Southwest

Kodiak tends to see smaller cruise ships than the ones that frequent Southeast Alaska — and a lot fewer of them.

Several communities in the Aleutians have been without ferry service because the Kennicott — the Tustumena’s stand-in — is too large to make it into their smaller ports.

Area M is called an intercept fishery because most fish caught there originated elsewhere. They pass through Area M on the way back to their spawning grounds.

Earlier this summer, the U.S. Army began the process of returning the remains of eight Indigenous children from the Carlisle School to their families across the country.

Equipment for exploration was stored at the camp.

With both runs past their midpoints, fisheries officials say there’s no indication that there will be enough fish to meet the goals managers set for fish to escape to their spawning grounds.