The International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee took up the issue of heavy fuel oil at its meeting earlier this month. The IMO is the United Nations agency charged with regulating international shipping.
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Longtime Nushagak Point fishermen say they’ve never seen a year like this
This season, some fisherman from the set-netting community at Nushagak Point have fished the all-time largest run of sockeye to ever swim past their cabins.
Washington man pleads guilty to nearly $2.7 million fraud scheme
Floyd Jay Mann, 55, from Puyallup, Washington, pleaded guilty Wednesday to all counts against him in the case of a massive scam of money out of more than a dozen people, mostly from Dillingham. Mann is likely to remain free on bail till his sentencing in December despite several requests by the federal prosecutor that…
Sport fishermen frustrated by king salmon management amidst banner sockeye run
The king run has struggled or at least run late to the frustration of the anglers who line the river’s banks in June and July. Some sportfish operators say they would like to see some changes in the commercial sockeye fishery downstream to help protect the kings.
Where are Koliganek’s king salmon?
King salmon are conspicuously missing from the nets in the village of Koliganek, which is about 60 miles northwest of Dillingham in Southwest Alaska.
Seal pup found near Egegik progressing well
An orphan harbor seal found near Egegik is progressing well. The seal was found at the end of June and was very dehydrated and underweight. She also had an infection at her umbilical cord site. The seal’s mother was found dying on the beach.