AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoOcean Monitoring Rollback: The National Science Foundation plans to dismantle most of the Ocean Observatories Initiative, pulling more than 900 deep-sea sensors from the Pacific and Atlantic, including off Alaska—an especially bad moment as scientists warn of record ocean heat and an approaching super El Niño. Marine Wildlife Stress: Researchers say 25 gray whales have already washed up on Washington’s coast this year, with malnutrition and food shortages driving deaths and pushing whales into riskier waters. Gulf of Alaska Data Loss: Ocean Station Papa in the Gulf of Alaska is also slated for removal, threatening one of the longest-running North Pacific data sets used to track ocean warming. Subsistence & Logging: The Forest Service held a subsistence hearing for the proposed Twin Mountain II Timber Sale on Prince of Wales Island, where impacts to deer subsistence use are a central concern. Marine Mammal Trade Law: A bill (ARTIST Act) headed to the president would protect Alaska Native artists’ ability to sell marine-mammal ivory, bone, and baleen. Rural Fuel Costs: A report highlights how Middle East conflict-driven fuel price spikes hit Western Alaska villages hard, with heating fuel and gas often far above statewide averages.
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