Young Hunters Walrus Summit to come to Nome
The Young Hunters Walrus Summit, the first of its kind, will be held in Nome next month. “Our mission is very simple. It is to protect the pacific walrus conservation,” Vera Metcalf said.
NOAA administrator visits Nome
Nome recently hosted NOAA’s administrator and Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere Dr. Richard Spinrad. In late August, Spinrad detailed NOAA’s goals that have particular relevance to Alaska.
Lady Nanooks kick off volleyball season
The Nome-Beltz Middle/High School Volleyball team started off its season by playing North Pole in a home game over the weekend of Aug. 26.
Authorities warn subsistence users about potentially harmful algal blooms
Researchers have found a high level of potentially harmful algae in the waters near Teller, Brevig Mission, Wales, Little Diomede and Shishmaref. They are now advising that residents of those areas use caution when consuming locally caught subsistence marine mammals and birds.
NOAA and ABWC report on beluga whale survey
The 2022 beluga population aerial survey is complete. Now NOAA and the Alaska Beluga Whale Committee, or ABWC, can begin the number crunching to estimate the abundance of these important subsistence creatures.
Nome School district gears up for new year
As children in the Nome school district head back to classes this week, Nome Superintendent of Schools Jamie Burgess explained what the biggest changes are going to be for this coming school year.
Small Fire in Nome Quickstop
On Aug. 1, A small fire on Nome’s Front Street was quickly extinguished by the Nome Volunteer Fire Department or NVFD.
NOAA bottom trawl survey introduces new projects
Special projects for this year’s survey include Pacific Cod Tagging, investigations into cod and pollock fish condition, herring collection and an assessment of the levels of saxitoxins in algal blooms.
Subsistence fishers request a decrease of salmon bycatch
As chum and chinook salmon numbers dwindle in Western Alaska, salmon bycatch in the pollock industry was a main concern addressed by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, or NPFMC, from June 6 to 14.
CDC reports racial disparity in COVID impact
A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (coauthored by a Department of Health and Social Services employee) found that Alaska Native people face disproportionate risks from COVID-19, compared to white residents in Alaska.