The mission of the Alaska Fisheries Science Center is to
generate the scientific information and analysis necessary for the conservation,
management, and utilization of the region's living marine resources.
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- Big Miracle is a new movie inspired by the rescue of three gray whales trapped by sea ice off Barrow, Alaska, in 1988. Our own Dave Withrow participated throughout the 2-week rescue efforts. Read about his experience. More>
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- "Genetic Stock Composition Analysis of Chinook Salmon Bycatch Samples from the 2010 Bering Sea Trawl Fisheries" NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-AFSC-232. More>
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- The 2011 North Pacific Groundfish Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Reports for 2012 are now available on the AFSC's Status of Stocks web page. More>
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The 2011 abundance estimate for the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale population is 284 animals, almost 20 percent lower than last year’s estimate of 340. This year's estimate is the second-lowest since NOAA’s surveys began in 1993. According to AFSC Science and Research Director Doug DeMaster, “While NOAA remains concerned that this population is not showing signs of recovery, at this time we do not believe this estimate represents a marked decrease in the population.” More>
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- Benthic invertebrates of the eastern Bering Sea: A synopsis of the life history and ecology of snails of the genus Neptunea. NOAA Technical Memorandum AFSC-NMFS-231. More>
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- NOAA declared the recent deaths of ringed seals in the Arctic and Bering Strait regions of Alaska an unusual mortality event, triggering a focused, expert investigation into the cause. A decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on making such a declaration for Pacific walrus in Alaska is pending.
The public is encouraged to report siightings of diseased or dead animals. More>
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- Results of an aerial survey to assess Steller sea lion pup production in the range of the western distinct population segment in Alaska conducted from 27 June to 16 July 2011 are now available online. (pdf: 648KB) More>
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- Survey nets used in bottom trawl assessment surveys are limited in their ability to sample rocky areas, since the nets are easily snagged and torn on rough rocky substrate. Therefore, a different method was needed to survey the abundance of fishes in these rocky areas. More>
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- The Alaska Harbor Seal Survey is one of the largest, regularly occurring wildlife surveys in the world. The 2011 summer surveys ranged from Attu Island in the western Aleutian Islands to Portland Canal in Southeast Alaska—a straight-line distance of approximately 2,000 nmi and roughly 4,000 nmi of coastline. More>
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Last updated
13 February, 2012
