Two new citizen science projects will help troll fishermen take the lead in gathering data about how the waters they depend on are changing. Two new citizen science projects from Alaska Sea Grant and the Alaska Trollers Association will help longtime troll fishermen take the lead to gather data about how the waters they depend on are changing.
Things are looking up for Southeast Alaska’s humpback whales in the years following The Blob, according to a new update from Glacier Bay National Park. The 2022 Glacier Bay humpback survey, which was released last week, shows sure signs of improvement. Whales are fattening up again, and they’re staying longer in Glacier Bay and Icy Strait than they did during the heat wave.