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The U.S. Department of Energy announced last week that two marine projects will receive a combined $6 million to develop a tidal energy pilot site. The announcement marks the first of five phases in a $35 million investment from the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and could help deploy a tidal device for testing in Cook Inlet later this year.
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A group of scientists from the University of Washington conducted experiments in Homer this winter to better understand how fiber optic cables could be used to detect seismic activity in Cook Inlet. While the research is ongoing, scientists hope the results could lead to improved early warning systems.
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Months after being found stranded in Kenai, a young otter pup is thriving in captivity in another part of the country. Those caring for the animal say they hope to introduce it to other captive sea otters this week.
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The historic cannery on the west side of Cook Inlet is owned by the Porter family, commercial fisherman and entrepreneurs who have been restoring the cannery complex for two decades.
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In a new five-year plan, the Biden Administration will sell the fewest offshore leases in history, and none in Alaskan waters. The last Cook Inlet federal lease sale, in 2022, drew only one bidder.
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Alaska’s largest utilities are mostly dependent on natural gas from Cook Inlet. In this four-part series, we take a look at how now, with just years until demand is expected to outpace supply, they’ll need to figure out new ways to get power — and time is running out.
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The prospective Johnson Tract mine is still in early stages. But the project, on Native corporation-owned land inside Lake Clark National Park, has drawn concerns from environmental groups and nearby business owners.
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NOAA Fisheries is required to draft a new salmon management plan for the federal waters of Cook Inlet — a contentious fishery that's been at the center of multiple lawsuits. Now, the agency is asking for input from the public.
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Soldotna Rep. Justin Ruffridge has released an accompanying bill to one introduced in the Senate by Jesse Bjorkman. The bill would allow Cook Inlet set-netters to sell their permits back to the state.
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The lack of action means a plan to delegate management of the fishery to the federal government will head to the feds for approval — a plan fishermen and council members say could severely restrict the fishery.