Fisheries

The justices decided the initiative was unconstitutional because only the Alaska Legislature and the Board of Fisheries have the power to divide fish amongst different groups of fishermen.

Petersburg’s nonprofit cold storage plant is serving a wider group of customers than it did when it began about 10 years ago. It’s still mostly freezing fish for big processors but it’s also taking in groceries and sport anglers’ catches.

The committee is helping the board develop some guidelines for how it deals with commercial fishing boundaries that change along with Alaska’s coastline.

The 378-foot high endurance cutter is to be decommissioned and sold to the Philippines.

Juneau residents get a sneak peak into ocean and climate research underway at the Ted Stevens Marine Research Institute.

The FDA has already approved a genetically altered salmon for human consumption, without a labeling requirement.