Summer has been one of Alaska's coldest Sep 8, 2008
The National Climate Prediction center is calling for "below normal temperatures along southern Alaska (through September)." Warm waters flowing north into the Gulf of Alaska mean Southcentral Alaska could be back to "normal" -- if there is such a thing -- by October or November. That would be just in time for the snow-sport season that lasts about twice as long as summer. (Anchorage Daily News)
Tracking a sea lion's life Sep 8, 2008
H 465 was born in June 2005 at the Hazy Islands, where Chatham Strait meets the Gulf of Alaska. The Hazy Islands are one of the four major sea lion rookeries in Southeast Alaska. (Juneau Empire)
Long criticized, bottom trawling off-limits in parts of Bering Sea Aug 26, 2008
The Groundfish Forum, a trade association of six trawl companies that fish for rock sole, yellowfin sole, flathead sole, Atka mackerel and Pacific cod in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska, said the regulation, while OK for now, could end up harming the industry. "Should the concentrations of fish move to the north it actually could be harmful to keep us from going where the fish are," said Lori Swanson, the forum's executive director. (Anchorage Daily News)
Interlopers upstage Steel Bucket Cup contestants Aug 21, 2008
The hilly course in a historical park that hugs the shoreline of the Gulf of Alaska is just shy of five kilometers, Kodiak coach Marcus Dunbar said. His son has two attempts to break the record: Labor Day Weekend when West visits the island and the weekend before regions when the Bears host Grace Christian. (Anchorage Daily News)
GCI begins laying undersea fiber cable in Southeastern Aug 20, 2008
The effort involves putting 360 miles of cable under water west of Ketchikan to a branching unit in the Gulf of Alaska. Ketchikan officials and others recently got a tour of the 377-foot-long cable ship. (Anchorage Daily News)
Far-offshore windmills are seen as energy solution Aug 19, 2008
"Offshore winds are generally stronger and blow more consistently than those over land. Land-based wind turbines produce electricity about one-third of the time. A far offshore wind turbine could operate between 45 percent and 50 percent of the time."It's a grand vision and technically it is feasible, but nothing is solid," Hamner said.Other industry officials are more skeptical."We are aware there are some folks noodling around on this, but it's not on our drawing boards," said Terry Oliver,... (Anchorage Daily News)
Bycatch reduction, marine debris addressed by MCA at American Fisheries Society Meeting in Ottawa Aug 15, 2008
The Marine Conservation Alliance is a Juneau, Alaska-based trade association whose members include fishermen, vessel owners, processors and fishing communities involved in the Groundfish and crab fisheries in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska. The MCA Foundation is the non profit arm of the MCA that focuses on cooperative research and marine debris education and cleanup. (EurekAlert!)
Ash from volcano eruption forces Alaska Airlines to cancel flights Aug 13, 2008
Alaska Airlines made the decision to halt flights after the National Weather Service issued a SIGMET (Significant Meteorological Information) warning for an area in Southeast Alaska near the Panhandle when the wind shifted to carry some ash into the Gulf of Alaska and some over the northwestern coast of Canada. Kristi Wallace, a research geologist for the Alaska Volcano Observatory, said the wind sheared off part of a 40,000-foot ash plume from Kasatochi in the central Aleutians and carried it... (Juneau Empire)
Alaska's Waters Quietly Reopen To Drilling Aug 9, 2008
Slightly north of the Aleutian Islands in the Bering Sea on the southwestern tip of Alaska, the North Aleutian Basin straddles the Gulf of Alaska and Bristol Bay. The environmental and safety dangers posed by drilling in the North Aleutian Basin seem hard if not impossible to rival. (Forbes -- Business)
Vile Treasure Hunt Aug 6, 2008
Last year, the organization collected 175 metric tons of trash, most from the Arctic Yukon and the Gulf of Alaska. "It's a huge problem statewide," King said. (Juneau Empire)
Downpours trigger interior flood warnings Jul 31, 2008
The National Weather Service in Fairbanks says the rainstorms are moving toward the Gulf of Alaska. Delta Junction registered 2. (Anchorage Daily News)
Letters to the editor: (7/27/08) Jul 27, 2008
I experienced this myself in the late '90s when several of us planned a trip along what we called the "Lost Coast" between Lituya Bay and Dry Bay along the Gulf of Alaska. As we talked, I realized that this person considered this park to belong to him and his fellow park employees and the rest of us were viewed as intruders. (Anchorage Daily News)
Three humpbacks found dead in lower Cook Inlet Jul 25, 2008
A team of North Gulf Oceanic Society researchers saw a group of 11 killer whales harassing six humpbacks near islands in the northwest part of the Gulf of Alaska on July 11. The group has the only reported transients in the area, making them suspects, Mahoney said. (Juneau Empire)
Sea Turtles in Southeast Alaska Jul 25, 2008
Sea Turtles And The Gulf of Alaska Don't Mix ... When these threatened animals enter the Gulf of Alaska s waters, they are most likely doomed. (Suite101.com)
Killer whales suspected in deaths of 3 humpbacks Jul 24, 2008
A team of oceanic society researchers saw a group of 11 killer whales harassing six humpbacks near islands in the northwest part of the Gulf of Alaska on July 11 ... There are about 70 or 80 transient killer whales in the Gulf of Alaska, compared to about 700 identified resident killer whales, Matkin said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Signs of early fall prompt a review (37) Jul 21, 2008
You can taste it in the morning ocean air that sinks down from the Gulf of Alaska and filters overnight into the mid-valley, bringing up the clean scent of the harvested grass seed fields. You can see it in the high branches, where the leaves are turning colors. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Low king salmon runs puzzle biologists Jul 6, 2008
Cold waters in the Alaska Current sweeping the Gulf of Alaska warned them salmon were likely to return later than normal. Unexpected, though, was that fewer of the fish would come back at all. (Juneau Empire)
Nearby trout waters drawDN anglers Jul 4, 2008
Outdoors writer Andy Martin, a former editor of Fishing ng News, runs a halibut charter boat in the Gulf of Alaska during the summer and guides on America's Wild Rivers Coast during the winter. His Web site is www. (Daily Triplicate)
Boat owners settle in Prince William case Jul 1, 2008
They will pay $10,000 to a nonprofit organization, the Gulf of Alaska Keeper, for use in a program to clear beaches of old fishing equipment and other marine debris. William Jacobson of Kodiak, a partner in the Nordic Viking, agreed to develop and use a drug and alcohol testing program for three other fishing boats in which he holds an ownership interest. (Juneau Empire)
Weak runs of king salmon alarm, puzzle biologists Jun 30, 2008
Cold waters in the Alaska Current sweeping the Gulf of Alaska warned them salmon were likely to return later than normal ... Regnart said cold water in the Gulf of Alaska has him worried that the North Pacific could be in for a long-feared "regime change,'' but that it's way too early to even start thinking about that. Historically, such changes appear to have altered ocean pastures to favor Pacific Northwest salmon at the expense of Alaska salmon and vice-versa. "Hopefully, this is just one... (Anchorage Daily News)
A Shaq-sized flatfish Jun 28, 2008
6-pound halibut he caught Tuesday morning in the Gulf of Alaska outside of Resurrection Bay ... Less than a week before the Seward Halibut Tournament's final day, Soldotna angler Tim Berg wrestled a herculean halibut from the Gulf of Alaska on Tuesday morning that could be worth $10,000 ... He figured Berg had lodged the hook between some rocks on the floor of the Gulf of Alaska. (Anchorage Daily News)
Navy will stick to 29 sonar safeguards Jun 28, 2008
The environmental statement is one of a dozen the Navy is preparing for ranges in waters in the Pacific, in the Gulf of Alaska and off the East Coast. Mark Matsunaga, Pacific Fleet spokesman, said the environmental statement incorporates the 29 provisions the Navy agreed to last year with the National Marine Fisheries Service. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Sea of trash Jun 22, 2008
A 55-year-old lawyer with a monkish haircut, glasses that look difficult to break, an allergy of the eyes that makes him squint and a private law practice in Anchorage, Pallister spends most of his time directing a nonprofit group called the Gulf of Alaska Keeper, or GoAK (pronounced GO-ay-kay) ... Most of that debris is plastic, and much of it crosses the Gulf of Alaska or even the Pacific Ocean to arrive there. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Weak run closes Deshka River Jun 20, 2008
Everything from flooding possibly washing eggs out of the river to growing catches of immature king salmon in Bering Sea pollock trawls to colder than normal ocean temperatures in the Gulf of Alaska have been blamed. It is not the only Southcentral salmon run in trouble either. (Anchorage Daily News)
Alaska woman fights Netflix online tax Jun 19, 2008
The discovery prompted a ban on bottom-scraping trawl harvests in 2006 in the Aleutians and parts of the Gulf of Alaska. More recent discoveries include two potential new species of "walking" or "swimming" sea anemones, a new type of kelp that scientists have named "golden V" because of its color and shape, and several new types of bottom-dwelling fish. (Anchorage Daily News)
Local briefs Jun 14, 2008
A low-pressure area over the Gulf of Alaska has been sending cool air onshore, said National Weather Service meteorologist Kevin Durfee. But this late in the spring, high pressure usually takes over, shutting out the ocean breezes and playing host to triple-digit temperatures that can hang on for weeks. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Sentiment shifts on gas pipeline Jun 11, 2008
Monday night, forecasters issued a heavy snow warning for the Washington Cascades and Olympics after a Gulf of Alaska storm headed their way. The reports that Seattle had its coldest first week in June since 1891. (Anchorage Daily News)
Spring storm dumps snow in western Montana Jun 11, 2008
Felsch said both storms were "very cold low-pressure events coming out of the Gulf of Alaska.". The snow is expected to turn to rain Wednesday and will taper off Thursday and Friday. (Montana Standard, MT)
Winter weather returns Jun 11, 2008
Both that storm and this one, Felsch said, were very cold low-pressure events coming out of the Gulf of Alaska. The front should track east of the Continental Divide overnight, he said, then wrap around and head south down the mountain spine. (Missoulian, MT)
Valley will get a little relief from the heat Jun 10, 2008
A stream of cooler air from the Gulf of Alaska is expected to arrive tonight and bring a little midweek relief from the heat, according to the National Weather Service in Hanford ... "We have a low-pressure system coming from the Gulf of Alaska. It's bringing cool air into the Sacramento Delta and the San Joaquin Valley," Sanger said. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Most Romantic Places To Pop The Question Jun 8, 2008
Corridan recommends chartering a boat from the Santa Barbara Marina--a schooner or a 1940s/1950s old-school trawler with a crew--out to the , preferably during the middle of summer or winter in order to catch the whales migrating between the Gulf of Alaska and Baja, Calif. How did you pop the question. (Forbes)
Whittier declares winter dead, but snow fans have options Jun 1, 2008
" Snowmachiners are still riding in the mountains above Valdez, too, though that notably snowy community has now gone largely snow free, he added. Weekend hikers to Crow Pass above Girdwood reported that the peak of the roof on an A-frame, public-use cabin the Forest Service maintains just below the top of that pass was only partially showing. The nearby outhouse remains snowed under. How long it will take for so much snow to finally fade from the high country is unknown, but the National... (Anchorage Daily News)
Dancing And Dynamite Jun 1, 2008
If there's a big winter-type storm churning in the Gulf of Alaska - not terribly likely this time of year - you can scamper up onto the bluff just north of Princeton to watch surfers challenge the 40-foot waves at Maverick's. Or you could walk or bike the paved coastal path that runs from Miramar to Half Moon Bay before returning to the Douglas Beach House at 3 p.m. to reserve your seat and savor your pre-concert picnic. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Ocean Acidification And Its Impact On Ecosystems May 30, 2008
14, 2007) The first buoy to monitor ocean acidification has been launched in the Gulf of Alaska. Attached to the 10-foot-diameter buoy are sensors to measure climate. (Science Daily)
Derby in Alaska gives new meaning to combat fishing May 30, 2008
The soldiers who fished were selected by a lottery to come to Seward to fish in the Gulf of Alaska ... They got a chance to experience Alaska's ultimate halibut fishing, see giant humpback whales, sea birds, glaciers and the towering snow-capped peaks that rise out of the Gulf of Alaska ... Outdoors writer Andy Martin, a former editor of Fishing ng News, runs a halibut charter boat in the Gulf of Alaska during the summer and guides on America's Wild Rivers Coast during the winter. (Daily Triplicate)
Post-radar world starts with Alaska's aircraft May 27, 2008
By then, it wants to see 1,325 planes equipped before moving on to the next phase that will include Homer, Kodiak and other Gulf of Alaska communities. ADVERTISEMENT. (Anchorage Daily News)
FAA expands aviation technology May 27, 2008
By then they want to see 1,325 planes equipped before moving on to the next phase that will include Homer, Kodiak and other Gulf of Alaska communities. Will Johnson, owner and operator of Yute Air Taxi in Bethel, has two planes equipped with ADS-B. He's been a longtime promoter of the technology, which he says provides pilots with powerful new tools. (Juneau Empire)
Ocean Acidification: Another Undesired Side Effect Of Fossil Fuel-burning May 25, 2008
ScienceDaily (May 24, 2008) Up to now, the oceans have buffered climate change considerably by absorbing almost one third of the worldwide emitted carbon dioxide. The oceans represent a significant carbon sink, but the uptake of excess CO2 stemming from man's burning of fossil fuels comes at a high cost: ocean acidification. (Science Daily)
Weekend off to wet start May 24, 2008
The low-pressure system traveled from the Gulf of Alaska, touching on the Central Coast before bringing unseasonably wild weather to inland Southern California and down to Mexico, said Bill Hoffer, National Weather Service spokesman. It was very, very strong when it got down. (Santa Maria Times)
Study declares humpback comeback May 23, 2008
Where: The regions studied by SPLASH included western North Pacific wintering areas, the Hawaiian Islands, Mexico, Central America, California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, the western Gulf of Alaska, southeastern Alaska including the East Gulf Aleutian Islands and Bering Sea, and western North Pacific waters off Russia. Findings: The humpback whale population in the North Pacific grew to about 18,000 or 20,000 in 2004-06 from fewer than 1,500 in 1966. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Salmon slow to hit nets on Copper River flats May 22, 2008
Look for Stikine River king salmon, sablefish and side-stripe shrimp from Prince William Sound, rockfish from the Barren Islands, halibut fillets and cheeks from the Gulf of Alaska and clams and oysters from Southeast. Other products include Bering Sea king crab, Dungeness crab from Sitka, Kodiak scallops and smoked salmon bellies. (Anchorage Daily News)
A break from combat tourism May 22, 2008
The Alaska Railroad is offering several new options this summer ranging from daily whistle-stop service between Anchorage and Seward to 12-day tours from the Arctic Circle to the Gulf of Alaska ... If so, the is offering several new options this summer ranging from daily whistle-stop service between Anchorage and Seward to 12-day tours from the Arctic Circle to the Gulf of Alaska. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Late-season snow delays cycling May 20, 2008
But that's unlikely to help Anchorage much, given the city sits just inland from a oceanic river of cold water flowing steadily up the Southeast Alaska coast and then around the Gulf of Alaska. Find outdoors editor Craig Medred online at or call 257-4588. (Anchorage Daily News)
Towns without power since May 1 May 17, 2008
The usually originate in the Gulf of Alaska and pack a wallop, Pilster said. Their ranch lost 500 ewes in a spring storm in 1969 and 430 ewes two years ago. (Montana Standard, MT)
Frequent squid sightings off B.C. coast prompt concerns for fish stock May 12, 2008
On the U.S. research vessel Maurice Ewing, scientists were peering over the side at night as sediment cores were pulled up in the Gulf of Alaska, when strange creatures began flashing through shafts of light in the dark water. A school of large squid suddenly appeared, perhaps a hundred in number and initiated a feeding frenzy upon the baitfish. (Globe and Mail)
Delay of spring could cost local farmers May 12, 2008
Michalski said that La Nina a condition where cool sea surface temperatures near the Equator can push Pacific storms down from the Gulf of Alaska is at least partly to blame for the harsh weather in March and April. So far, it appears the valleys $2. (Anacortes Weekly, WA)
Local guides find success fishing in Alaska May 8, 2008
Anchored in 250 feet of water behind an island in the northern Gulf of Alaska, I watched with pleasure last week as the first halibut of the season grabbed a chunk of herring, triggering that familiar tap-tap-tap of the rod tip ... It was only 20 pounds, but we did manage to get a 50-pounder on that magical first day of the season offshore in the Gulf of Alaska ... Outdoors writer Andy Martin, a former editor of Fishing ng News, runs a halibut charter boat in the Gulf of Alaska during the summer... (Daily Triplicate)
Inside Alaska business May 6, 2008
$115,000 for Gulf of Alaska Keeper and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to remove and dispose of marine debris in Prince William Sound. $41,750 to buy and renovate a recycling facility that provides work and training opportunities for handicapped and developmentally disabled Kodiak Island residents. (Anchorage Daily News)
The A list of upcoming Alaska cruises May 6, 2008
Alaska aboard Coral PrincessOn September 1, the four-star Coral Princess sets sail from Canadas sleek Vancouver on a weeklong northbound journey toward the Gulf of Alaska. Regularly priced at $1004, this cruise has dropped to just $634 in an inside cabin ($683 for oceanview). (MSNBC -- Travel)
Solo paddler May 4, 2008
There were stretches out in the Gulf of Alaska between Prince William Sound and the Inside Passage that it was risky, and you almost question the sanity. It's intense, so sometimes it doesn't leave you time to enjoy the scenery when you're concentrating on just paddling through it. (Anchorage Daily News)
Wet spring beginning to leave area farmers frustrated May 2, 2008
Lows in the Gulf of Alaska, with highs in Bermuda, are all factors that lead to a high probability of drought. So, once this weather pattern changes we may be begging for water, he said. (Forest City Summit, IO)
Anchorage Mayor To Challenge Sen. Stevens Apr 21, 2008
Begich is the son of Nick Begich, who was representing the state in the House when his plane disappeared over the Gulf of Alaska in October 1972. Comments. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
High fuel prices keep fishing boats docked Apr 21, 2008
April through June is the prime fishing time for arrowtooth flounder, rock sole and other flatfish in the Gulf of Alaska. Normally, the fisheries provide between 35 percent to 45 percent of the Dusk's annual income, Scott said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Snow Forecast For Weekend In Western Washington Apr 18, 2008
A cold system from the Gulf of Alaska will drop low temperatures into the 30s with highs only in the 40s Friday and Saturday, climbing back to the 50s on Sunday. Forecasters expect 1 to 2 feet snow through Saturday in the Cascade passes, with the snow level down to 1,000 feet. (KIRO TV, WA)
Big? Small? Or Just Right... Apr 6, 2008
Salmon from the Copper River, which spills into the Gulf of Alaska 50 miles south of Cordova, is so highly prized that restaurants in the Pacific Northwest treat it like the French wine Beaujolais Nouveau, racing to be the first to get it in stock. Generally, Copper River's chinook salmon run mid-May to mid-June; sockeye, mid-May to mid-August; and coho, mid-August to late-September. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Grab some crab Apr 2, 2008
Where caught: The Bering Sea to the Gulf of Alaska ... Where caught: West Coast from central California north to the Gulf of Alaska. (The Daily Reflector)
Retiring rescuer exemplified 'selfless service' Apr 1, 2008
" That's how the pararescue specialists count those they retrieve from the wilderness or battlefield in what are often life-and-death situations. Collins considers Reddington, a father of four who stayed in touch to monitor the young man's recovery, an American hero. Reddington sees himself simply as a man doing a job the best he can. He's a little embarrassed that anyone, other than his fellow pararescuers, is taking note of his retirement. "What someone ought to do is a good story about a... (Anchorage Daily News)
Endeavour crew rests before trip home Mar 23, 2008
Looking northward across the Gulf of Alaska, over a low pressure area (cloud vortex), the aurora brightens the night sky. This image was taken on March 21, 2008 at 9:08:46 (GMT) 5:08:46 EDT with a 28 mm lens from the nadir point of 47. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Turner family spends spring break spotting whales Mar 22, 2008
In the spring they migrate with calves from birthing lagoons in Baja California, Mexico, to the Gulf of Alaska, then start going south in early December. It's a round-trip journey of more than 10,000 miles. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Former SDN editor reports before returning to Alaska Mar 18, 2008
A Coast Guard licensed captain, Martin operates a 38-foot charter boat out of Seward, Alaska, fishing for halibut, yelloweye rockfish and salmon in the Gulf of Alaska. He also guides on the Southern Oregon Coast during the fall and winter months. (Yreka Siskiyou Daily News, CA)
Season's last winter-like storm arrives Mar 16, 2008
A cold storm moving down from the Gulf of Alaska arrived in San Diego late Saturday afternoon, bringing with it hit-and-miss wet weather, according to the Weather Service. Coastal and valley areas were expected to receive up to a half-inch of rain, while some mountain locations were expected to get more than an inch, according to the Weather Service. (North County Times)
Winter Storm Hits County Mar 16, 2008
SAN DIEGO -- A cold, blustery storm out of the Gulf of Alaska brought rain and snow to the San Diego region Saturday evening. The unstable weather, which was expected to produce widespread showers and up to a half-inch of rain in the coastal and valley areas, could also trigger thunderstorms and hail, according to the National Weather Service. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Late winter storm moves through Southern California Mar 16, 2008
The National Weather Service says a cold blast moving down from the Gulf of Alaska will bring periods of snow in parts of the Inland Empire and San Diego County on Sunday, creating white-out conditions. One to 2 inches of snow are forecast at 2,500 feet with 4 to 8 inches possible above 3,500 feet in San Diego County. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Rain, snow expected in parts of SoCal Mar 16, 2008
A cold blast moving down from the Gulf of Alaska will remain in Riverside and San Diego counties through Sunday. The weather service warned there will be periods of heavy snow and blowing snow that will create white-out conditions. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Old Man Winter hanging in Mar 16, 2008
A cold storm moving down from the Gulf of Alaska hit the counties of Ventura, Los Angeles and San Bernardino Saturday, and should arrive in San Diego County shortly after sunset Saturday, National Weather Service meteorologist Stephanie Sullivan said. . (San Diego Union-Tribune)
