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Board of Fisheries to reconsider location

KETCHIKAN (KDN) — The Alaska Board of Fisheries is scheduled to meet at 1:45 p.m., Jan. 27 via a Zoom web conference to determine the meeting location for the Southeast ....

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Earth's magnetic field may guide salmon, study says


Earth s magnetic field may guide salmon, study says
January 14th |
 
Is it a coincidence that one of the world s largest mineral deposits is located near the world s largest sockeye salmon spawning grounds at Bristol Bay? And if the likes of a Pebble mine removed the bulk of those deep deposits that also create the world s magnetic field, could it disrupt the salmon s ability to find their way home?
A study, funded by Arron Kallenberg of Homer, founder/CEO of Wild Alaskan Company and a third generation Bristol Bay fisherman, aims to find out.
It s not even been 10 years since we ve discovered that salmon, sea turtles and other marine species are using the Earth s magnetic field as a way to know where they are and to make important navigation decisions. But what is the magnetic environment that they need to thrive, and what might humans be doing that might keep them from thriving, said Dr. Nathan Putman, a senior scientist at Texas-based LGL Ecological ....

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Privately funded study to examine role of regional magnetism in migration of Bristol Bay salmon


Privately funded study to examine role of regional magnetism in migration of Bristol Bay salmon
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Is it a coincidence that one of the world’s largest mineral deposits is located near the world’s largest sockeye salmon spawning grounds at Bristol Bay? And if the likes of a Pebble mine removed the bulk of those deep deposits that also create the world’s magnetic field, could it disrupt the salmon’s ability to find their way home?
A study funded by Homer’s Arron Kallenberg founder and CEO of Wild Alaskan Co. and a third-generation Bristol Bay fisherman aims to find out. ....

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