Alaska Fish

Fishing Vessel Sinks in Alaska

F/V Ocean Hope I rolled over and sank 15 miles east of Kodiak Island, Alaska. A local fishing vessel rescued the four uninjured crewmembers. The vessel had 6,000 gal. of fuel on board, however, no pollution was sighted.

USCG Rescues 5 from Disabled Gulf of Alaska Fishing Tender

Coast Guard rescues five crewmembers from disabled 55 ft fishing tender southeast of Cordova in the Gulf of Alaska in heavy seas The Coast Guard Communications Station in Kodiak received a mayday call from the tender, relayed by the fishing vessel Heidi Linea, reporting that they had experienced a loss of steering in 20-foot seas. Coast Guard Sector Anchorage watchstanders issued an urgent marine information broadcast and directed the launch of an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Cordova to

This Day in U.S. Coast Guard History – November 8

1942- Landings made in Vichy-French-held North Africa by Allied forces.  Coast Guard-manned vessels participated. 1959- The tanker Amoco Virginia, with a cargo of aviation gasoline, exploded and caught fire at Houston, Texas.  US Coast Guard units in the Galveston-Houston area assisted local and Federal agencies in extinguishing the blaze.  For 10 more days, Coast Guard air and surface units controlled a dangerous situation by spreading foam to reduce the fire hazard of

Oil studies Find Commercial Fish in Arctic

According to a report from the Associated Press, studies of the Chukchi and Beaufort seas are generating research of value beyond oil exploration. Surveys for possible oil and gas drilling off Alaska's northern coast have found commercial fish such as Pacific cod and walleye pollock in Arctic waters where they have not been previously documented, the Anchorage Daily News reported on Feb. 28.     (Source: The Associated

Nation's Commercial Fisherman Unite to Protect Bristol Bay, Alaska

EPA asked by 77 commercial fishing groups to protect salmon fishing grounds, keep mining out of Bristol Bay area The Commercial Fisherman for Bristiol Bay organization has announced that 77 commercial fishing groups from Alaska to Maine have sent a letter to the Obama Administration urging it to protect Bristol Bay, its epic salmon runs and the commercial fishing jobs that rely on them. The groups include the Maine Lobstermen's Association, Gloucester Fishermen's Wives

Blue North Order 'Green' Alaska Commercial Fishing Boat

Blue North has contracted Dakota Creek Industries in Anacortes, Washington, to build an eco-friendly, technologically advanced fishing vessel. The innovative “green” boat – which will be completed in the fourth quarter of 2014 – was specifically developed for the Alaska cod hook-and-line fishery, and was designed by Skipsteknisk AS, a Norwegian ship design firm. The new state-of-the-art Blue North fishing vessel offers five key environmental and safety advantages

Cruise Relations Get Chilly In Alaska

After a decade that saw the size of Alaska cruise ship crowds triple and pollution from the massive vessels foul area waterways, state officials are moving to blunt the negative impact of the booming industry. Cruise ships that ply the Inside Passage and other Alaska waters are not subject to state oversight, even though they carry hundreds of thousands of gallons of fuel and more people than the populations of some of the port cities they visit.

Alaska Governor Signs Cruise Bill

Gov. Tony Knowles signed a bill that makes Alaska the first state to regulate water pollution from cruise ships. "For the first time we'll know what the huge and growing cruise ship industry is putting into our air and water, and we'll be able to hold its vessels accountable if they pollute," the governor said in a ceremony at Juneau harbor. He said the bill, which he championed, had strong public backing. "Don't ever doubt it

NOAA Research Vessel Exceeds Standards as Quiet Vessel

Photo Credit: NOAA The newly constructed National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fishery survey vessel Henry B. Bigelow has exceeded international standards as an acoustically quiet vessel, according to a report released by the U.S. Navy. NOAA received the results from a battery of underwater acoustic tests done by the Navy on the ship at the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center on Andros Island in the Bahamas.

MMS Awards $67M for CIAP Grants in 2009

The Minerals Management Service (MMS) announced that it awarded $67m in grants to Alabama, Alaska, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas and their political subdivisions in 2009 through the Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP). Created by the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the CIAP provides funding to the six Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas producing states to mitigate the impacts of energy development on marine and coastal areas.