The loss of five people is the worst maritime tragedy in the area since a chartered float plane went down en route from Sitka to Warm Springs Bay in 2004.
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Gray whales find haven in Sitka Sound
Sitka has always been home to charismatic megafauna like humpbacks and Steller’s sea lions, but over the past few years, a new marine all-star has emerged.
3 Alaska trollers contemplate a summer without chinook
No other salmon species or commercial gear group or sport fishery – anywhere on the entire Pacific Northwest coast – is affected by the Western Washington District Court order, just commercial trolling for king salmon in Southeast Alaska.
State asks for stay of order that forces the closure of Southeast Alaska king salmon fishery
The court ruled that the summer and winter Southeast Alaska king salmon fisheries were operating in violation of the Endangered Species Act.
Gwich’in author Matt Gilbert aims for the universe and beyond
The series is called Chandera. It’s set 300 years in the future, and its protagonist is Maxwell Wilkes, a Gwich’in Athabaskan.
Southeast Alaska king salmon fishery is in limbo after orca lawsuit rulings and appeals
A federal judge in Washington state issued a ruling this week that threatens to shut down trolling for king salmon in Southeast Alaska this summer.