Using science to predict landslides
Can Sitka develop an early warning system for landslides? The Sitka Sound Science Center (SSSC) is hosting a workshop this week (September 13th - 15th) to explore that question.
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Tag: Tori O’Connell
Assembly supports community-wide landslide mapping
At their meeting last night, the Sitka Assembly broadened the city’s commitment to landslide risk assessment.
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SEASWAP: How to stop a whale of a thief
Linda Behnken, the Executive Director of the Alaska Longline Fisherman's Association was joined by Tori O'Connell, the Research Director of the Sitka Sound Science Center, to provide an update on SEASWAP (The Southeast Alaska Sperm Whale Avoidance Project). As O'Connell explains, the project just secured $311,000 in funding to continue research on a sperm whale avoidance network this fall. The avoidance network will tag whales in the Chatham Strait black cod fishery and give fisherman devices to communicate where the whales are located. Downloadable audio.
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