Starfish wasting observed in Kassan for the first time in several years.

An unusually large Noctiluca bloom in Kasaan Bay. Noctiluca scintillans is a non-toxic algae bloom, generally considered harmless to humans.

A rare sighting is possible indicator of prey abundance.

Landslide at 3 mile PSN happened outside the typical time of year for slides.

A killer whale that beached itself on Prince of Wales Island on Thursday has freed itself, according to federal biologists.

Heavy rains toppled trees and buried roads on Prince of Wales Island Monday. Local and state transportation crews are responding to at least seven landslides blocking roads on the Southeast Alaska island.

Large amounts of precipitation triggered landslides across Prince of Wales Island, blocking roads and damaging at least one bridge.

The crab spider, Misumena vatia, is a species well-known throughout Interior, Southcentral, and Southeast Alaska. Little is known about changes in their abundance.

If the cysts contain milky, white fluid, they are likely Henneguya, a harmless and relatively common parasite. But if they contain a larvae, they are likely tape worms which can infect people.

Deer populations are fluctuating, but wolf populations have been growing on Price of Wales island since 2014. Wolves are seen more frequently around communities.

Warmer waters likely enabled a phytoplankton bloom to occur much later in the year than normal off the coast of Alaska and British Columbia.

Ocean water has a green tint near Craig and Klawock, Alaska.

Second Noctiluca bloom we have had in the last 4 weeks

This deer season has been the worst in recent memory for a lot of hunters on Prince of Wales Island.

Dead sea otter and star fish

1/27/15 Early plants - Klawock, Alaska, USA

12-31-15 Late coho salmon - Klawock, Alaska, USA

Thousands of varied salmon species reported dead at Klawock River.

8-12-13 Growth in coho salmon - Hydaburg, Alaska, USA

Sitka black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis) seen with large amount of hair loss.