For the first time, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has canceled the upcoming winter snow crab season in the Bering Sea following the disappearance of 90 percent of snow crabs last season. The state is also continuing a … Continue reading
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Since at least the 1960s there have been reports of orcas, also known as killer whales, stealing fish, particularly halibut, caught by fishing boats operating in the Bering Sea. Recently, the problem seems to be getting much worse. The Alaska Dispatch … Continue reading
In January 2014, we posted Saildrone Sails the Pacific, about a 19′ long by 7′ wide autonomous trimaran sailing drone capable of carrying an oceanographic sensor payload of 220 pounds. In October of 2013, Saildrone-1 set off from San Francisco and arrived 34 days … Continue reading