Sullivan’s tweets come after Pebble executives were caught on tape saying Sullivan was helping them by staying in a corner and keeping quiet.
Fisheries
Southeast’s commercial Dungeness crab summer season the second highest on record
The summer harvest was so good that it’s higher than nearly all other full-season harvests — but the value of the fishery was not near a record breaker.
Trump tweets about Pebble Mine in response to Fox News ad
The developers of the proposed Pebble Mine aired an ad on Fox News last night, and it seems to have hit home with one viewer in the White House.
Coast Guard seeks information on deadly New Year’s Eve sinking of Scandies Rose
Coast Guard investigators would appreciate anyone with information about the vessel or conditions around the time the ship was lost to come forward.
Board of Fish nominees get chilly reception from commercial, subsistence groups
The timing of two of the appointments — along with the COVID-19 emergency — makes it possible that the appointees could set policy for Alaska’s commercial, sport and subsistence fisheries without first being confirmed by lawmakers.
$500 million in federal help now available for fishermen hurt by trade war
Thousands of U.S. fishermen could be eligible for a new program designed to help fishermen hurt by the tariff on seafood.
Petersburg to request salmon disaster declaration
A combination of low prices and low returns has the summer of 2020 shaping up to be one of the worst in decades.
Pink salmon could prosper in warmer Arctic, new study finds
A new study bolster reports by Alaska subsistence fishermen that the species’ numbers have been increasing as the Arctic warms at more than double the rate of the rest of the globe.
High winds beached a 150-foot seafood processing barge in Bristol Bay
The 150-foot vessel belongs to Northline Seafoods and is worth $7 million. It was beached near Ekuk, a fishing community south of Dillingham.
Pandemic creates turbulent waters for Alaska’s growing oyster industry
“Everything is so unknown,” said Meta Mesdag, the owner of Salty Lady Seafood Co.