Unidentfied deposits or growth was observed covering plant in Larsen Bay.
Ribbons of discolored water observed over Kizhuyak Bay that are likely related to a Noctilica bloom.
Large bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) bed near the 1st channel marker, which used to attract sea otters, has disappeared.
When Kodiak Island's elderberries started ripening earlier, its iconic bears changed their diet. It's another ecological shift amid climate change, scientists say.
“We really don’t know when the problem started and whether it was a long-term situation this winter, but the bottom line is that it appears that salmonberry and blueberry were affected by the amount of cold and the depth of cold that we had that killed the winter buds and killed the above-ground stems of those plants,” Pyle said.
Early Salmonberry Blossoms in February on Kodiak Island
Slimy Algae on beach
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