Usually a boating fatality story is a sad recounting of a life lost on the water. But not this story.
Outdoors
Smoke from Canadian wildfires blow through Panhandle
Several fires reported burning near Carmacks, Yukon Territory
Is whale watching crowding humpbacks in Alaska?
Is the North Pacific humpback whale no longer endangered? The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration could decide as early as today whether to pursue taking the whale off the Endangered Species list.
Chum catch down during second day of DIPAC fishery
Fishing slowed down for the eighty-five boats that participated in yesterday’s purse seine fishery in the Amalga Harbor special harvest area.
Researchers tagging salmon for tracking study
After last year’s disastrous fishing season, the Parnell administration launched a 5-year, $30 million effort to find out more about salmon life cycles in the ocean.
Update: 9 Rescued After Boat Runs Aground Near Auke Bay
The 36-foot motor vessel Islander ran aground at Shelter Island just outside Auke Bay.





