Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Alaska

As inflation continues to rise, some fisheries turn to artificial intelligence to lower costs

New technology is coming to Alaskan fisheries thanks to a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.

KTUU by Justin Mattson - August 17, 2025

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - New technology is coming to Alaskan fisheries thanks to a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.

https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2025/08/17/inflation-continues-rise-some-fisheries-turn-artificial-intelligence-lower-costs/

July heat wave triggers king salmon die-off in front of Petersburg hatchery

Wrangell Sentinel - August 19, 2025 

Hatchery managers had hoped that June’s steady rainfall would spare them from having to intervene in this year’s king salmon run, allowing fish to reach the Crystal Lake Hatchery in Petersburg naturally, without the stress of human handling.

https://www.wrangellsentinel.com/stories/july-heat-wave-triggers-king-salmon-die-off-in-front-of-petersburg-hatchery,23635

U.S. Coast Guard Keeps an Eye on Chinese Research Flotilla off Alaska

The Maritime Executive - August 17, 2025 

The U.S. Coast Guard is still keeping an eye on five Chinese research vessels that are operating in the Arctic, in and near U.S. waters off Alaska.

https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/u-s-coast-guard-keeps-an-eye-on-chinese-research-flotilla-off-alaska

Environment/Science

As salmon in Alaska plummet, scientists home in on a killerChinook in the Yukon River appear to be particularly vulnerable to a common parasite—and warming waters may be abetting the infectionScience.org by Warren Cornwall - August 18, 2025 SEATTLE—When Nadia Barcelona releases a spoonful of orange-colored flesh into the water-filled tank, finger-length salmon swarm like little sharks. “You can really see them going crazy,” the Alaska Pacific University master’s student says.

https://www.science.org/content/article/alaska-s-salmon-plummet-scientists-home-killer

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