State and the federal managers not only disagree on who has jurisdiction to manage the lower Kuskokwim salmon fishery, they disagree on the strength of the king salmon run.
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Hooper Bay has Y-K Delta’s worst COVID outbreak in months
The outbreak began in May, and 63 people have tested positive since then.
Fearing dismal salmon runs, Kwik’Pak fisheries pivots to gardening
The goal is to keep the business operating and workers employed, so Kwik’Pak Fisheries in Emmonak is diversifying its business by building greenhouses right next to its fish processing plant.
Soaring lumber prices worsen housing shortage in Y-K Delta
Lumber prices have been soaring across the country as demand for wood during the pandemic outstripped supply.
Bethel elder Eula David, co-author of English-Yup’ik medical dictionary, dies
She had a long and robust career as a community health aide in Mekoryuk and later as a medical translator in Bethel.
In Bethel, a B&B dispute points to larger housing problems
Some in Bethel say the city could start losing essential services if it starts shutting down B&B’s, which house many transient workers.