LEO Network - Search Resultshttp://leonetwork.org2024-03-29T10:10:01Zhttp://leonetwork.org/Images/logo.pnguuid:CD6E601B-FE00-452E-8ABE-7F708BC03CD2Dead humpback whale calf washes up near Juneau, may have been struck by vessel2023-08-28T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:10:01ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Juneau, Alaska, United States</h3><p>August 28, 2023</p><p>A dead humpback whale calf named Tango was found washed up near Juneau, Alaska, and an investigation is underway to determine if it was struck by a vessel.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/AA8F80D0-1D64-4B1F-B033-31A8E93E7F2F'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/CD6E601B-FE00-452E-8ABE-7F708BC03CD2'>Read more...</a></p></div>58.30194 -134.41972uuid:902083F4-9F62-42D9-8B44-ADB62637B43BFirst fall storm of the year damages road in Utqiagvik2023-08-24T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:10:01ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States</h3><p>August 24, 2023</p><p>The storm brought winds up to 40 mph to communities from Wainwright to Kaktovik, weather officials said. High waves damaged a road in Utqiagvik, affecting around five houses, residents reported.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/809A6BC6-86E1-4450-956C-E83A4F90C53C'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/902083F4-9F62-42D9-8B44-ADB62637B43B'>Read more...</a></p></div>71.29058 -156.78872uuid:ADDFB501-CC18-4E63-88BE-AC84DBF79B1DHigh water in Kotzebue Sound2023-08-17T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:10:01ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kotzebue, Alaska, United States</h3><p>August 17, 2023</p><p>Water floods the Kotzebue lagoon. Grasses can be seen in July and a month later in August the water has risen 4-6 ft. </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/6FD8E831-35EE-4633-A7EA-3924500D507D'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/ADDFB501-CC18-4E63-88BE-AC84DBF79B1D'>Read more...</a></p></div>66.89846 -162.59809uuid:82FDC613-0EC5-47EA-AD3B-727F3A190506Thousands of Cigarette Stubs Wash Up on East Iceland Beach2023-08-17T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:10:01ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Eskifjörður, East, Iceland</h3><p>August 17, 2023</p><p>A resident of Eskifjörður, East Iceland was shocked to see thousands of cigarette stubs washed up on the shore of the fjord yesterday.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/48F3E6AE-4A54-4C0B-8D5F-8380231782DF'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/82FDC613-0EC5-47EA-AD3B-727F3A190506'>Read more...</a></p></div>65.07306 -14.01525uuid:89984703-682A-4E7D-A1AF-C1CBE79DDE69Mystery mass death of seals on remote, uninhabited Siberian island under investigation2023-08-16T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:10:01ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Tyuleny Island</h3><p>August 16, 2023</p><p>Tyuleniy Island, also known as the ‘Island of the Seals,’ is located in the Sea of Okhotsk and is an important breeding ground for northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus). More than 300 northern fur seals and Steller sea lions have been found dead in a mystery mass die-off on a small, uninhabited island in Siberia.
</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/B68BAB38-D724-41A6-BA45-8F568F2EE35E'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/89984703-682A-4E7D-A1AF-C1CBE79DDE69'>Read more...</a></p></div>48.5 144.65uuid:19937287-0BB6-495C-A61B-8C3D355B63ABNOAA seeks public’s help on Steller sea lion killings in Copper River Delta2023-08-11T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:10:01ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Cordova, Alaska, United States</h3><p>August 11, 2023</p><p>Biologists with NOAA Fisheries Alaska region have been conducting survey work in the area since mid-May and have so far found 22 Steller sea lions and one harbor seal dead. Necropsies performed on the animals have shown gunshot wounds and other human interactions as the cause.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/197CA747-3B13-4A10-BBAE-BE87725DBC16'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/19937287-0BB6-495C-A61B-8C3D355B63AB'>Read more...</a></p></div>60.54278 -145.7575uuid:058B4CE9-6F8A-45D2-A1C2-0C38DC567BC7Strange orange deposit on beach and waters of Kotzebue Sound2023-08-10T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:10:01ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kotzebue, Alaska, United States</h3><p>August 10, 2023</p><p>Out commercial fishing on the water in the inter Kotzebue Sound the weather was calm and there were miles and miles of a strange floating orange layer on the surface.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/EB5C53B8-B5DD-4E9F-AA89-86A8A54A9E60'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/058B4CE9-6F8A-45D2-A1C2-0C38DC567BC7'>Read more...</a></p></div>66.9459299379646 -162.733655215431uuid:E69637D8-902B-4017-8B06-342B8AA044DEHarmful algae bloom detected in Bering Strait waters2023-08-03T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:10:01ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Bering Straits, Alaska</h3><p>August 3, 2023</p><p>High concentrations of harmful algae called Alexandrium catenella have been detected in the Bering Strait waters near St. Lawrence Island, Wales, and Little Diomede, posing a potential danger to human health and urging caution when consuming certain seafood.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/FC795D22-B20A-4A2C-9684-AF615A826F62'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/E69637D8-902B-4017-8B06-342B8AA044DE'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.255731507317 -166.398560943905uuid:32EE8AA3-88E2-4D58-822B-DB8E7F88B7AATapioca disease in pink salmon2023-08-02T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:10:01ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kelsey Bay</h3><p>August 2, 2023</p><p>White cysts in the muscle of salmon could be caused by Henneguya salminicola also called "tapioca disease". It affects the texture of the meat but is not a health concerns for people. White cysts could also however, be from a tape worm. That is a human health concern. Guidance on how to check the cysts to confirm and how to prepare food so it is safe to eat, is provided. </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/0690B2F4-B240-44A1-8813-7DC01F9480FC'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/32EE8AA3-88E2-4D58-822B-DB8E7F88B7AA'>Read more...</a></p></div>50.4063092448252 -125.94331741333uuid:976127EB-C4F3-4E11-914B-AB68315150FEIn hot water: South Florida ocean tops 100 degrees; could be world record2023-07-25T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:10:01ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Miami, Florida, United States</h3><p>July 25, 2023</p><p>A buoy in Manatee Bay, about 40 miles south of Miami, posted a temperature of 101.1 degrees at 6 p.m. after a morning low of 91 degrees. Temperatures remained at or above 100 from 5 p.m. through late evening. For comparison, the “ideal” temperature of a hot tub is 100 to 102 degrees, according to jacuzzi.com.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/65F4BB60-D136-42B3-BBC8-B26AFEA1C845'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/976127EB-C4F3-4E11-914B-AB68315150FE'>Read more...</a></p></div>25.77427 -80.19366uuid:365C5CB5-AD59-4BE0-A012-39EE051597E5Humpback whale nearly knocks paddler off board near Whittier2023-07-20T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:10:01ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Whittier, Alaska, United States</h3><p>July 20, 2023</p><p>Stand up paddle boarder near miss with humpback whale in Prince William Sound.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/10AF6CD1-570C-41C4-8EC2-DAA40AA277E1'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/365C5CB5-AD59-4BE0-A012-39EE051597E5'>Read more...</a></p></div>60.77306 -148.68389uuid:B0AD4085-B4DA-451A-BFBF-958DBC4430E1Bluefin tuna washes up far from home in Salish Sea 2023-07-19T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:10:01ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Crescent Beach, Orcas Island, Washington, USA</h3><p>July 19, 2023</p><p>Joe Gaydos found a bluefin tuna washed up on Orcas Island off the coast of Washington state. According to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the fish usually roam the more temperate waters of the Pacific Ocean.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/7C278CF5-D89D-4DCD-9469-D9EC3E64385B'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/B0AD4085-B4DA-451A-BFBF-958DBC4430E1'>Read more...</a></p></div>48.6955230872358 -122.895610969506uuid:9F0A5B8A-39D4-4586-AC1A-1FC681A827C6Tsunami warning canceled following strong earthquake off Alaska Peninsula2023-07-16T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:10:01ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Sand Point, Alaska, United States</h3><p>July 16, 2023</p><p>The magnitude 7.2 earthquake initially triggered sirens and evacuations in communities including Sand Point and Kodiak.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/7EE7368A-C61A-4923-BDB1-0B0E66760FDC'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/9F0A5B8A-39D4-4586-AC1A-1FC681A827C6'>Read more...</a></p></div>55.33655 -160.4988uuid:DDF1A785-8EB8-4EDA-90AC-832BF6D35EFFCaught 4000 pink salmon in one net throw: "That's an indescribable amount of fish"2023-07-05T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:10:01ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Vestre Jakobselv, Norway</h3><p>July 5, 2023</p><p>Several thousand pink salmon were caught in one net in connection with the extraction of the blacklisted fish. Too many Pink Salmon in the oceans and rivers threaten other species of salmon in Norway. </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/E81BD199-A33F-42BC-B57E-FE528108C599'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/DDF1A785-8EB8-4EDA-90AC-832BF6D35EFF'>Read more...</a></p></div>70.1602599215558 29.0915635370575uuid:B5B5D018-49E5-47A8-A561-3060D8CA974DCrab pots 'absolutely stuffed' as Bering Sea Dungeness fishery breaks records2023-06-26T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:10:01ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Nome, Alaska, United States</h3><p>June 26, 2023</p><p>While many Bering Sea crab populations find themselves in freefall, Dungeness crab is breaking records in regions that used to hardly see them.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/6D5E0252-6F8D-43F3-846B-C47CCAB4C081'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/B5B5D018-49E5-47A8-A561-3060D8CA974D'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.50111 -165.40639uuid:A9D82041-6D27-46A0-B043-238F2A2C0FABSea Ice Unusually Close to North Iceland Coast2023-06-22T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:10:01ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3> North Coast Iceland</h3><p>June 22, 2023</p><p>While north of Iceland sea ice is stretching unusually close to the coast, south of the island sea temperatures are reaching record heights.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/7E5851BC-A283-4580-9DF2-F227FBB58FCC'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/A9D82041-6D27-46A0-B043-238F2A2C0FAB'>Read more...</a></p></div>66.600675713425 -19.3359375uuid:C0466547-C3CE-4127-9E5E-51BD99F09278Sea Ice Unusually Close to North Iceland Coast2023-06-22T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:10:01ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3> North Coast Iceland</h3><p>June 22, 2023</p><p>While north of Iceland sea ice is stretching unusually close to the coast, south of the island sea temperatures are reaching record heights.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/038CDFAD-6799-4AD0-894A-D8F7C16625E7'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/C0466547-C3CE-4127-9E5E-51BD99F09278'>Read more...</a></p></div>66.600675713425 -19.3359375uuid:12522060-5C60-42BD-A7C0-54C144A19DACDangerous PSP toxin levels found in some Southwest Alaska clams, mussels2023-06-14T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:10:01ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Chignik, Alaska, United States</h3><p>June 14, 2023</p><p>High levels of PSP toxins have been found in razor clams in Chignik Lagoon and blue mussels in Sand Point, Alaska, making them unsafe to eat and potentially causing paralytic shellfish poisoning, with no known cure.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/1CA1C147-595C-4183-9254-E8D8C13B61A7'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/12522060-5C60-42BD-A7C0-54C144A19DAC'>Read more...</a></p></div>56.29442 -158.4038uuid:820DF1D7-0066-4C9F-9DE6-57DB850EA3BALarge-scale internet outage due to cut fiberoptic cable interrupts business as usual2023-06-13T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:10:01ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Nome, Alaska, United States</h3><p>June 13, 2023</p><p>On Sunday, Nomeites noticed that their internet wasn’t working and that cell service was spottier than usual. Large fiberoptic line was damaged by sea ice deep underneath the moving sea ice above. </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/F4A5DC71-4770-4056-BD10-18088A40FDF8'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/820DF1D7-0066-4C9F-9DE6-57DB850EA3BA'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.50111 -165.40639uuid:5CE2A810-7769-4271-B370-376176BA5605Walrus Follows Man to Work in Iceland2023-06-07T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:10:01ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland</h3><p>June 7, 2023</p><p>A man biking to work in Iceland this morning was unexpectedly accompanied by a walrus on his commute. Walruses are not native to Iceland.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/41A75CF2-B73C-412F-A084-E85CEB4E4E03'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/5CE2A810-7769-4271-B370-376176BA5605'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.1458467 -21.9435996