Like chinook salmon, NOAA researchers observed chum salmon almost exclusively near Alaska’s shores.
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Interior Secretary says offensive word for Native women must be erased from national landscape
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday declared “squaw” to be a derogatory term and kicked off a policy to change all federal place names that contain it.
Cleanup of contaminated WWII military sites on Unalaska could start next year
Formerly Used Defense Sites — properties the military used for things like defense or weapons testing — are all over the island.
Nikiski paramedics hope visiting patients at home will restore trust in health care system
Paramedics will stay in touch with patients once they’ve seen them, so they don’t fall through the cracks after that first visit.
Dunleavy administration announces formation of bycatch task force
Federal bycatch data shows trawl fisheries in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska this year have caught tens of thousands of chinook salmon, millions of pounds of halibut and hundreds of thousands of crabs.
Haines lands $20M federal grant to replace its freight and fuel dock
There’s no projected timeline yet, but the mayor estimates the project could take up to five years.