Successful clean harbor programs depend on the efforts of skilled, well qualified employees to operate moorage basins in an environmentally sensitive manner. The training of employees is expensive, more so in Alaska with its vast travel distances. Coupled with limited training budgets, harbors often lack the ability to encourage the career development of their staff […]
Rate and Scale of Arctic Ocean Acidifica...
Researchers have found the rate and scale of Arctic Ocean acidification is unparalleled in recent history. Some 20 percent of the Canadian Basin has become more acidic in a short period of time. Swiftly melting sea ice is being seen as the primary cause of this increase in acidification. Seawater absorbs around 25 percent of […]
The Economic Impact of Alaska Seafood
A recently published study sponsored by the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute highlights the economic impact of Alaska seafood within the State, the Pacific Northwest and the country as a whole. Conducted by the McDowell Group, the report details direct, indirect and induced economic effects generated by the Alaska seafood industry. The McDowell Group also provides […]
Alpine Garden and Hearth Company
Sponsors of this site have launched a new business. Alpine Garden and Hearth Company is a Valdez, Alaska based partnership operated by Ruth Knight and Alan Sorum. Alpine Garden and Hearth (AGH) manages a high tunnel greenhouse at its 10 Mile Richardson Highway location focused on the production of raspberries and cut flowers. The company […]
The Future History of the Arctic by Char...
The north has captured the public imagination for generations. Stories of the search for the North Pole, the Northwest Passage and a land of everlasting ice are nearly the stuff of myths. Regardless of deniers, the Arctic is changing because of changing climatic conditions and ready access to the region increases annually. The future history […]
Time for United States Flagged Cruise Sh...
Incidents occurring within the cruise ship industry should give us pause over their safety and operational standards, begging the question: Is it time to require the use of United States flagged cruise ships in Alaska? Marine causalities take place every year with cruise ships, but the incidents with the Carnival Triumph, Carnival Splendor and Costa […]