Subsistence harvesters are trying to figure out how the diesel spill could affect their harvest season, which typically happens a little later in the spring.
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Oil sheen continues to spread from tug grounded in Neva Strait
On Thursday, for the first time, the sheen was reported in Krestof Sound, an area where Pacific herring are known to spawn in the spring.
As spill cleanup continues near Sitka, state looks at possible impacts on herring fishery
Biologists are looking into how a recent diesel spill around 15 miles northwest of Sitka will affect the sac roe herring fishery.
Crews work to contain fuel spill after tugboat runs aground in Neva Strait
The grounding ruptured one of the tug’s fuel tanks, which can hold around 13,000 gallons of diesel fuel. The state says that a sheen was observed covering an area of around 4 nautical miles, north to Salisbury Sound.
Sitka Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins to end his decade-long legislative career
At 33 years old, Kreiss-Tomkins has served most of his adult life in the Alaska Legislature. He says he’s ready for a change.
Athletes returning from Juneau tournament spark COVID outbreak in Kake
Kake is experiencing one of its biggest COVID outbreaks since the start of the pandemic.