Month: October 2022
Posted on October 15, 2022
Collapsing crab numbers force Alaska officials to cancel fishing seasons made famous by ‘Deadliest Catch’ TV series
Alaskan officials recently canceled the Bering Sea snow crab season for the first time ever after scientists discovered an unprecedented decline in crab numbers. Climate change is the number one suspect in the dropoff. “We’re still trying to figure it out, …
Posted on October 15, 2022
What are Alaska strawberries?
What were Alaska strawberries slang for? What is the sweetest strawberry in the world? What is the best-tasting strawberry in the world? What are the 3 types of strawberries? Growing Amazing Strawberries in Alaska What are 5 varieties …
Posted on October 15, 2022
Holland America Excited for Next Alaska Season – Cruise Maven
Holland America Wraps Epic Alaska Cruise Season with True Alaska Culture Holland America Looks Ahead to Their 2023 Alaska Season Love for Alaska and Alaskans Green Partnerships in the Great Land Holland America Line’s celebrated its 75th …
Posted on October 14, 2022
Billions of snow crabs have disappeared from the waters around Alaska. Scientists say
The Alaska snow crab harvest has been canceled for the first time ever after billions of the crustaceans have disappeared from the cold, treacherous waters of the Bering Sea in recent years. The Alaska Board of Fisheries …
Posted on October 11, 2022
Wildfire Smoke May Carry Deadly Fungi Long Distances
Get The Mitagator Categories October 12, 2022 5:21 pm Source: https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/styles/featured_image/public/external-news/thumbnail-images/usda-tamarackfire-byforestservice-51321384666-c7b3e91be4-o.jpg?itok=xgT4-R3O Pathogens in soil are a danger to firefighters, but smoke may transport spores that cause valley fever and other infections into cities too. Get The …
Posted on October 11, 2022
Wildfire Smoke Is Erasing Progress on Clean Air
Get The Mitagator Categories October 12, 2022 5:21 pm Source: https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/styles/featured_image/public/external-news/thumbnail-images/blm-southmoccasinfiremt-bylaurenkokindablm.jpg?itok=qXrAN1en Smoke from wildfires has worsened over the past decade, potentially reversing decades of improvements in Western air quality made under the Clean Air Act, according to …
Posted on October 11, 2022
Federal Cash for Broadband Internet in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Region
HOME | Federal Cash for Broadband Internet in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Region Bethel after dark, December 2009. Andrea Pokrzywinski | Flickr A pair of federal grants are paying for Bethel Native Corporation (BNC) and GCI to bring broadband …
Posted on October 10, 2022
Alaska shuts down crab seasons after dismal survey results
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game canceled all opilio snow, red king crab, and blue king crab seasons for 2022-2023, in a devastating blow to North Pacific fishermen and processors after trawl surveys showed a continuing crash …
Posted on October 10, 2022
Alaska’s Bering snow crab, king crab seasons canceled
SEATTLE (AP) — Alaska officials have canceled the fall Bristol Bay red king crab harvest, and for the first time, have also scrapped the winter harvest of smaller snow crab. The move is a double whammy to …
Posted on October 10, 2022
As suicides rise, US military seeks to address mental health
A 2021 study found that since 9/11, four times as many service members and veterans have died by suicide as have perished in combat. WASHINGTON — After finishing a tour in Afghanistan in 2013, Dionne Williamson felt emotionally …