Climate & Environment/Science
Regional Pink, Chum, Silver Runs Expected To Be Well Above Average This Summer
Following top five record harvests of silver and chum salmon in the Norton Sound last year, the Alaska Department of Fish & Game is projecting even better salmon numbers for the region this summer.
Read MoreResearchers Find Evidence of Bowheads Altering Their Normal Migration Patterns
Bowhead whales have begun their summer migration to Canada, and whaling communities in the Bering Strait region have reported a successful spring hunting season. But, researchers have recently found some bowheads deviating from their usual movements.
Read More2020 Herring Bait Fishery Open Through June 30th, NSSP Buying Minimal Amount
Today marks the opening of the Norton Sound Herring Bait Fishery. Interested commercial fishers can sell 75 tons of their catch to Norton Sound Seafood Products (NSSP) starting at noon.
Read MoreShore-Fast Ice Clings to Nome, Other Communities, But Not for Much Longer
One climatologist suggests the minimal shore-fast ice that is still intact around the region, could possibly go out for good this weekend.
Read MoreFederal Subsistence Board Continues Subsistence Hunts for Muskox, Moose in Unit 22
For Western Alaska, the Board mostly maintained the status quo and upheld muskox closures in the Norton Sound as well as declined to reopen moose harvesting in Unit 22A to everyone.
Read MoreUSFWS Focusing on Food-Related Causes for 2018 Seabird Die-off, Says Avian Flu is Common Among Bering Sea Birds
The exact cause of the 2018 seabird die-off in the Bering Strait region is still unknown. But the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) says it’s not disease (Avian flu) related.
Read MoreSubsistence Whaling UnDisrupted by COVID-19, Regional Hunters Successful
The annual spring subsistence hunt for whales and other marine mammals is underway in the Bering Strait region; despite region-wide closures, heavy restrictions, and health concerns…
Read MoreApril Rain Showers Set New Springtime Weather Record for Most Rainfall in Nome
UPDATE: ACCAP’s Rick Thoman wrote on Saturday that “Nome’s all-time April and early spring precipitation records were broken in the storm winding down. The maximum 24-hour precipitation was 0.76″ (4am Friday to 4am Saturday), which breaks the previous record of 0.75″ April 28-29, 1995. April 16-17 precipitation total of 1.10″ is the highest two-day total…
Read MoreLack of Food Believed Not to Be Cause of 2018 Seabird Die-off Near St. Lawrence Island
Researchers say they’ve further narrowed the possible explanations for a seabird die-off in the Bering Strait Region from 2018. Although thousands of dead seabirds were found emaciated and starved that summer, the cause may not be related to food shortages, but instead to some type of sickness.
Read MoreEquipment from Oil Spill Kits Repurposed for COVID-19 Response in Bering Strait
15 communities in the Bering Strait Region are utilizing gear designed for oil spill response to instead be prepared for limiting the spread of COVID-19.
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