11.  The reason, he said, is that few of those stocks show up in Alaskan waters.

12.  The population of Steller sea lions in Alaskan waters has declined sharply in the past few decades, so much so that now these mammals are listed as endangered.

13.  The result came three months after a guilty plea by the Royal Caribbean International cruise line to charges of dumping pollutants into Alaskan waters.

14.  When Alaskan waters become too cold the following winter, the southward migration begins anew.

15.  When they return to their home rivers to spawn, however, they pass through Alaskan waters -- and are captured in huge numbers by American boats.

16.  While Holland America excels in general, a ship like the Maasdam is especially well-suited for classic cruising in Alaskan waters.

17.  Alaska Gov. Tony Knowles issued a statement rejecting proposed limits on chinook salmon catches in southeast Alaskan waters.

18.  Decreed as a temporary measure only, the fee was meant to pressure US fishermen to reduce their salmon catches in Alaskan waters next to British Columbia.