Canadian investors are putting millions of new dollars into mining projects near the Southeast Alaska border. Critics say the projects could damage regional fisheries.
Fisheries
Strong start to season for gillnetters
For gillnetters in Northern Southeast, the season started off with lots of big, heavy fish and boats from around the region flocking north for a piece of the action.
Alaska Marine Advisory Program tracks the effectiveness of whale pingers
In Alaska whale pingers are used to deter whales from running into purse seines and gill nets.
Subsistence fishermen say commercial chum fishing is too early
As the Kuskokwim River king salmon run comes to an end, the Department of Fish and Game is looking toward a commercial chum opening in the lower river Friday.
Fish dump found near trailhead, valley homes
Biologists tracking bears near Mendenhall Glacier this morning came across a fish dump at the end of Valley Boulevard.
Amalga Harbor seine fishing off to a slow start
Seiners caught about 100,000 chum salmon. During the same time last year, about 700,000 were caught.