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Basking sharks captured on video off Nairn in rare sighting
Nairn, Highland, United Kingdom
30 Aug 2025
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United Kingdom and Ireland
31 Jul 2025
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Polar Bear near Hornstrandir
Hornstrandir, Westfjords, Iceland
31 Jul 2025
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Storm Wind Halts Anadyr Seaport Operations
Anadyr, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia
26 Jul 2025
ProChukotku
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Humpback whale found dead in Gastineau Channel
Juneau, Alaska, United States
26 Jul 2025
Chilkat Valley News
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Caspian Sea Water Levels Drop to Historic Low
Caspian Sea
24 Jul 2025
The Moscow Times
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Venomous jellyfish invading west Swedish beaches
West Coast, Sweden
23 Jul 2025
SVT Nyheter
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Algal Bloom in the Archipelago – Municipality Urges Avoiding Swimming
Haparanda, Norrbotten, Sweden
22 Jul 2025
Norrländska Socialdemokraten (NSD)
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Rare Basking Shark in Faxaflói Bay
Faxaflói Bay, Southwest, Iceland
22 Jul 2025
Vísir
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Tsunami Alert Lifted After Powerful Quakes Off Russian Coast
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka Krai, Russia
20 Jul 2025
The Moscow Times
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Beached Seldovia whale returns alive to Kachemak Bay
Seldovia, Alaska, United States
17 Jul 2025
KBBI AM 890
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Oil Spill Severely Impacts Fisheries in Nuussuaq
Nuussuaq, Avannaata, Greenland
17 Jul 2025
Sermitsiaq
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Rare leatherback sea turtle spotted in B.C. waters in once-in-a-decade sighting
Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
14 Jul 2025
CHEK News
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Emergency services warn of iceberg near the harbour
Innaarsuit, Avannaata, Greenland
10 Jul 2025
Sermitsiaq
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Marine Heatwave in Norway – Extreme Sea Temperature
Trøndelag, Norway
1 Jul 2025
NRK
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Ferry Norrøna got a whole whale on its bow
Seyðisfjørður, Eastern Region, Iceland
19 Jun 2025
Dimma.fo
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Whaling: Minke Whales in the Barents Sea Unusually Thin
Barents Sea, Norway
12 Jun 2025
NRK
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Second Attempt Planned to Help Stranded Orca Return to Sea
Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland
10 Jun 2025
Iceland Review
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Unusually Heavy Hail Triggers Large Landslides
Hov, Suðuroy, Faroe Islands
6 Jun 2025
Dimma.fo
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50 Massachusetts beaches closed for unsafe bacteria as residents try to enjoy weekend before Labor Day
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
25 Aug 2024
CBS Boston
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Melting Starfish
Kasaan, Alaska, United States
21 Aug 2024
LEO Network
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“Huge disaster”: Historically weak pink salmon runs strain Alaska’s seine fishermen
Kodiak, Alaska, United States
9 Aug 2024
Northern Journal
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Research vessel en route to Nome after trapped in ice for 14 days
Nome, Alaska, United States
19 Jun 2024
The Nome Nugget
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Humpback Whale Rescued Near Russia’s Murmansk Region
Murmansk, Murmansk, Russia
17 Jun 2024
The Moscow Times
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Disappearing sand dunes and plovers
Hooper Bay, Alaska, United States
13 Jun 2024
LEO Network
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Dead humpback whale calf washes up near Juneau, may have been struck by vessel
Juneau, Alaska, United States
28 Aug 2023
https://www.alaskasnewssource.com
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First fall storm of the year damages road in Utqiagvik
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
24 Aug 2023
Anchorage Daily News
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High water in Kotzebue Sound
Kotzebue, Alaska, United States
17 Aug 2023
LEO Network
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Thousands of Cigarette Stubs Wash Up on East Iceland Beach
Eskifjörður, East, Iceland
17 Aug 2023
Iceland Review
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Mystery mass death of seals on remote, uninhabited Siberian island under investigation
Tyuleny Island
16 Aug 2023
TodayHeadline
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NOAA seeks public’s help on Steller sea lion killings in Copper River Delta
Cordova, Alaska, United States
11 Aug 2023
https://www.alaskasnewssource.com
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Strange orange deposit on beach and waters of Kotzebue Sound
Kotzebue, Alaska, United States
10 Aug 2023
LEO Network
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Harmful algae bloom detected in Bering Strait waters
Bering Straits, Alaska
3 Aug 2023
The Nome Nugget
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Tapioca disease in pink salmon
Kelsey Bay
2 Aug 2023
LEO Network
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In hot water: South Florida ocean tops 100 degrees; could be world record
Miami, Florida, United States
25 Jul 2023
Washington Post
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Humpback whale nearly knocks paddler off board near Whittier
Whittier, Alaska, United States
20 Jul 2023
Anchorage Daily News
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Bluefin tuna washes up far from home in Salish Sea
Crescent Beach, Orcas Island, Washington, USA
19 Jul 2023
CBC
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Tsunami warning canceled following strong earthquake off Alaska Peninsula
Sand Point, Alaska, United States
16 Jul 2023
Alaska Public Media
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Caught 4000 pink salmon in one net throw: "That's an indescribable amount of fish"
Vestre Jakobselv, Norway
5 Jul 2023
NRK
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Crab pots 'absolutely stuffed' as Bering Sea Dungeness fishery breaks records
Nome, Alaska, United States
26 Jun 2023
Alaska Public Media
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Sea Ice Unusually Close to North Iceland Coast
North Coast Iceland
22 Jun 2023
Iceland Review
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Sea Ice Unusually Close to North Iceland Coast
North Coast Iceland
22 Jun 2023
Iceland Review
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Dangerous PSP toxin levels found in some Southwest Alaska clams, mussels
Chignik, Alaska, United States
14 Jun 2023
Alaska Public Media
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Large-scale internet outage due to cut fiberoptic cable interrupts business as usual
Nome, Alaska, United States
13 Jun 2023
The Nome Nugget
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Walrus Follows Man to Work in Iceland
Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland
7 Jun 2023
Iceland Review
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Researchers find even higher algal levels in regional waters
Wales, Alaska, United States
30 Aug 2022
The Nome Nugget
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Moon Jelly Fish Bloom in Howe Sound & Deep Cove
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
25 Aug 2022
LEO Network
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Researchers find high concentrations of harmful algae in regional waters
Nome, Alaska, United States
17 Aug 2022
The Nome Nugget
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Cormorants establishing new rookery
Golovin, Alaska, United States
30 Jul 2022
LEO Network
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Summer storm hits Kotzebue
Kotzebue, Alaska, United States
26 Jul 2022
LEO Network
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Evidence of invasive crab that could wreak havoc on Alaska fisheries found near Metlakatla
Metlakatla, Alaska, United States
25 Jul 2022
Alaska Public Media
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Extremely windy on the lagoon
Golovin, Alaska, United States
19 Jul 2022
LEO Network
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Shark sightings abound off Maine’s coast. Experts say we’re likely to see more
17 Jul 2022
Press Herald
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High number of seal deaths linked to bird flu, feds say
Portland, Maine, United States
5 Jul 2022
Press Herald
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Dead birds prompt warnings across Island
Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States
22 Jun 2022
The Martha's Vineyard Times
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Fears of bird flu in colony on Hornøya in Finnmark with critically endangered seabird
Hornøy Island, Vardø, Finnmark Fylke, Norway
13 Jun 2022
NRK
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Russian Cosmonaut Shares Unique Video of Shrinking Aral Sea as Seen From Outer Space
Aral Sea
10 Jun 2022
The Astana Times
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Sea cucumber die-off near Vancouver Island
Dolphin Beach, British Columbia, Canada
28 Aug 2021
CBC
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Fears oil ship will fall apart
Seyðisfjörður, East, Iceland
17 Aug 2021
RÚV
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Mysterious smelly fat blobs pollute West Vancouver beach
West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
17 Aug 2021
North Shore News
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Rare footage shows a polar bear hunt a swimming reindeer
Svalbard Archipelago
15 Aug 2021
ArcticToday
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Phytoplankton blooms hint at changing Arctic waters
3 Aug 2021
Nunatsiaq News
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Tsunami warning canceled after 8.2 offshore earthquake sent people in many Alaska coastal communities to higher ground
Chignik, Alaska, United States
29 Jul 2021
Anchorage Daily News
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Sea Life Die-Off Found on Beach
Elim, Alaska, United States
23 Jul 2021
LEO Network
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B.C.'s heat wave may be to blame for several cases of shellfish poisoning
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
22 Jul 2021
CBC
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'Unprecedented' absence of southern resident killer whales from Salish Sea
Salish Sea
21 Jul 2021
Vancouver Island
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Veterinarians of the village of Providence "resuscitated" the exhausted walrus
Provideniya, Chukotskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug, Russia
19 Jul 2021
Chukotka
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Opah on the Oregon Coast
Sunset Beach, Oregon, United States
16 Jul 2021
WRAL.com
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Blue mussel die-off in Skagway
Skagway, Alaska, United States
16 Jul 2021
LEO Network
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Invasive seaweed detected on Aotea/Great Barrier Island
Great Barrier Island
15 Jul 2021
NZ Herald
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'Unprecedented:' Rare sei whales spotted off Vancouver Island
300 kms West of Vancouver Island, Canada
13 Jul 2021
CHEK
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Intertidal life after significant heat wave
Malahat Drive
29 Jun 2021
LEO Network
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Southwest Alaska community on Bering Sea coast experiences severe flooding
Kwigillingok, Alaska, United States
28 Jun 2021
Alaska Public Media
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Extreme heat cooks shellfish alive on Puget Sound beaches
Anacortes, Washington, United States
26 Jun 2021
KUOW
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Coast Guard responds to tar-like substance spill on Utqiagvik beach
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
25 Jun 2021
KTOO
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Halibut fisherman weathers freak storm on trip back from Togiak
23 Jun 2021
KTOO
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Mysterious black substance on Wells Beach turns out to be millions of dead bugs
Wells Beach Station, Maine, United States
8 Jun 2021
Press Herald
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Unalaska records 120 mph winds during record-breaking August storm
Unalaska, Alaska, United States
31 Aug 2020
Alaska Public Media
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Mystery lines on Haida Gwaii beach
Lina Island, Haida Gwaii, Canada
30 Aug 2020
Global News
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Foreign plastic continues to wash up on region’s beaches
Nome, Alaska, United States
28 Aug 2020
The Nome Nugget
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Arctic ice extent is unlikely to hit a record-low minimum, but lingering ice is ‘thin and porous’
24 Aug 2020
Nunatsiaq News
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Foreign Marine Debris Found in the Bering Sea
Nome, Alaska, United States
17 Aug 2020
Kawerak
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Miami-Dade fireboats hit the water to help with major fish kill in South Florida waters
Miami, Florida, United States
15 Aug 2020
WPLG
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Three great white sharks venture 'very tight' to Nova Scotia shores
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
14 Aug 2020
The Telegram
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Biologists hope dead sea lion will provide insight into endangered Aleutian population
Unalaska, Alaska, United States
14 Aug 2020
Alaska Public Media
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Last fully intact ice shelf in Canadian Arctic collapses
Milne Ice Shelf
7 Aug 2020
Global News
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Even the low temperatures are breaking heat records in Portland
Portland, Maine, United States
28 Jul 2020
Press Herald
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Phytoplankton Surge in Arctic Waters
Barents Sea
26 Jul 2020
NASA Earth Observatory
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Major Coastal Erosion near Kotzebue
Cape Blossom, Alaska, United States
24 Jul 2020
LEO Network
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Brown booby makes rare visit to Ireland
Greystones, Leinster, Ireland
14 Jul 2020
RTE.ie
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Fisherman snags barracuda off Vancouver Island in rare encounter
Alberni Inlet, Vancouver Island, Canada
13 Jul 2020
Port Alberni Valley News
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Tuktoyaktuk working with feds to address climate change and eroding shoreline
Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, Canada
10 Jul 2020
CBC
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Thousands of blue jellyfish clog cooling system in Israeli power plant
Ashqelon, Southern District, Israel
10 Jul 2020
The Independent
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Green Sturgeon (
Acipenser medirostris
) in Kachemak Bay
Halibut Cove, Alaska, United States
6 Jul 2020
LEO Network
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‘A grave concern’: European green crabs discovered on Haida Gwaii
Skidegate 1, British Columbia, Canada
4 Jul 2020
Victoria News
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