A killer whale, also known as an orca, swims in Alaska waters on July 25, 2013. Eleven killer whales were found ensnared in fishing gear this summer in Alaska’s Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands region, and 10 of them were dead. Photo: Kaitlin Thoreson/National...
Arctic fisheries is a very lucrative business but also impacted by climate change. But due to shifts in ocean currents, new upwelling areas could provide new fishing ground. Image: NOAA Fisheries Scan, Wiki Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 Due to climatic changes, ocean currents...
Every year, millions of seabirds nest on the rocky coasts of Chukotka (like here on Kolyuchin Island). Guillemots and puffins, gulls and numerous other species have found rich feeding and undisturbed breeding grounds in the region. But the idyll is deceptive: the...
Walrus ivory from the gallery in Anchorage. The owner was convicted of illegally trafficking walrus ivory and failing to report income to the IRS on August 11, 2021. (Photo: U.S. Attorney’s Office) The owner of an antique shop in Anchorage was sentenced Aug. 11...
Garbage collected on the beaches of the Bering Sea in Alaska. (Austin Ahmasuk) Garbage drifting from Asia to Alaska’s beaches is nothing new. But this year, there is a mysterious and disturbing tide that is piling up along the coasts of the Bering Strait...
