NOAA to remove Endangered Species Act protections for most humpback whales
Humpback whales, a species that migrates to Alaska and is famous for singing below the water’s surface and leaping above it,
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Whaling ship wreckage found off Arctic Alaska
When pack ice shifted to trap 33 commercial whaling ships off Alaska’s Arctic coast in the fall of 1871, more than
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Ocean acidification strong off Alaska
The Arctic Ocean and the northern Pacific Ocean, along with Antarctic waters, are acidifying faster than the rest of the world’s
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Shipping, military and the continental shelf: Arctic week in review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this
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U.S. to collect Arctic data for modern navigational charts
The Office of Coast Survey, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is one of the U.S. government’s oldest agencies,
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Ice retreat threatening Bering Sea pollock
The years 2002 through 2005 were bad for Bering Sea pollock. The biomass plunged during those years. In a presentation in
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ARCTREX tests Arctic oil spill tracking techniques
Offshore oil and gas exploration has become increasingly prominent over the past several years. But, questions remain about how effective
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2014 warmest year in history for Norway
2014 was the warmest year ever recorded in Norway. The average annual temperature was 2.2 °C higher than normal –
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Huge onshore crowds of walruses a new phenomenon for Arctic Alaska, scientists say
Gatherings of thousands of walruses crowded together on northwestern Alaska shorelines, like the congregation of 35,000 animals spotted this weekend
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With floating ice sparse in the Chukchi Sea, an estimated 35,000 walruses were found crowded onto a beach near the
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Ice-Blog: Arctic thaw – carry on regardless?
When a colleague who has a lot of sympathy for those who do NOT accept that humans are responsible for
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