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Judge: Agency Erred in Whale Harassment Estimates
A federal judge says the National Marine Fisheries Service made mathematical errors in estimating how many endangered beluga whales in Cook Inlet could be harmed or harassed by seismic testing. U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason's decision this week...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Aquaculture, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Judges, Petroleum Industry
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Do Iliamna Lake Seals Warrant an Endangered Species Listing?
Channel 2 NewsLast week, National Marine Fisheries Service officials made the decision to consider listing a harbor seal population in Lake Iliamna as endangered or threatened--yet another piece of wood on the controversial fire that is the Pebble Mine project. In...Tags: Conservation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics, Science and Technology
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Coast Guard Finds Safety, Fishing Violations During Boarding
Channel 2 NewsTwo people aboard a 20-foot boat near Ketchikan had their voyage terminated by the U.S. Coast Guard Thursday, following the discovery of several safety and fishing violations aboard. U.S. Coast Guard spokesperson Petty Officer 1st Class David Mosley says...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, U.S. Coast Guard
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Agency to Consider Alaska Lake Seals as Threatened
The Associated PressA federal agency says it will consider a petition seeking to list a population of harbor seals living in a freshwater Alaska lake as a threatened or endangered species. The National Marine Fisheries Service says it has accepted a Center for Biological... -
Public Hearings Held To Discuss Oil And Gas Arctic Impacts
Channel 2 NewsWhat could drilling do to the Arctic Ocean? That’s what an expanded environmental impact statement is looking into. In March, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) released a second draft study of oil and gas activities in the arctic and...Tags: Environmental Issues, Zoology, Energy Resources, Bodies of Water, Oceans
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Agency Plans Workshops on Harbor Seal Protections
Channel 2 NewsThe National Marine Fisheries Service is planning workshops in Juneau and Yakutat on April 22 and 23 to take comment on whether cruise ships or other vessels in glacial fjords disturb harbor seals. Harbor seals are an important subsistence game animal...Tags: Landforms, Glaciers
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More Households Confident in Anchorage Economy, AEDC Report Says
Channel 2 NewsThe Anchorage Economic Development Corporation released two reports on Friday outlining good news for unemployment and consumer optimism index in Anchorage. "Anchorage consumers are the most optimistic they have been in quite some time," Bill Popp, AEDC...Tags: Philosophy, Religion and Belief, Labor Markets, Consumer Confidence, Employment Opportunities
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Agency Rejects Petition to List Cold-Water Corals as Endangered
Channel 2 NewsA federal agency has rejected a petition seeking to list 44 cold-water corals off Alaska as threatened or endangered. An environmental group says the corals are threatened by commercial fishing, ocean warming, acidification and oil spills. But the...Tags: Seafood and Fishing Industry
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NOAA Seeks Nominees for Halibut Commission
Channel 2 NewsThe National Marine Fisheries Service is again seeking nominees for two seats on the International Pacific Halibut Commission. The agency, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, says commissioners represent U.S. interests in the...Tags: Aquaculture, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seafood and Fishing Industry
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Recovery Plan Proposed for Rare Right Whale
The Associated PressFederal marine mammal authorities have proposed a recovery plan for a rare large whale, the North Pacific right whale. The National Marine Fisheries Service on Wednesday published the proposal for the marine mammal that has been listed as endangered...Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues, Zoology, Endangered Species, Wildlife
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Parnell Considers Challenge to Federal Decision on Ice Seals
The Associated PressThe main prey of polar bears has been declared a threatened species because of diminishing sea ice due to climate warming, with Gov. Sean Parnell's office announcing that it was considering a challenge to the federal decision. The National Marine...Tags: Sean Parnell, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Ecosystems, Global Change
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Delegation Seeks Delay in More Halibut Fishery Observers
Channel 2 NewsAlaska's congressional delegation wants changes in federal plans to put observers on more commercial halibut fishing boats. The observer program has been around since 1990 for large catcher and catcher-processor vessels in Bering Sea and Gulf of...Tags: Aquaculture, Lisa Murkowski, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Rebecca Blank, Don Young
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