Forest Supervisor Earl Stewart said the agency’s analysis shows that transition is possible in 16 years.
Southwest
ASMI: Proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership is good for Alaska’s fish exports
Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute Executive Director Alexa Tonkovich said if the agreement is enacted, it could be good news for Alaska seafood exports, including Bristol Bay sockeye.
Lab identifies likely cause of death for Katmai bear cub
After thousands of viewers watched a spring cub die in late October, the animal’s remains were sent to a lab in Madison, Wisconsin, for a necropsy.
Bristol Bay fishermen to land 2 billionth salmon in 2016
Former KDLG news director Bob King has been crunching the numbers, and says sometime next season the Bay’s 2 billionth commercially caught salmon will come out of the water.
Online sleuths puzzle over on-camera bear deaths at Katmai National Park
“We see bears being killed by other bears, we also see occasionally adult bears killing each other … but our understanding of the non-traumatic deaths is fairly uncommon,” said Troy Hamon, chief of resource management for Katmai National Park & Preserve.
Bethel’s new aircraft mechanic school ready for students
The school began accepting applications last week. As of Monday, five potential students have applied.