AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoFisheries: Alaska’s bycatch debate is in the spotlight as salmon runs decline. A fisheries researcher argues that environmental changes may be driving Interior run losses more than trawl bycatch, while stressing that causes vary by river and species. New sonar counts on the Klondike River add to concern over falling chum numbers. Beluga Whales: Cook Inlet belugas have not rebounded since subsistence hunting stopped in 1999, and scientists still don’t know why. Monitoring teams are gathering data through acoustic tracking, DNA sampling and visual surveys. Wildlife: A grassroots Alaska program is offering hunters rebates for switching to copper ammunition, which can reduce lead poisoning in eagles that feed on discarded carcasses. Climate: Researchers in Canada have documented large permafrost landslides carrying house-size blocks of frozen ground, a phenomenon linked to wildfire and warming that could hold lessons for Alaska’s North. Land Use: Juneau approved another 10 years of gravel mining at Lemon Creek, while Alaska communities are weighing the consequences of a proposed rollback of federal roadless protections.
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