)
Sailing to the Arctic for climate research Jul 11, 2009
For starters, we've been becalmed for much of the trip when we were expecting to encounter strong winds on the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea. We have motored nearly half of our 2,300 miles so far. (CNN)
3What Breaking the Sound Barrier Looks Like» Jul 5, 2009
June 22: A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor creates a visible shock wave as it passes over the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Gulf of Alaska. June 22: A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor creates a visible shock wave as it passes over the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Gulf of Alaska ... This widely circulated new photo shows an Air Force F-22 Raptor aircraft participating in an exercise in the Gulf of Alaska June 22, 2009 as it executes a supersonic flyby over the flight deck of the... (Fox News)
Welcome home Jul 4, 2009
The group concluded its deployment in the Gulf of Alaska participating in Northern Edge operations conducted within the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, which includes more than 60,000 square miles of air space and the Gulf of Alaska. (July 4, 2009). (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Stimulus package funds Alaska marine trash pickup Jul 2, 2009
Last year, the MCA Foundation helped collect about 150 metric tons of trash, largely from Norton Sound, the Gulf of Alaska, the Bering Sea and Aleutians. The foundation is the nonprofit arm of the Marine Conservation Alliance, a commercial fishing trade group that includes fishermen, boat owners, processors and Alaska fishing communities. (Juneau Empire)
Feisty lingcod are fair game Jun 30, 2009
The northern Gulf of Alaska lingcod fishery based in Seward has historically been the most important recreational fishery for the species ... The Board of Fish responded by reducing bag limits, setting a minimum size (35 inches) and imposing closed seasons in the northern Gulf of Alaska to rebuild the population. (Anchorage Daily News)
'Bycatch' Whaling A Growing Threat To Coastal Whales Jun 30, 2009
(May 12, 2009) Scientists have documented the first known migration of blue whales from the coast of California to areas off British Columbia and the Gulf of Alaska since the end of commercial whaling in. (June 30, 2008) The argument that increasing whale populations are behind declining fish stocks is completely without scientific foundation, leading researchers and conservation organizations said as the. (Science Daily)
What others say: Hard to make case for F-22 funding Jun 28, 2009
An Air Force F-22 Raptor executes a supersonic flyby Monday over the flight deck of the USS John C. Stennis in the Gulf of Alaska. It would be interesting, and probably entertaining, to have a few choice words from a late general and president named Dwight D. Eisenhower concerning the flap in Congress over funding of the F-22. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Supersonic flight Jun 27, 2009
This image provided by the U.S. Navy shows an Air Force F-22 Raptor executing a supersonic flyby over the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis Monday June 22, 2009 in the Gulf of Alaska. 1 of 41. (Anchorage Daily News)
Photos: USS John C. Stennis Jun 26, 2009
The USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) operated in the Gulf of Alaska on Tuesday, June 23, 2009, in support of the joint military training exercise Northern Edge. The Nimitz-class nuclear-power aircraft carrier is nearing the end of a scheduled 6-month deployment for maritime security in the western Pacific and will return to its home port in Bremerton, Wa. (Anchorage Daily News)
Salmon may be affected by ocean shifts Jun 25, 2009
ANCHORAGE - A second straight year of weak king salmon returns around the rim of the Gulf of Alaska has state fisheries biologists wondering if they might be staring into the face of a bleak future ... Biologists wonder if 'cool phase' in Gulf of Alaska tied to decline in salmon returns ... ANCHORAGE - A second straight year of weak king salmon returns around the rim of the Gulf of Alaska has state fisheries biologists wondering if they might be staring into the face of a bleak future. (Juneau Empire)
13 new cases of swine flu bring state's total to 36 Jun 23, 2009
The total number of cases includes 13 in Anchorage, 11 in the Interior, 11 in Southeast Alaska and one on the coast of the Gulf of Alaska. ADVERTISEMENT. (Anchorage Daily News)
Gulf of Alaska's salmon become scarce Jun 21, 2009
A second straight year of weak king salmon returns around the rim of the Gulf of Alaska has state fisheries biologists wondering if they might be staring into the face of a bleak future ... Historically, there are indications that geographically widespread weakness like these are tied to a shift, or oscillation, in Pacific Ocean currents that causes cooler waters to pool in the Gulf of Alaska. (Anchorage Daily News)
Oysters in deep trouble Jun 16, 2009
Already, scientists have taken pteropods, tiny marine snails that swim in the open ocean, from the Gulf of Alaska and exposed them to slightly acidified marine water in a laboratory. Their protective shells immediately dissolved. (Juneau Empire)
Break Into Marine Biology the Hardy... May 25, 2009
Somewhere off Kodiak Island in the Gulf of Alaska, the sea sick observer is cold and puking in rough seas. His hands are punctured raw with rockfish spines. (Suite101.com)
Military turns out for Seward hook-and-line combat May 24, 2009
Johnson said he was little surprised to find himself sore on Friday from the effort of hoisting the halibut to the rolling surface of the Gulf of Alaska off Montague Island. He does remember clearly that when he got the fish to the surface, the boat crew went a little berserk. (Anchorage Daily News)
Microphones find whales in unusual spot May 23, 2009
Previously, they found right whales in the Gulf of Alaska, where only one confirmed sighting had taken place in 26 years, and off Nova Scotia. The new study was funded by NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration and Research. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Green Seeds: Grass is greener without gas mowers May 22, 2009
That's more than all the oil spilled by the Exxon Valdez in the Gulf of Alaska. Fortunately, we now have an alternative clean, non-polluting electric mowers. (Lincoln Journal, MA)
Endangered right whales found where presumed extinct May 21, 2009
In the January 2004 issue of the journal Marine Mammal Science, Mellinger and his colleagues outlined how they used autonomous hydrophones to identify right whales in the Gulf of Alaska, where only one confirmed sighting had taken place in 26 years. And they identified the seasonal occurrence of right whales off Nova Scotia in a 2007 issue of the journal. (EurekAlert!)
Blue whales return to Alaska May 20, 2009
Researchers got an inkling of the trend in 2004 during a humpback whale survey in the Gulf of Alaska, said Jay Barlow, a scientist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Three blue whales were spotted in the Gulf of Alaska ... One of the Gulf of Alaska whales matched a California whale. (Juneau Empire)
Climate Change, Fishing And Commercial Shipping Top List Of Threats To Ocean Off West Coast Of U.S. May 16, 2009
ScienceDaily (May 15, 2009) Climate change, fishing and commercial shipping top the list of threats to the ocean off the West Coast of the United States. "Every single spot of the ocean along the West Coast," said Ben Halpern, a marine ecologist at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) at the University of California at Santa Barbara, "is affected by 10 to 15 different human activities annually.". (Science Daily)
Anchorage Coast Guard commander removed May 14, 2009
The Coast Guard's Anchorage operation includes diverse duties, from verifying compliance of fishing vessels in the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea to sport fishing vessels and tour boats. The Anchorage sector also inspects vessels transporting freight and passengers between the Lower 48 and western Alaska. (Juneau Empire)
6 to test course for Alaska extreme water race May 14, 2009
They'll pass through the Gulf of Alaska, the Bering Sea, Bristol Bay and Lake Iliamna ... " A multimillion-dollar purse is one of several big numbers organizers are talking about for the 2011 race. They also are contemplating a $25,000 entry fee and a goal of 500 race teams. Buser will not make the entire trial run. Prior commitments will force him to fly home when the group reaches Kodiak. A 35-foot support vessel, the Homer-based Sea Wolf with Memory Makers Charters, will meet racers at Anchor... (Juneau Empire)
Blue Whales Re-establishing Former Migration May 12, 2009
Scientists have documented the first known migration of blue whales from the coast of California to areas off British Columbia and the Gulf of Alaska since the end of commercial whaling in 1965 ... In the scientific journal Marine Mammal Science, researchers from Cascadia Research Collective in Washington state, NOAA s Southwest Fisheries Science Center in California, and Canada s Department of Fisheries and Oceans identified 15 separate cases where blue whales were seen off British Columbia and... (Science Daily)
Ocean Acidification: Understanding How Mussels Have Adapted To Extremely Acidic Waters Near Underwater Volcanoes May 12, 2009
(June 14, 2007) The first buoy to monitor ocean acidification has been launched in the Gulf of Alaska. Attached to the 10-foot-diameter buoy are sensors to measure climate. (Science Daily)
Adventurers set to try 2,000-mile jet ski race May 12, 2009
They'll pass through the Gulf of Alaska, the Bering Sea, Bristol Bay and Lake Iliamna, then hook up with Williams Transportation Co. for a 15-mile road portage from Iliamna to Williamsport before shooting back up Cook Inlet ... " A 35-foot support vessel, the Homer-based Sea Wolf with Memory Makers Charters, will meet the racers in Anchor Point and accompany them. The U.S. Coast Guard will be watching. "We don't think there are any risks that are extraordinary beyond what typical mariners... (Anchorage Daily News)
Cruise ships depart; did Alaskans sink a profitable tourism industry? May 12, 2009
The cruise companies' profit margins in Alaska are taking a beating for a lot of reasons, the long sailing distances across the Gulf of Alaska being one, but the $50 passenger tax is high on the list. The redeployed ships won't return until margins improve and the effects of the 2010 redeployment will likely extend through 2011 and 2012, Samuels said. (Juneau Empire)
Excessive Bycatch Of Cod Undermines Moratorium: Cod Bycatch Was At Least 70 Per Cent Higher Than Target Levels May 8, 2009
(May 10, 2007) Recent test fishing of a halibut excluder device on trawl nets fishing for Pacific cod in the Gulf of Alaska points to a significant reduction of halibut. (Oct. (Science Daily)
Comment period opens for halibut charter rules Apr 30, 2009
People wanting to weigh in on a proposal to limit the growing halibut charter boat business in Southeast Alaska and the central Gulf of Alaska now have an opportunity. Story tools. (Anchorage Daily News)
NewCruise company to move ship out of Alaska waters Apr 28, 2009
Norwegian's planned cruises with the Norwegian Sun would have been its first across the Gulf of Alaska and the bureau had just spent time training the company's agents on what Anchorage had to offer, he said. Gershon Cohen of Haines, one sponsor of the 2006 initiative, said the ship shift likely is more about profits than the head tax. (Florida Times-Union)
Alaska Longline Commercial Fishing ... Apr 19, 2009
Small 30 foot boats are not uncommon in the sheltered waters of Southeast Alaska, while purpose built boats over 65 feet in length work in the Gulf of Alaska. Longliners can be identified by their open work decks, gear chutes mounted to the stern, hydraulic line pullers, stacks of plastic tubs each holding a skate of gear, orange buoys tied off the side, floating marker flags on deck and they often have a house or shelter over the back deck to protect crew members from the weather. (Suite101.com)
Cruise line cutbacks may hurt Railbelt tourism Mar 28, 2009
Princess is cancelling one of its four Gulf of Alaska cruise itineraries, a ship called the Star Princess that carries a maximum of 48,000 passengers to Southcentral per season ... Carnival is turning its Gulf of Alaska cruise into a Southeast Alaska cruise, for a loss of about 40,000 passengers to Southcentral. (Anchorage Daily News)
Redoubt erupts; ash falling on Kenai Peninsula Mar 27, 2009
The Weather Service advised the Federal Aviation Administration to prohibit flights through a large area east of Redoubt that includes all of the Kenai Peninsula and parts of Prince William Sound and the Gulf of Alaska -- as well as a major air route from Seattle to Anchorage, Bedal said. Anchorage International Airport remains officially open and some flights are still coming and going, said Everts Air Cargo Operations Manager Peter Mejia. (Anchorage Daily News)
Princess Cruises Features 21 New Adventures Ashore for 2009 Alaska Season Mar 18, 2009
Throughout the May 9 to September 14 season, the Princess fleet will offer a total of 130 Alaska sailings, featuring the line's signature Gulf of Alaska sailings, Inside Passage routes from Seattle and San Francisco, and a small ship experience on 14-day Connoisseur voyages to some of the state's less-visited ports. In addition, Princess will again take more passengers to the ice-filled wonder of Glacier Bay than any other line, with 81 visits (all Gulf and Connoisseur voyages). (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
West's best spots to watch whales Mar 16, 2009
Every year, these speckled filter-feeders make the 10,000-mile haul from the Gulf of Alaska down to the protected lagoons of Baja California to mate and birth and rear their young. On the trip down, the childless animals swim way beyond the continental shelf, the ocean's version of a fast lane. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Chilly weather hard on homeless Mar 15, 2009
A storm near the Gulf of Alaska set up a stream of Arctic air that brought chillier-than-usual weather to Hawaii recently ... Forecasters at the National Weather Service said the cold air came from the Gulf of Alaska ... Forecasters at the National Weather Service said the cold air came from the Gulf of Alaska. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Forty-five years since the big one Mar 9, 2009
The tilted floor of the Gulf of Alaska caused tsunamis that ate shorelines like rapidly rising tides, reaching 100 feet above sea level in Shoup Bay near Valdez and 60 feet at Kodiak. The tsunami destroyed 158 houses in and around Kodiak and killed eight people there. (Anchorage Daily News)
Our view: Sen. Murkowski doesn't worry how to pay for these goodies Feb 26, 2009
The PTA will get $238,000 to "train parents" and a nonprofit group will get $150,000 to "advocate for small boat community-based fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska.". During the stimulus debate, Republicans made a huge fuss over the possibility that the federal money might be used for recreation projects or museums or other alleged frills. (Anchorage Daily News)
Crab comeback in Kachemak Bay Feb 22, 2009
Whatever the reasons, the mix of species along the northern Gulf of Alaska is starting to look a bit more like the early 1970s, when local crab and shrimp fisheries were big, cod were rare, salmon runs were weaker and winters were clear and cold. That was the last time the North Pacific was in a cold phase of the PDO, which is a cycle of temperatures and currents that seems to shift every 20 to 30 years. (Anchorage Daily News)
Cooler temperatures could mark winter's return Feb 8, 2009
Storms organizing in the Gulf of Alaska looked on track to hit Oregon and Washington, driving snow down to very low levels. Snow on the valley floor remained a remote possibility. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Council outlaws Arctic fisheries Feb 7, 2009
The council, made up mostly of government and industry representatives from Alaska, Oregon and Washington, oversees the state's major offshore fisheries in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska. It voted 11-0 in favor of the Arctic plan. (Anchorage Daily News)
