Atka, Alaska

• Alaskan Volcanic Rebirth
  

  A secluded island in the Aleutian chain is revealing secrets of how land and marine ecosystems react to and recover from a catastrophic volcanic eruption that at first wiped life off the island.

• Fishermen state their case against ban to aid sea lions
  

  HEARING: Proposal would end commercial harvests near Attu. Published: August 19th, 2010 11:05 PM Last Modified: August 19th, 2010 11:06 PM Some fearful and upset fishermen testified in Anchorage on Thursday against a federal proposal to shut down key commercial fisheries in the western Aleutians to provide more fish for the region's dwindling sea ...

• Aleutian fishing may be curbed to help sea lions
  

  The North Pacific Fisheries Management Council is holding a special meeting this week in Anchorage on protecting the endangered Steller sea lion.

• Fish council set for special meeting on Steller sea lions
  

  A bull Steller sea lion, right, and juveniles watch from a haulout at Sea Lion Rocks, one of the Shumagin Islands south of the Alaska Peninsula, near Sand Point The North Pacific Fisheries Management Council will convene in Anchorage this week for a special meeting to discuss the long-delayed and recently released opinion on the endangered Steller ...

• NOAA: More Actions Needed to Help Western Steller Sea Lion Recover
  

  NOAA's Fisheries Service says changes are needed to the areas where commercial fishermen may fish for groundfish off Alaska's Aleutian Islands to further promote the recovery of the western population of Steller sea lions, and to be in compliance with the Endangered Species Act .

• Sea lion decline leads to emergency closure of Aleutian fisheries
  

  Endangered Steller's sea lions are faring so poorly at the tip of Alaska's Aleutian Islands that the Obama administration is calling for emergency commercial fishing closures for two prominent species: Atka mackerel and Pacific cod.

City Description

Atka is a hamlet located on the east side of Atka Island, in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 92 at the 2000 census. The population of Atka is nearly entirely Aleut (Unangan). The major industry is fishing. Atka is located at 52°11′57″N 174°12′48″W / 52.19917°N 174.21333°W / 52.19917; -174.21333 (52.199271, -174.213398). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the hamlet has a total area of 36.2 square miles (93.7 km²), of which, 8.7 square miles (22.6 km²) of it is land and 27.4 square miles (71.0 km²) of it (75.81%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 92 people, 32 households, and 20 families residing in the hamlet. The population density was 10.5 people per square mile (4.1/km²). There were 41 housing units at an average density of 4.7/sq mi (1.8/km²). The racial makeup of the hamlet was 80.43% Native American, 6.52% White, 1.09% Asian, 1.09% Pacific Islander, and 10.87% from two or more races. 1.09% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 32 households out of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.5% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no

City Contained By:

• United States of America
• Alaska
• Aleutians West Census Area

Timezones:

• Hawaii-Aleutian time zone

Size:

• 93.7575695942 km squared

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