WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * First Bowhead Whale Sighting in Southeast Alaska * A new scientific paper discusses the first NOAA Fisheries record of a bowhead whale in Southeast Alaska. It is only the second documented sighting of this Arctic species in the eastern North Pacific, south of the Aleutian Islands. The whale was observed by a team of scientists working in Sitka Sound in March 2024. "This sighting is i  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Interior Finalizes Major Alaskan Land Transfer to NANA Regional Corporation * ANCHORAGE -- The Department of the Interior today announced the conveyance of nearly 28,000 acres of land to NANA Regional Corporation, Inc., under Section 12(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, or ANCSA, bringing the total conveyed to NANA to more than 713,000 acres. This marks a significant milestone in   more