A federal judge ruled that the federal government violated the Endangered Species Act when it published research on the Southeast king harvest that failed to address its impact on killer whales in Puget Sound.
Fisheries
For the first time ever, state to close Kuskokwim and most tributaries to coho fishing
Subsistence fishermen will no longer be allowed to fish with gillnets, fish wheels, beach seines, or dipnets from the mouth upstream to the headwaters.
How people on the Lower Yukon River are faring 2 years into the chum crash
Without salmon, people say they’re eating less protein and spending far more on groceries.
Cargo ship snags very old anchor in Bristol Bay
The refrigerated cargo ship Orange Sea arrived in Unalaska with the old anchor tangled up with its own.
Chignik sockeye runs meet escapement goals for the first time since 2018 crash
The Alaska Board of Fisheries designated the early run as a stock of management concern in March.
For the first time, live invasive green crabs have been found in Alaska
Metlakatla Mayor Albert Smith says he’s concerned about what this means for the community’s traditional food sources.