by Grant EchoHawk | Jan 2, 2026 | Blog, Featured, Inside Passage
Elsewhere the leaves are beginning to turn Autumn colors before they fall to the earth but, here in Southeast Alaska, we still get to enjoy the lush greens of the cedar, hemlock, spruce, and pine trees. We can still see the occasional otter or seal pop its head up out...
by Stacy Unzicker | Nov 14, 2025 | Blog, Featured, Inside Passage
UPDATE: Comment period deadline extended to January 9, 2026. The Alaska Department of Transportation is moving at break-neck speed to rush forward the delusional plan for a ferry terminal at Cascade Point. In this out-of-order and out-of-line process, the State of...
by SEACC | Oct 1, 2025 | Blog, Featured, Inside Passage
Join us on October 8, starting at 5 p.m. at the Juneau Arts & Culture Center or online via Zoom — the program will start at 5:30 with a panel discussion on the heavy fuel oil pollution issue, impacts, and the importance of protecting Alaska’s marine waters. After...
by SEACC | Oct 1, 2025 | Blog, Featured, Inside Passage
What happens when you mix snorkeling, an economics lesson, and marine fuel regulations? A splashy new episode of the SeaBank Chronicles in which SEACC and the Alaska Sustainable Fisheries Trust team up to deliver the solution to a more sustainable cruise industry. If...
by SEACC | Sep 30, 2025 | Blog, Inside Passage
Even as the temperatures cool, the cruise season continues, with ships expected well into October. Another day, another water quality violation — that’s what the data from the past couple of years shows. In late August, we released data showing hundreds of violations...
by SEACC | Sep 25, 2025 | Blog, Featured, Inside Passage, Press Releases
Ships exceeded discharge limits on PAH’s, PH levels and particulate matter Alaska’s marine waters are many things to many people and creatures: a source of food, a scenic view, a place to play, a home, a spiritual conduit, an economic driver — a place to dump waste....