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A die-off last year at St. Paul Island, the first compelling case of fatal saxitoxin poisoning in marine mammals, comes as ...
Wild salmon is abundant in Alaska and coveted by chefs — but most Americans eat the cheaper, milder farmed kind. Journalist Kim Cross set out to learn why — and how to cook the real thing right.
For years, endangered leatherbacks and green turtles have emerged onto Braamspunt beach to lay their eggs. But the land spit at the tip of the Suriname river estuary is rapidly vanishing as erosion, ...
Firefighters in Alaska got a surprise visit when a moose walked into their shop. Video posted to the Anchorage Fire Department’s Facebook on June 24 shows the moment a moose walked through the ...
NMFS apportions amounts of the non-specified reserve to the initial total allowable catch (ITAC) of Bering Sea (BS) Greenland turbot, BS "other rockfish," BS Pacific ocean perch, and Bering Sea and ...
We knew the Bering Sea could turn savage, and it did. Blasted by gale-force winds and surrounded by heaving seas, we pushed through a passage that tested our limits and our vessel’s strength.
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world. Even last Wednesday afternoon — a workday — Odesa's ...
I set out alone into the Alaskan wilderness—30 days of living on the water, off-grid, and on my own. Ice, wildlife, and the unexpected shaped every moment. Here’s what I learned when it was ...
Five boaters are safe tonight thanks to the quick action of the Alaska Air National Guard and residents in the Northwest Arctic community of Deering. On Monday, five boaters became stranded in sea ice ...
Ten fur seals and hundreds of fish washed up dead on a Pribilof beach last year. New research links the die-off to warming oceans.
In its most recent meeting, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council said that funding and scheduling concerns could delay final action on chum bycatch until April 2026. The potential delay has ...