Aug 15, 1943, US & Canadian troops land to retake Kiska, 70 years ago today. The Aleutian island had been occupied by Japan since June 6, 1942. While Japanese forces had already pulled out, Allies suffered at least 313 casualties (92 dead/221 wounded) from mines, booby traps, & friendly fire. #alaskahistory #alaska #aleutians #kiska

A serene moment in the Aleutian Islands from the 1971 "The Unsinkable Sea Otter" episode of The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau. Full episode here (https://youtu.be/aeKw0Hcks-A). #alaskahistory #alaska #jacquescousteau #aleutians

Previously Unknown Gas Seeps Discovered along Aleutian Trench
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Three-dimensional-modeled multibeam bathymetry data with the gas seep bubbles detected near the Aleutian Trench during the Seascape Alaska 1: Aleutians Deepwater Mapping expedition depicted as pixels...
https://alaska-native-news.com/previously-unknown-gas-seeps-discovered-along-aleutian-trench/67850/
#aleutians #discovery #gas seep #noaa #trench

Circa 2000 Mount Shilshaldin, a volcano on Unimak Island in the Aleutians, at sunset. Via National Archives. #alaskahistory #aleutians #alaska

📢 Heads Up 📢
⚠️A High Wind Watch has been issued for the eastern Aleutians⚠️

❗ Heavy Freezing spray will extend from the ice edge, into the Bering, and along the Alaska Peninsula 💨

#akwx #Winds #FreezingSpray #Aleutians

IB 22-66: NMFS Revises the 2023 Pollock and Pacific cod Total Allowable Catch Amounts in the Gulf of Alaska
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The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) revised the 2023 total allowable catch (TAC) amounts...
https://alaska-native-news.com/ib-22-66-nmfs-revises-the-2023-pollock-and-pacific-cod-total-allowable-catch-amounts-in-the-gulf-of-alaska/65529/
#cod #polluck #revision #catch #2023 #gulf #alaska #bering sea #aleutians