After a few standout harvests and favorable proposals with the Board of Fisheries, managers are feeling optimistic heading into the new year.
Outdoors
Pete Kaiser wins third consecutive Kuskokwim 300
Kaiser had eight K300 finishes to his name coming into the race and an experienced core team that has raced the past three years. Brent Sass took second and Richie Diehl placed third.
Kokhanok teenager killed in ATV crash Thursday
The Kokhanok community is grieving the loss of 17-year-old Alex Nielsen, who was killed Thursday in an ATV accident north of the village.
Asian tapeworm found in Alaska salmon off Kenai Peninsula coast
Scientists recently announced they had found an Asian tapeworm species in pink salmon caught off the coast of the Kenai Peninsula. In a recent study, a team of scientists identified a Japanese broad tapeworm larva in pink salmon caught in Resurrection Creek near Hope. The study appears in the February issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases.
Overdue snowmachiner succumbed to hypothermia, state troopers believe
An overdue snowmachiner, who was traveling to Fairbanks from Shungnak, by way of Huslia, has been found dead near Selawik Hot Springs. Travis Loughridge, 27, left Shungnak about noon Saturday and was expected to arrive in Fairbanks by Monday evening.
Interior pick firmly against fed land transfer, with wiggle room for Alaska
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Interior Department sat for a confirmation hearing today, chaired by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski. She used the opportunity to condemn the Obama administration for its many resource protections in Alaska.
Mushing, a tradition on the fritz in Bristol Bay
Dozens of canines howl in John Hanson Jr.’s dog yard, excited by the sound of a snow machine pulling up to the kennel.
Southeast land exchange bill reintroduced in Congress
Alaska’s Congressional Delegation has reintroduced a bill that would trade federal land for land owned by Alaska Mental Health Trust – including Ketchikan’s Deer Mountain.
Why is this Alaska glacier surging ahead of the others?
One glacier in Denali National Park could be moving at a decidedly un-glacial pace.
New city dock in Chignik Bay nearly complete
Construction is continuing on the new city dock in Chignik Bay. The roughly $11 million project has been the top capital improvement project for the Lake and Peninsula Borough, and should be ready in plenty of time to receive the Ferry Vessel Tustamena when it starts the Aleutian run in May.