On the east coast, these hardy crustaceans are known as aggressive eaters and have meant millions of dollars lost in fisheries for clams, mussels and scallops. The crab are destructive to eelgrass beds, which are important to young fish. They’re also known to eat juvenile salmon and could compete with native Dungeness crab.
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Petersburg Assembly takes up discussion about Southeast Alaska’s landless Native communities
Legislation introduced by Alaska’s congressional delegation this fall would grant over 23,000 acres each to five new urban Native corporations, in Petersburg, Wrangell, Haines, Tenakee and Ketchikan.
After 2020’s dismal catch, next year’s Southeast pink salmon harvest could be close to average
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is forecasting a harvest of 28 million pinks in the region next summer. This year’s catch wound up at 8.1 million pinks, roughly the same harvest as two years ago.
Petersburg extends health mandate for passenger ships, but only through February
Petersburg’s assembly extended a health order that measure requires pre-approval before cruise and other passenger ships can tie up.
After record rainfall, large landslide heard south of Petersburg
A sizeable portion of the hillside above Mountain Point on the Kupreanof shoreline has been cleared of trees and mud.
Petersburg School District to require COVID-19 testing for in-state travel
The policy is for travel by any means off Mitkof Island — by plane, boat or ferry.