New research published in the journal Marine Mammal Science establishes for the first time a link between the neurotoxin saxitoxin, accumulated during harmful algal blooms, and deaths of laaqudan (in Unangam Tunuu, the first language of Unangax̂ or the Aleut Peoples),...
The White House has proposed to defund the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS). This action would shut down the IOOS regional network, including AOOS. HOW YOU CAN HELP Contact Alaska’s congressional delegation to urge support for IOOS Download this Support...
The Sea Ice for Walrus Outlook (SIWO) season launched on March 21, bringing weekly forecasts and local sea ice and hunting reports to Bering Strait communities, including Wales, Shishmaref, Diomede, Brevig Mission/Port Clarence, Nome, Gambell, and Savoonga. Early May...
The University of Alaska’s glider team recently reached a major milestone with its “Glide 365” program: keeping an autonomous underwater vehicle continuously deployed for one year on the outer Gulf of Alaska continental shelf. Over the course of the project, six...
Coastal communities across Alaska are increasingly concerned about rising sea levels, coastal flooding, and inundation. Inundation refers to water that covers normally dry ground during flooding events. Along the coast, this can be caused by unusually high tides,...
The Backyard Buoys program celebrated another successful year in Alaska in 2024. With coordination by UIC Science, Indigenous hunters from Savoonga, Gambell, Little Diomede, Point Hope, Wainwright, Utqiaġvik, and Kaktovik deployed 26 small wave buoys from their...
