The Environmental Protection Agency has recommended a ban on mining activities in the area around the Pebble deposit. People across Bristol Bay are now waiting for a final decision on the future of the controversial copper and gold prospect.
One year ago, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland issued a declaration to remove a slur against Indigenous women from place names on federal lands. Nearly 650 new names were finalized this fall, including one for a Dillingham creek that bore the slur.
Boom and Bust in the Bering Sea: The Fate of Crab and Sockeye Salmon in a Changing World. The fishing boat Pinnacle makes its way through an ice floe January 25, 2022, in the Bering Sea southwest of St. Matthew Island. The Pinnacle, which is larger than most Bering Sea fishing boats, can travel through some unconsolidated sea ice, although at a greatly reduced speed. An ice floe with pieces like this can damage buoys, increasing the risk of a lost crab pot. Image by Loren Holmes/Anchorage Daily News. United States. As the world warms, the Bering Sea tells a story of boom and bust. The sockeye salmon runs of Bristol Bay are to be marveled. More than 78.3 million sockeye surged home last summer, filling nets and spawning grounds. The spectacular display came as Alaska salmon runs of chum and chinook once again imploded. Meanwhile, Bering Sea crab populations have crashed. The snow crab harvest for the first time ever has been canceled, and the king crab season was shut down for the secon
Boom and Bust in the Bering Sea: The Fate of Crab and Sockeye Salmon in a Warming World. The fishing boat Pinnacle makes its way through an ice floe on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022 in the Bering Sea southwest of St. Matthew Island. Image by Loren Holmes/Anchorage Daily News. United States. As the world warms, the Bering Sea tells a story of boom and bust. The sockeye salmon runs of Bristol Bay are to be marveled. More than 78.3 million sockeye surged home last summer, filling nets and spawning grounds. The spectacular display came as Alaska salmon runs of chum and chinook once again imploded. Meanwhile, Bering Sea crab populations have crashed. The snow crab harvest for the first time ever has been canceled, and the king crab season was shut down for the second year in a row. Join Seattle Times reporter Hal Bernton, Anchorage Daily News photojournalist Loren Holmes, and a panel of experts in a discussion of some of the effects of a warming climate on one of the planet’s most productive mar