Southeast Alaska lawmakers spent time during the legislative session working to protect regional interests, including the ferry system.
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Southeast fleets adjust to a season without kings
The realities of the Southeast king salmon closure will hit home as of Thursday, August 10, when no one — whether fishing commercially or recreationally — will be permitted to retain one of Alaska’s most sought-after species.
Necropsy planned for humpback hit by cruise ship
A Princess Cruise Lines ship traveling through Southeast Alaska’s Inside Passage hit a humpback whale that became lodged on the front bulbous bow. The whale was removed after the Grand Princess docked in downtown Ketchikan Wednesday morning, and the dead animal was towed to a nearby beach.
State capital budget funds some Southeast projects
Among the funded projects are replacement floats for a harbor in Wrangell, cruise ship dock improvements in Ketchikan and Hoonah and renovation of the headquarters for the Alaska Permanent Fund in Juneau.
Catch rates higher than expected in first Southeast summer king troll opening
Southeast Alaska’s commercial salmon troll fleet had higher than expected catch rates of king salmon during the first summer opening at the start of the month.
Tongass timber sale short on timber
A large timber sale on the Tongass National Forest is not as large as it was advertised. An environmental watchdog organization has uncovered a U.S. Forest Service document showing a 12-million-board-foot mistake on the Big Thorne timber sale on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska.
Deep-release puts the pressure on rockfish survival
For sport anglers in Southeast Alaska having a slow day trying for salmon or halibut this August there will be no “plan B” for bottom-dwelling rockfish. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is closing all sportfishing for nonpelagic rockfish in outside waters from Yakutat to Ketchikan for three weeks beginning Aug. 1, to conserve…
Business as usual for marine mammal deterrence
It’s still business as usual when it comes to dealing with protected marine mammals in Southeast waters.
In Southeast Alaska, the ferry system is a lifeline
In most of the Inside Passage, there are no roads connecting the communities, so Alaskans depend heavily on ferries: the Alaska Marine Highway System.
Alaska Marine Highway drops price for Taku ferry
No one wants to buy the ferry Taku, which has been tied up for almost two years. So, officials are lowering the minimum bid from $1.5 million to $700,000.