Peter Hagen works with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Juneau. He says there are all sorts of different possibilities and probably not one single reason why the fish decline or rebound.
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Denali Park road reopens on limited basis after mudslide
Officials at Alaska’s Denali National Park say vehicles are moving on a limited basis through an area hit by a mudslide on the only road into the park.
Two cases of Mumps in Fairbanks
Fairbanks health officials say two cases of mumps have been confirmed in the area. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports that according to a statement from Fairbanks Memorial Hospital and Tanana Valley Clinic, both cases are associated with overseas travel.
Trees cut to make room for Talkeetna Airport expansions
People living near the Talkeetna Airport are upset because expansions to the site have required many large trees to be cut down. KTUU-TV reports that residents say without the trees they have a clear view of the airport, which shuttles tourists and climbers to Denali as well as fielding local traffic .An ADOT spokeswoman says…
Shishmaref residents decide to stay or leave
A tiny island village on Alaska’s storm-battered western coast is entering a new chapter in its decades-long pursuit to move the entire community from its badly eroding shores to safer ground. The Inupiat Eskimo community of Shishmaref will hold a special election next month asking residents if they should develop a new community at a…
Kenai Peninsula group wants to ban commercial marijuana
A citizens group has submitted a petition for a ballot initiative that would ban all commercial marijuana operations outside cities in the Kenai Peninsula Borough. The Peninsula Clarion reports that the borough clerk is working to verify signatures on the petition to be sure the group garnered support from at least 15 percent of the…
Invasive crawfish takes root in Kodiak waters
Tribal leaders in Kodiak are working to determine why crawfish, an invasive species, are spreading into the Buskin watershed. The Kodiak Daily Mirror reports that the small crustaceans have been spotted in the Kodiak waters occasionally since the early 2000s, but now the Sun’aq Tribe says the problem is more widespread than previously believed. Sun’aq…
Flooding forces temporary closure for Anchorage public assistance office
Flood damage has forced the temporary closure of a state public assistance office in Anchorage.
Anchorage man charged in stabbing death
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Anchorage man was charged Thursday on two murder counts after police found a dead body inside his midtown apartment. Kelly Frederick, 33, has been charged with first- and second-degree murder. An arraignment was scheduled Thursday afternoon. Online court records didn’t list an attorney for Frederick, who is being held without bail.…
Six cases of salmonella in Bethel this year
Alaska health officials are investigating a number of salmonella infections in Bethel. KYUK-AM reports that a team from the Alaska Division of Public Health is now in Bethel to find the source of six confirmed cases in the area this year.