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Bullhead City, Arizona Was a Retiree Paradise. Then Came a Biblical Plague of Flies.

Bullhead City, Arizona, United States

5 Jun 2019

OneZero

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Loads of seaweed are threatening the Caribbean’s sea life and tourism. Experts say we may be to blame

Ticks are an increasing problem

Prague, Praha, Czech Republic

17 Jul 2018

Prague TV

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Aequorea (hydrozoan) bloom in the Northern California Current

Northern California Current

30 Jun 2018

NOAA NWFSC CCIEA Custom Plotting

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Endangered plant thrives after Sidney Spit restoration

Sidney Spit National Marine Park, Canada

20 Apr 2018

Saanich News

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Crowdsourcing capelin: New website to alert biologists to locations of 'key' fish

Newfoundland and Labrador

7 Jul 2017

CBC

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How the American bullfrog is eating its way into BC

Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area, British Columbia, Canada

16 Dec 2016

Nelson Star

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Sargassum seaweed partly responsible for Guyana's reduced fish production

1 Nov 2016

Demerara Waves

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Sea Lice Exploded among Wild Young Salmon near BC Fish Farms

Broughton Archipelago, British Columbia, Canada

25 Jul 2016

The Tyee

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Humboldt squid on the move

Monterey Submarine Canyon, California, United States

23 Jul 2007

MBARI

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Arctic seals experiencing dramatic weight loss as temperatures rise, study warns

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Measuring up: How meteorologists gauge the snowfall as Anchorage nears a season record

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Anchorage Daily News

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Ecological effects of Pacific pink salmon in a river system in Finnmark

The Independent Barents Observer

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70,000 pink salmon caught in Norwegian rivers

Norway

SalmonBusiness

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Can sunflower sea stars keep sea urchins from overfeeding on declining kelp forests?

Sitka, Alaska, United States

Anchorage Daily News

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Redpolls, feisty songbirds of the Alaska winter, are flocking to feeders this season

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Anchorage Daily News

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Bristol Bay records its largest sockeye run on record

Dillingham, Alaska, United States

Alaska Public Media

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More shrubs means way more moose in western Alaska

Bethel, Alaska, United States

Anchorage Daily News

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The lessons for British Columbia in Alaska’s epic Bristol Bay sockeye run

Bristol Bay

The Narwhal

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As beavers gain foothold in Arctic Alaska, some see benefits in how they reshape the landscape

Ambler, Alaska, United States

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More shrubs means way more moose in western Alaska

Bethel, Alaska, United States

Anchorage Daily News

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	Unusual Size / Abundance	90
	Fish	37
	Ocean / Sea	32
	Food Security	24
	Land Mammals	24
	Unusual Range / Sighting	23
	Economic Impact	22
	Fisheries	17
	Death / Die-off / Decline	16
	Plants / Kelp	14
	Harvest Change	13
	Invertebrates	13
	Marine Mammals	13
	Cultural Impact	10
	Extreme Temperature	10
	Algal Bloom	9
	Infestation	8
	Land	8
	Microbes	7
	Sports / Recreation	7
	Human Health	5
	Ice / Snow Change	5
	Surface Waters / Wetlands	5
	Weather	5
	Birds	4
	Agriculture	3
	Arachnids	3
	Buildings	3
	Insects	3
	Parasite	3
	Pets	3
	Reptiles	3
	Aquaculture	2
	Livestock	2
	Pollution	2
	Seasonal Timing	2
	Acute Illness	1
	Air Quality	1
	Air	1
	Anisakiasis / Anisakid	1
	Unusual Animal Behavior	1
	Brucellosis	1
	Amphibians	1
	Deformity / Disease / Injury	1
	Energy	1
	Erosion	1
	Extreme Precipitation	1
	Forestry	1
	One Health	1
	Safety	1
	TOURISM	1
	Transportation	1
	Pathogen	1
	Zoonotic Flu	1

	Summer	21
	Fall	13
	Spring	10
	Winter	9

	January	4
	February	3
	March	5
	April	3
	May	6
	June	8
	July	16
	August	6
	September	8
	October	4
	November	9
	December	7

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Background Articles

Bullhead City, Arizona Was a Retiree Paradise. Then Came a Biblical Plague of Flies.

Nigerian fishers hit by criminals, imports and climate change

Why seaweed is strangling Mexican tourism, and how science could help

Wild pigs are a big problem. Here’s how they kill ’em in Texas

El Niño Triggered Disease Outbreaks Across Globe

Changing southern Gulf of St. Lawrence ecosystem

Ecosystem changes following loss of great white sharks

Saimaa seal population climbs to nearly 400

Mysterious Microbes Turning Polar Ice Pink, Speeding Up Melt

Mysterious Microbes Turning Polar Ice Pink, Speeding Up Melt

Loads of seaweed are threatening the Caribbean’s sea life and tourism. Experts say we may be to blame

Ticks are an increasing problem

Aequorea (hydrozoan) bloom in the Northern California Current

Endangered plant thrives after Sidney Spit restoration

Crowdsourcing capelin: New website to alert biologists to locations of 'key' fish

How the American bullfrog is eating its way into BC

Sargassum seaweed partly responsible for Guyana's reduced fish production

Sea Lice Exploded among Wild Young Salmon near BC Fish Farms

Humboldt squid on the move

Arctic seals experiencing dramatic weight loss as temperatures rise, study warns

Measuring up: How meteorologists gauge the snowfall as Anchorage nears a season record

Ecological effects of Pacific pink salmon in a river system in Finnmark

70,000 pink salmon caught in Norwegian rivers

Can sunflower sea stars keep sea urchins from overfeeding on declining kelp forests?

Redpolls, feisty songbirds of the Alaska winter, are flocking to feeders this season

Bristol Bay records its largest sockeye run on record

More shrubs means way more moose in western Alaska

The lessons for British Columbia in Alaska’s epic Bristol Bay sockeye run

As beavers gain foothold in Arctic Alaska, some see benefits in how they reshape the landscape

More shrubs means way more moose in western Alaska

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