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Senator seeks $15 million for tsunami debris

...rough guess. The Japanese government last month predicted the most buoyant debris, such as buoys that littered some Alaska beaches earlier this year, has already arrived. Lumber from houses and boats is expected to begin reaching the West Coast...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-12-10/senator-seeks-15-million-tsunami-debris
State
Biologist: Tsunami debris can be overwhelming in spots

...debris that you see from the video footage from the tsunami."Some groups that routinely clean ocean debris from Alaska beaches - particularly in the Gulf of Alaska region - have raised concerns about the volume and type of debris that they have...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-12-14/biologist-tsunami-debris-can-be-overwhe
State
Government team completes debris survey

...on a recent survey of southeast Alaska beaches found a number of large black...routinely clean ocean debris from Alaska beaches - particularly in the Gulf of...NOAA marine surveys for some Alaska beaches go back to the early 1970s. He...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-06-27/government-team-completes-debris-survey
State
Eagle River pilot helps the healing in Japan

...found washed up on beaches in Alaska - to their rightful owners.The mission began when the items were discovered on Alaska beaches this spring. After it became clear that some of the pieces could be identified and returned to their owners, Hillyer...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-07-16/eagle-river-pilot-helps-healing-japan
State
UAF: PSP may again be a problem

...visitors not to eat untested shellfish harvested from Alaska beaches."Without proper testing, you can never really...people not to eat untested shellfish harvested from Alaska beaches. (Read one of the warnings online at www.hss...

http://juneauempire.com/outdoors/2011-06-09/uaf-psp-may-again-be-problem
Outdoors
SEARHC warns to not eat, harvest shellfish

...levels of PSP toxin ever recorded. Some of the highest levels of PSP toxin in the world were discovered on Southeast Alaska beaches.The Food and Drug Administration lists the safe level of PSP as any amount less than 80 micrograms (mcg) of toxin...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2011-06-10
Local
Murkowski calls for Japan tsunami debris roundtable

...monitoring program is designed to examine beaches in a systematic manner and tabulate the number of objects arriving on Alaska beaches," Gaudet said.Sen. Mark Begich is attempting to boost debris monitoring and cleanup through legislation."Residents...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-01-19/murkowski-calls-japan-tsunami-debris-ro
Local
Local pollution monitoring program releases 2011 results

...the State of Alaska's BEACH Monitoring program.The Alaska BEACH Monitoring program was established when the U.S...Protection Agency (EPA) to create and sustain the Alaska BEACH Monitoring program, which awards grant funds to non-profit...

http://juneauempire.com/outdoors/2011-10-14/local-pollution-monitoring-program-r
Outdoors
Federal grand jury indicts two on ivory sale charges

...thousands of dollars. Prosecutors say Reynolds collected parts from about a dozen Pacific walrus carcasses found on Alaska beaches since 1999. Reynolds found most of the walruses near Pilot Point, a community of about 75 on the northern coast...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/092406/sta_20060924001.shtml
News
Southeast deer weathering tough Autumn

...season, which ends Dec. 31. A federally managed subsistence hunt takes place in January. As hunters scout Southeast Alaska beaches for deer, it's important to remember that it is illegal to shoot deer from a boat. In Southeast Alaska, it is...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/121006/out_20061210008.shtml
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