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Boaters Rescue 3 Men From Kachemak Bay After Skiff Capsizes
Channel 2 NewsBoaters rescued three men from the waters of Kachemak Bay after their skiff capsized Saturday afternoon, according to Alaska State Troopers. A Monday AST dispatch says Alaska Wildlife Troopers in Homer and NOAA Fisheries officers were conducting a...Tags: Hypothermia
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Chinook Fishing: Panel says Reducing Salmon Fishing May Not Help Orcas
Christopher Dunagan, The Kitsap SunA panel of U.S. and Canadian scientists says reducing fishermen's catch of Chinook salmon may not increase the availability of prey for endangered Puget Sound orcas. Their draft report finds that while killer whales feed on Chinook salmon, and...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Fishing
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Alaska Senators Continue Modified Salmon Battle
Channel 2 NewsU.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski is proposing to have the environmental and economic impacts of genetically modified fish studied before the fish are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Murkowski's office says the analysis by the National...Tags: Mark Begich, Food and Drug Administration, Ottawa Senators, Aquaculture, Seafood and Fishing Industry
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Japanese Fishing Vessel Among Tsunami Debris Drifting Toward Alaska
Channel 2 NewsA 150 foot Japanese fishing vessel, believed to be washed out to sea by an earthquake and tsunami last March, has appeared off the coast of British Columbia and is expected to drift north toward Alaska, according to NOAA. Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska)...Tags: Peter Murphy, Mark Begich, Earthquakes, Lifestyle and Leisure, Natural Disasters
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Tons of Suspected Japan Tsunami Debris Wash Ashore in Alaska
Tons of debris suspected to have washed into the Pacific Ocean during the March 2011 Japan tsunami, are showing up on Alaska’s coastline. On Kayak Island, roughly 60 miles southeast of Cordova, hundreds of buoys, thousands of bottles, countless...
Tags: Pacific Ocean, Oceans, Bodies of Water, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
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Entangled Humpback Calf Apparently Frees Itself
Channel 2 NewsA humpback whale calf was apparently able to shed fishing gear that ensnared it. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says in a release that the calf and its mother were first spotted Tuesday near Admiralty Island trailing an orange...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Fishing
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Feds Say 3 Pesticides Harmful to West Coast Salmon
Channel 2 NewsA draft federal evaluation has found that three more common pesticides used on home lawns and agricultural crops jeopardize the survival of West Coast salmon. The evaluation from NOAA Fisheries Service is the latest resulting from lawsuits filed by...Tags: Natural Resources, Wildlife, Environmental Politics, Aquaculture, Seafood and Fishing Industry
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Bangun Perkasa: Feds Take Control of Seized Fishing Vessel at Dutch Harbor
By Becky BohrerFederal officials are deciding how to dispose of a ship seized last year for illegal fishing. A federal judge last month issued a decree of forfeiture for the Bangun Perkasa, officially turning it over to the federal government. The U.S. Coast...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, U.S. Coast Guard, Lifestyle and Leisure, Fishing
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Limited Money, Lack of Planning Could Complicate Tsunami Debris Cleanup
Channel 2 NewsNow that it appears large amounts of Japan tsunami debris are washing up on Alaska’s coastline, state and federal agencies are trying to figure out a plan for how to clean it all up. It's costly, labor-intensive work and this summer there's only...Tags: Japan, Environmental Issues, Natural Disasters, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Conservation
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Coast Guard Continues As A Large Alaska Presence
Alaska Journal of CommerceTheU.S. Coast Guardhas been making a splash in Alaska lately ... only not so lately. The Coast Guard 17th District has been a regular presence all over the state, as would be expected in a state with so much water. The 17th District has been a regular...Tags: The Weather Channel (tv network), Entertainment, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Lifestyle and Leisure, Environmental Issues
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Sink It or Scrap It? Feds To Decide How To Get Rid of Bangun Perkasa
Channel 2 NewsSink it or scrap it? That's the choice facing federal officials who are now in charge of disposing of the Bangun Perkasa, the pirate fishing boat the Coast Guard seized last year that now sits in Dutch Harbor awaiting its fate. According to National...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Lifestyle and Leisure, Fishing, Judges
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NOAA to Prepare Recovery Plan for Right and Blue Whales
Dan JolingThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will prepare a recovery plan for the North Pacific right whale, according to a notice published Tuesday in the Federal Register. The Center for Biological Diversity last month gave 60-day notice...Tags: Natural Resources, Wildlife, National Marine Fisheries Service , Environmental Issues, Endangered Species
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