Robin Barefield
Now Available Can you imagine someone hunting you in the Alaska wilderness? When the daughter…
Flocks of Goldeneyes are a familiar sight nearshore in bays and coves on Kodiak Island…
What is that black and white duck? Like all northern places, winter arrives early in…
Book signings are a cherished tradition that brings authors and readers together in a unique…
Green sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis) inhabit the Arctic regions of both the Atlantic and Pacific…
Watch the following trailer to learn more. Alaska State Trooper Sergeant Dan Patterson flies to…
Sea cucumbers are some of the strangest-looking organisms on the beach. They might have the…
Echinoderms are my favorite intertidal animals. They belong to the phylum Echinodermata and live only…
Do you refer to the sleek black and white animal pictured above as a killer…
When I reach the end of a manuscript, I dread writing the conclusion because a…
The aptly named big skate (Raja binoculata) is the largest skate in the waters off…
Skates are mysterious creatures, and scientists still know little about them. We often catch skates…
The climate-change-induced temperature rise in the North Pacific Ocean has impacted flora and fauna from…
The reclusive, deep-dwelling Pacific sleeper shark (Somniosus pacificus) remains an enigma to biologists. Once believed…
I am always thrilled when I see the dorsal fin of a salmon shark protruding…
One of the most abundant sharks globally, Pacific spiny dogfish belongs to the family Squalidae…
Our guests are often surprised to learn sharks feed and swim in the frigid North…
What is “normal” these days? To me, “normal” feels like a train wreck occurring in…
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While Covid-19 is a novel virus, pandemics are nothing new in human history. In my…
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We find ourselves in the middle of a pandemic, but how dangerous is Covid-19? Should…
Osmoregulation is the process of maintaining salt and water balance across the body’s membranes. Any…
Spot shrimp are the largest wild species of shrimp found in Alaska, with females reaching…
Spring marks the beginning of whale season here in Alaska. The humpbacks and grey whales…
The mammalian diving reflex is a fantastic biological adaptation intrinsic not only to marine mammals…
Are you thinking about writing a book, or maybe you’ve already started one? A few…
Sometimes, life seems like a series of hurdles, and this winter, a new, huge hurdle…
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Dungeness crab is a favorite dinner menu item from the docks of San Francisco to…
Tanner crabs range from Oregon to the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea, as…
Whenever I mention tanner crabs to our guests, they return a questioning look. “What is…
In the 1970s and 80s, commercial crab fishing earned a deadly reputation, but fishermen opposed…