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The Marine Invasions Research Lab, based at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) is the nation’s largest program dedicated to monitoring the ocean and coastal regions for invasions by ...

Which ship will deliver your idea of an Alaska “bucket list” experience comes down to your travel style, preferences and ...

Close to half of large cruise ships sailing to Alaska do not discharge wastewater in state waters ... discharging the wash water back into the ocean. The reduction in air pollution, some experts say, ...

Find your perfect cruise Alaska cruise ships: Eurodam, Koningsdam ... rises 300 feet above sea level while suspended over the ocean. Starting from: $858 per person for seven-night northbound ...

Juneau, a former gold mining town shielded from the Pacific Ocean by the ... the number of cruise ship passengers visiting ...

About 150 years ago, a few days after summer solstice, the skies above the Diomede Islands were heavy with smoke from whaling ...

Alaska's cruise industry is preparing for a wave of new offerings in 2026 as six ships that have never been to Alaska before ...

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