Wildlife

The marine debris that ends up in the beaches of Montague comes from remote places such as Japan, but also from Russia, China, Korea, Vietnam and Malaysia.

Biweekly subsistence fishing periods are underway now. State officials are not considering a chum salmon commercial fishing period.

Young’s amendment to the Interior Department spending bill passed the House Tuesday by voice vote after a brief debate.

Every summer, a team of federal exterminators set up shop in the southwest corner of the state. Their job is to root out non-native animals that might disturb the Alaska Maritime Wildlife Refuge.

The exercise normally happens every two years, but was canceled in 2013 due to budget sequestration. That time gap is part of the reason critics say communication from the military has been inadequate, leading to protests in several Southcentral communities last month.