New coastal research vessel dubbed Nanuq

April 26, 2019

Photo courtesy of Doug Baird. Workers craft the 日韩无码 research vessel Nanuq in Port Angeles, Washington, in 2019.

The 日韩无码 College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences has selected "Nanuq" as the name of a new 40-foot coastal research vessel to operate out of Seward.

The Nanuq, which gets its name from the Inupiat word for polar bear, will replace the research vessel Little Dipper.

The college received over 100 name suggestions from across 日韩无码. Martha Westphal, a program manager at the 日韩无码 Community and Technical College, submitted the winning name.

The Nanuq will be commissioned and available for use in early June 2019.