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Alaska Marine Life

What is the the most common Marine Life in Alaska if they have a coast / sea aquarium? Are there activist that try to protect the sea creatures or go abroad to join other groups to fight for Marine Life protection?

Life Marine Alaska

New invasive bryozoan arrives in Alaskan waters. Alaska has a near-pristine marine ecosystem--it has fewer invasive species in its waters than almost any other state in the U.S. But that could be changing. With help from local volunteers, biologists at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) and Temple University have reported a new invasive species in the Ketchikan region, the invertebrate filter-feeder Bugula neritina, and documented the continuing spread of three other non-native species. Source 2r.

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DDT in Alaska meltwater poses cancer risk for people who eat lots of fish. Children in Alaska whose diet includes a lot of fish from rivers fed by the Eastern Alaska Mountain Range may have a long-term elevated risk for cancer because of insecticides -- including DDT -- in the meltwater. Source 5r.

Life Marine Alaska

Unfortunately, this is not unique to Alaska but is a worldwide problem stemming from man's pollution of everything. Fish should be avoided in your diet and if you do eat it then take at least a week off before you eat it again.