Alaska Cruise Tour
News Releases for 2005 - National Marine Fisheries Service Alaska Regional Office and Science Center
April 22, 2005 . Alaska Tour Boat Cited $9,000 for Harassment of Endangered Humpback Whales ( Adobe Acrobat ) ... June 28, 2005 . NOAA Launches Summer "Splash" - West Coast Whale Research Cruise. ... [Read More]
News Releases for 2005 - National Marine Fisheries Service Alaska Regional Office and Science Center
April 22, 2005 . Alaska Tour Boat Cited $9,000 for Harassment of Endangered Humpback Whales ( Adobe Acrobat ) ... June 28, 2005 . NOAA Launches Summer "Splash" - West Coast Whale Research Cruise. ... [Read More]
GUIDED SILVER SALMON OR TROUT FISHING (RENTAL CAR REQUIRED)
Group tour begins with transfer from Anchorage to Portage Visitors Center, one hour cruise to Portage Glacier, visit Big Game Alaska Wild Animal Park, transfer to Seward, visit Exit Glacier, dinner, overnight in Seward. Day two breakfast, explore harbor area, 6 hr. Kenai Fjords Natl. Park cruise tour with lunch, dinner on own, Alaska Sea Life Center, overnight in Seward. Day three breakfast, tour Iditarod mushers kennel & sled dog ride, lunch, transfer to Cooper Landing, scenic float on upper Kenai River, dinner, transfer to Anchorage. ... [Read More]
About the Alaska Marine Highway System
July 21, 2004: Additional Sailing Scheduled for Dust Ball Tournament ... Changes & Specials | Tour Alaska's Coast | Schedules & Reservations | Site Guide & Search ... September 21, 2004: Fairweather Tangles with Cruise Ship Lines in Skagway ... [Read More]
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
Tour boats , ferries , planes , cruise ships or your own boat can transport you to parts of the refuge. No refuge lands are accessible from the road system although the refuge visitor center, Alaska Islands & Ocean Visitor Center , in Homer is on the road system on the Kenai Peninsula just a 5 hour drive south of Anchorage. Homer and Seward are the only road accessible communities near the refuge. All other communities in and near the refuge are accessible by scheduled air service and some such as Sitka, Seldovia, Kodiak, Chignik, Sand Point, King Cove, Cold Bay, False Pass, Akutan and Unalaska also have ferry service. ... [Read More]
Alaska Marine Highway System Main Information
Prince Rupert , British Columbia, is an ideal starting pointfor drivers wishing to cruise up the Inside Passage. Take anarchaeology tour, or visit the Museum of Northern B.C. with itscarving shed and settlement history of the B.C.'s north coast.Tour the North Pacific Cannery Village Museum, a restoredheritage site which offers a live performance to highlight itshistory.See also B. C. FerriesCorporation for sailings to Prince Rupert from otherCanadian ports. ... Petersburg is off the beaten path of cruise ships and isfamous for its Norwegian heritage which shows so beautifully inthe decorative designs found on its homes and shop fronts. Localtours await you, too, offering spectacular views of the LeConteGlacier, the southernmost tidewater glacier in North America.See also Petersburg VisitorInformation provided by Petersburg Chamber of Commerce. ... [Read More]
ALASKA RAILROAD TOUR AND NEWS CONFERENCE
At stops that have taken me from Chicago to Charlotte, from St. Louis to Boston, from Detroit to San Francisco and Sacramento, and to the Gulf Shores of Mobile, I have held up the Alaska Railroad as a national example to follow. I have done so because the Alaska Railroad’s model works, bringing travel and tourism dollars to landlocked communities. ... Amtrak is dying, but it doesn’t have to be that way. With true reforms, this important form of transportation can be revived and brought back to health in the rest of the country – like residents and tourists have here in Alaska. ... [Read More]
Investigation of the potential disturbance of harbor seals by cruiseships in Disenchantment Bay, Alaska, May to August 2002
Cruise tourism in Alaska has been growing rapidly since the early 1970's and there isincreasing interest in evaluating possible impacts on sensitive coastal ecosystems. Recent attentionhas focused on the possible effects of tour vessels, including cruise ships, on subsistence resourcesthat have been critically important to Alaska Natives for many generations. Harbor seals that haul outyear-round on floating ice in tidewater glacial fjords are one such resource of concern because theirpristine habitat is a popular destination for tourism. This study examined the potential effects of cruiseships entering Disenchantment Bay, Alaska on the behavior, abundance, and distribution of harborseals from early May, at the onset of seal pupping, to early August, just prior to molting season. Analyses presented here of the behavioral observations (conducted from cruise ships) were confinedto the single response of seals entering the water during a vessel approach; less overt behavioral responseswere ... [Read More]
NOAA Ocean Explorer: Gulf of Alaska 2004
The education products and outreach efforts were also remarkable. We brought the excitement of exploration and discovery to several very special groups of students and teachers through satellite phone calls. We also shared background information and day-to-day cruise activities with the general public through the NOAA Ocean Explorer Web site. Outreach efforts included the participation of an educator from an alternative school in Providence, RI and the development of lesson plans associated with the science conducted during the cruise. Media and educators toured the ship and spoke with scientists and crew when the cruise ended August 24 in Astoria, OR. See an article about the outreach and education associated with the Gulf of Alaska cruise. ... [Read More]
Update: Outbreak of Influenza A Infection -- Alaska and the YukonTerritory, July-August 1998
On the basis of these considerations, persons who are agedgreater than or equal to 65 years or who have certain underlyingchronic medical conditions (e.g., pulmonary or cardiac disease) arerecommended to consult their physicians before traveling to Alaskaand the Yukon Territory this summer. This group is at increasedrisk for serious complications from influenza, including pneumonia,hospitalization, and death (4). These persons should receiveinformation about the signs and symptoms of influenza and about theadvisability of carrying rimantadine or amantadine, antiviralmedications that can be used for the treatment or prophylaxis ofinfluenza A infections (but not influenza B). Both antiviralmedications can reduce the duration of influenza A illness andviral shedding if administered within 48 hours of onset ofsymptoms, but also may lead to central nervous system orgastrointestinal side effects and may require dosage adjustments inpatients with underlying renal or hepatic disease. Physician ... [Read More]
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