With no large-scale tanneries in Southeast Alaska, hunters have few options to continue their traditional cultural practices of skin-sewing sea otters.
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Petersburg police chief settles lawsuit against borough for $70K
James Kerr said borough officials retaliated against him after he testified as a private citizen against enforcing a masking mandate at a 2021 Assembly meeting.
Sport fishing for wild kings in Southeast Alaska closed to nonresidents
The regulations went into effect July 7 and will last through the end of September.
2 men scammed over $100K from Petersburg resident, police say
Petersburg police have arrested two men in a six-figure fraud scheme against a senior in the Southeast Alaska town, after a sting operation last week with assistance from the FBI.
Red king crab proposals could change future of Southeast Alaska’s commercial fishery
In the last decade, there was just one commercial red king crab fishery in Southeast Alaska. But that could change with a proposal to the Alaska Board of Fisheries.
Scientists hope to learn about alien intelligence from Frederick Sound humpback whales
Researchers from an organization that seeks out extraterrestrial life camped out at a remote lighthouse in Southeast Alaska over the summer to investigate humpback whale communication.