by Laine Welch | Dec 15, 2021 | Climate change, Education, Fish Radio Programs
One third of Alaska’s salmon harvest each year comes from fish produced in the 17,000 miles of streams in Southeast’s Tongass rainforest. A changing climate is altering rain and snowfall patterns that affect that habitat – for better or worse. A first ever study...
by Laine Welch | Nov 23, 2021 | Climate change, Environment, Fish Radio Programs
Wind and hydro power Kodiak Island Music/comment : “Anything happening in the ocean, including ocean acidification affects our livelihood. It affects our...
by Laine Welch | Sep 28, 2021 | Climate change, Environment, Fish Radio Programs
A webinar tomorrow/Thursday features Alaska fishermen and ocean health advocates discussing how a changing climate is affecting our oceans and ways to adapt to it. It’s part of a Climate Opportunities Assessment series by The Nature Conservancy and Kallender...
by Laine Welch | Sep 1, 2021 | Climate change, Environment, Fish Radio Programs, Ocean Acidification
The Alaska Ocean Observing System is the real time “eye on Alaska’s coasts and oceans” and it wants feedback from mariners and communities. The AOOS is one of 11 national federally funded systems designed to fill data gaps on ocean observations to enhance...
by Laine Welch | Jul 13, 2021 | Climate change
Credit businessmayor.com From Washington Post By Sammy Westfall and Amanda Coletta |Updated July 9, 2021 at 2:56 p.m. EDT Amid the crushing summer heat wave that has slammed the Pacific Northwest and parts of Canada, Alyssa Gehman, a marine ecologist who lives...
by Laine Welch | Jun 28, 2021 | Climate change, Environment, Fish Radio Programs
Fishermen are the eyes and ears of a changing ocean ecosystem. Now, their observations can be added to Alaska’s science and data driven resource management. A new Skipper Science smartphone app lets fishermen collect and share what they are seeing in...
