The 12-day season saw more chinook landed than expected, despite fewer boats being on the water.
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Sitka’s seafood donation network connects abundance with scarcity in Western Alaska
The pandemic and the salmon crash have been a one-two punch for many communities in Western Alaska.
Southeast Alaska’s budworm infestation is declining, Forest Service says
The Forest Service estimates 685,000 acres were defoliated by insects in the last three years.
Portraits of a fishery: Sitka trollers gear up for an unexpected season
The commercial season for king salmon in Southeast Alaska opens on Saturday. For trollers, it’s the equivalent of New Year’s Day.
Sitka’s 13K-passenger day was ‘far too many,’ mayor says
The city administrator said there were so many people in town, computers slowed to a crawl and phones stopped working at City Hall.
Scientists look for clues to Mt. Edgecumbe’s next eruption
While no eruption is imminent, scientists recently spent a few days collecting data on surface temperatures and gasses they hope will shed light on what’s brewing beneath the surface.