The purpose of this project is to document observations of unusual fish as in indicator of change in the marine environment
Unknown fish caught this summer in Togiak Bay.
11-14-14 Jellyfish bloom Haines, Alaska, USA
Unknown fish species caught in set-net gear
Jellyfish bloom
7-12-12 Eel-like fish - Kivalina, Alaska, USA
Unusual fish catch
6-20-12 Petroleum smell in chum salmon - Chevak, Alaska, USA
Amazing run of pink salmon.
Hunters noticed some herring were starting to spawn near Cape Denbigh. The herring scheduled to arrive on May 25th, are over a week early.
Northern sea nettle jellyfish die-off
Abundant herring roe, most ever seen during the low tide - Toksook Bay, Alaska, USA
Blue Sail Jellyfish
Washing ashore from Kachemak Bay
Salmon and crab gear seeing an incredible increase in mussel roe and slime.
Two dead marine mammals--a fur seal and a whale.
8-7-12 Dead grey whale - Nome, Alaska, USA
Dead gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) reported off the Alaska Peninsula
We are spotting dead baby 'spotted' and 'ringed' seals washing up on the beach with no signs of lesions or signs of gun shots.
7-10-14 Stranded sea otter - McDonald Spit, Alaska, USA
Local hunter reported that he had caught a spotted seal that he thought was sick.
Dead sea lion found in boat harbor, cause of death unknown.
Dead seabirds found in Goodnews Bay.
Dead birds in harbor
Dead birds on beach
6-2-13 Low number of birds - Golovin, Alaska, USA
A dead porpoise and eight seabirds found along shoreline
Residents concern over die-offs persist
The bird is not commonly seen in the Teller area.
9-04-15 Swainson's thrush - Wales, Alaska, USA
Winter storm grounds birds along the shores of Iliamna Lake.
Needle fish with lesions observed.
2/20/15 Needle fish die-off - Kongiganak, Alaska, USA
2/15/15 Lantern fish - Haines, Alaska, USA
10-13-13 Skin illness on whitefish (Coregonus nelsonii)
Fishing this spring and caught a broad whitefish that had a growth.
9-24-14 Coho salmon with parasites - New Stuyahok, Alaska, USA
12-31-15 Late coho salmon - Klawock, Alaska, USA
Fish had a brownish moldy growth all over its body.
Nice looking whitefish, but had a bulged out eyeball on one side of head.
4-21-13 Unseasonable chum salmon - St. Mary's, Alaska, USA
Chum Salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Filled with Pus
Warning: (2016-11-07) Recreational anglers should avoid consuming the viscera (internal organs, also known as “butter” or “guts”) of dungeness crab
7-29-14 Crab larvae wash ashore - Port Graham, Alaska, USA
Hundreds of northern lampfish were observed on Nahku Bay beach. The last die-off occurred in March 2011.
Sick and bloated sea lion may have been caused by eating rotten fish, noted state DVM.
Sea otter population growth not seen in recent history and shellfish harvest have been dropping.
Purse seiner crew scrambles to shovel the huge bycatch of Northern sea nettle jelly fish (Chrysaora melanaster) overboard.
We wondered at the huge number of pinks still in the lagoon. Are they running later then normal?
Silver salmon, caught 10 miles up the Twin Hills River, had small white patches in flesh.
A resident of the community was near the gravel pit when he came across a number of dead fish.