U.S. Army Corps Gives Update on Deep-Draft Port Study
![Aerial view of Nome harbor and port area and the mouth of the Snake River.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IMG_3142-1200x900.jpg)
According to the Corps, a final feasibility study for public comment will be ready in early 2019.
Scientists Listen for Mammals, Ships in a Changing Bering Sea
![James Longley uses a pulley over the side of a fishing boat to retrieve a sound recorder from the Bering Sea.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/SeaSounds-1.jpg)
Less sea ice means increased shipping traffic, and that could impact marine mammals in the region. To get a better idea of what’s changing, scientists are listening in on the sounds of the Bering Sea.
Nome Deep-Draft Port Back on the Table
![Nome port](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/EI161012-30-1200x900.jpg)
More than two years since it shelved the project, the US Army Corps of Engineers will take a new look at a port expansion in Nome and split the cost with the City.
U.S. Senate Advances Arctic Efforts at Port Clarence
![Point Spencer](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Screen-Shot-2015-05-13-at-12.16.23-PM-608x400-1.png)
On Friday, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill that would encourage infrastructure development at Port Clarence.