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Federal

HI - NOAA Fisheries proposes habitat protection for threatened corals in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

NOAA Fisheries has proposed a rule to designate critical habitat for five threatened reef-building coral species in the Pacific Islands region.

Hawaii & Alaska
Fisheries

AK - Alaska Native, fishing, and conservation groups support Western Alaska Tribes' lawsuit, call for changes to fisheries management

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) – Alaska Native and fisheries conservation organizations have filed an amicus curiae “friend of the court” brief supporting the lawsuit brought by the Association of Village Council Presidents, Tanana Chiefs Conference, and city of Bethel against federal fisheries managers.

Hawaii & Alaska
Waterways

AK - $131 Million More in Infrastructure Funds to Support Rural Ferry ...

Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, last week announced the Federal Transit Administration is awarding $131 million more in bipartisan infrastructure investments to support the Alaska Marine Highway System’s operations and recapitalize portions of the fleet.

Hawaii & Alaska
Recreation

AK - Nonprofit, with Anchorage city support, aims to create 300-acre conservation park near Potter Marsh

For years, South Anchorage residents have used informal trails that run through the undeveloped area — land also critical to Potter Marsh’s thriving wildlife habitat.

Hawaii & Alaska
Science

HI - Giant sea salt aerosols play major role in Hawai'i's coastal clouds, rain

A new study from atmospheric scientists revealed that the coastline can produce up to five times the concentration of giant sea salt aerosols compared to the open ocean and that coastal clouds may contain more of these particles than clouds over the open ocean -- affecting cloud formation and rain around the Hawaiian Islands.

Hawaii & Alaska
Recreation

HI - 15-year-old goes big at 'Jaws' .... with a surfing session that's making waves

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Maui teen competing in the Haleiwa Pro is going viral for a memorable surf session last week — in which he caught a giant wave at Maui’s Peahi surf break. “Baby Steve” Roberson is just 15 years old.

Hawaii & Alaska
Advocacy

USA - Environmental protesters board deep-sea mining ship between Hawaii and Mexico

Greenpeace activists are engaged in a sit-in protest on a deep-sea mining ship in the Pacific Ocean between Mexico and Hawaii

Hawaii & Alaska
Local

HI - It Will Be Years Before Clean Water Is Restored In Lahaina

Rebuilding the water system is likely to cost tens of millions of dollars and could be a limiting factor in rebuilding the town.

Hawaii & Alaska
Justice

AK - EPA announces $882,806 for environmental justice projects in Alaska

SEATTLE — Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $882,806 to fund two projects in Alaska.

Hawaii & Alaska
Science

AK - NOAA announces millions for algal bloom research

The Alaska Ocean Observing System (AOOS) is among the recipients of $20 million awarded by NOAA for research on dangerous algal blooms and hypoxia and monitoring activities nationwide.

Hawaii & Alaska
Engineering

HI - Land board blocks effort to move sand from ancient West Oahu beach to Waikiki

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Board of Land and Natural Resources is blocking an effort to use sand from an ancient Leeward Oahu beach to replenish the Waikiki shoreline.

Hawaii & Alaska
Engineering

HI - What will we do about Hawaiʻi’s disappearing shorelines?

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Shorelines are beginning to disappear around the world. The University of Hawaiʻi and the Surfrider Foundation have both found some disturbing prospects for Hawaiʻi’s coveted beaches.

Hawaii & Alaska
Fisheries

AK - Research Confirms Link Between Snow Crab Decline and Marine Heatwave

Using a combination of survey data and laboratory studies, NOAA Fisheries scientists identified starvation as the most likely cause of mass mortality event during the eastern Bering Sea marine heatwave.

Hawaii & Alaska
Science

HI - New study highlights historical ocean oxygen loss, future possibilities for Fisheries

As the climate warms, there is major concern that Earth’s oceans will lose oxygen. A study published by oceanographers at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa revealed that locked in ancient deep-sea sediments is evidence for oxygen loss in the world’s ocean during past glacial periods.

Hawaii & Alaska
Fisheries

AK - Billions of crabs went missing around Alaska. Scientists now know what happened to them

CNN — Billions of snow crabs have disappeared from the ocean around Alaska in recent years, and scientists now say they know why: Warmer ocean temperatures likely caused them to starve to death.

Hawaii & Alaska
Energy

AK - Alaska development agency sues federal government over canceled oil leases

Lawsuit seeking to reinstate Arctic National Wildlife Refuge leases argues that the Biden administration put politics over legal mandates

Hawaii & Alaska
Property

HI - On Oahu’s North Shore, big fines are proposed for illegal erosion control measures

SUNSET BEACH (HawaiiNewsNow) - Waves have been rising on Oahu’s North Shore, with one of the largest early-season swells possible next week.

Hawaii & Alaska
Engineering

AK - Group led by University of Alaska Fairbanks gets $13.9 million to aid coastal climate resilience

The National Science Foundation is funding a $13.9 million program led by the University of Alaska Fairbanks to help multiple communities respond to coastal erosion, flooding, permafrost thaw and other hazards attributed to climate change.

Hawaii & Alaska
Science

HI - Galápagos Islands: apply for all-expenses-paid undergrad research program

Approximately 24 University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa undergraduate students will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to conduct research over the next three summers.

Hawaii & Alaska
Fisheries

AK - How 10 billion snow crab vanished from Alaskan waters and what it means for the seafood industry

KODIAK, Alaska — A quiet early October day on the bay in Kodiak, Alaska looks idyllic, but it's a problem for local fishermen.

Hawaii & Alaska
Tourism

HI - Lahaina residents ask governor to delay reopening to tourists

Lahaina, Hawaii, residents are asking Gov. Josh Green (D) for more time before reopening West Maui to tourism, which he is planning to do this weekend.

Hawaii & Alaska
Fisheries

AK - EPA fines largest at-sea Alaska pollock processor nearly $1M for Clean Water Act violations

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined one of Alaska’s biggest fishing companies nearly $1 million for Clean Water Act violations.

Hawaii & Alaska
Fisheries

AK - NOAA: 10 killer whales were caught in Alaska trawl fishing gear this year

NOAA is evaluating data collected on 10 killer whales, also known as orcas, incidentally caught in Alaska by Bering Sea and Aleutian Island groundfish trawl fisheries this year.

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