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• NOAA eyes potential changes to Alaska sea lion protections as Trump urges boosted seafood harvests

  06-07-2026 21:00 via ktoo.org
  
  Steller Sea lions rest on a rocky ledge in Kenai Fjords National Park on July 31, 2013. The western population of Steller sea lions is listed as endangered, and fishery managers have imposed protection to limit the impacts to the animals from commercial seafood harvest. (Photo by Kaitlin Thoresen/National Park Service)
  Federal regulators plan to reevaluate fishing closure boundaries established to protect endangered Steller sea lions in Alaska, part of a national Trump administration push to cut
  
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• Couple ends nearly 20-year journey to play croquet on every state Capitol lawn in Juneau

  06-07-2026 15:01 via ktoo.org
  
  Ashton and Lydia Buswell pose holding croquet mallets across the street from the Alaska State Capitol Building in Juneau on June 27, 2026. (Photo by Jamie Diep/KTOO)
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  Ashton Buswell cheered on a rainy Saturday morning as his sister hit a croquet ball at the State Capitol Building in Juneau. His family set up the game in a bit of an unconventional spot. 
  While croquet is typically played on a lawn, the Alaska State
  
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• As ship traffic rises, 2 new studies look at how that could affect marine mammals in the Arctic

  06-07-2026 15:00 via ktoo.org
  
  Bowheads surfacing near a tug boat. (Katie Stafford)
  In the increasingly warming Arctic, less sea ice means more ship traffic. In two recent studies scientists are looking at how that affects marine mammals.
  The studies, published in June, concluded that for bowhead whales and ringed seals, exposure to ships during the ice-covered season is relatively low for now. Still, scientists have concerns about the future effects of ships on wildlife.
  Angela Szesciorka, a researcher with Oregon State Univ
  
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