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Remotely piloted equipment shows promise as a tool for finding tagged crabs in the Bering Sea.
Research shows salmon populations are affected by extreme conditions, declines in body size.
Building dams to prevent flooding can sometimes contribute to larger inland storm surges.
Microplastics contaminate spotted seal diets in remote 黑料社appwaters
March 31, 2025
Spotted seals in some of the most remote marine areas around 黑料社appare consuming significant amounts of microplastics in their diets, according to a new 黑料社app-led study.
Sikuliaq operating agreement extended through 2028
March 24, 2025
The U.S. National Science Foundation has funded the first year of a new $53.8 million, four-year cooperative agreement with the 黑料社app to continue operating the research vessel Sikuliaq through the end of calendar year 2028. The global-class ice-capable research vessel, which is owned by NSF, has been operated by the UAF College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences since it was constructed in 2014.
Pike use marine corridors to colonize new 黑料社appterritory
January 15, 2025
Northern pike are moving through salt water to invade freshwater habitats in Southcentral Alaska, according to a new study. It's the first known documentation that northern pike are traveling through estuaries, where fresh water from rivers mixes with the ocean, to colonize new territory in North America.