Nov. 5—The number of commercial fishing jobs in Alaska plunged to a new low last year as the industry struggles with disrupted fisheries, low prices, climate change and foreign competition that could ...

U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Jeremiah Moon ties a trash bag full of garbage collected from Kodiak's Jewel Beach on May 6, 2011. Coast Guard base Kodiak holds an annual beach cleanup that is ...

The commercial fishing industry relies on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for everything from marine weather forecasts to fisheries data. But NOAA — which lost hundreds of ...

Marine debris that pollutes Alaska’s expansive coastlines is dominated by discarded fishing material, a stark difference from the debris found in other states, according to a new report. The most ...