Conservation groups say the Interior Department has gone behind the public’s back and conducted a land survey in the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, in the area of the proposed King Cove road.
Aleutians
Destination likely sank after accumulating ice in heavy freezing spray, report says
Federal investigators concluded that F/V Destination, which sank in the Bering Sea last winter, likely capsized after the vessel became coated in hundreds of thousands of pounds of ice.
Ukrainian seafood buyers want to connect with Unalaska’s fisheries
Seafood buyers from Ukraine are visiting Unalaska later this month. The country was a once-modest market for Alaska fish that’s slowly reemerging after political upheaval and economic crisis.
Should a community’s population be a factor to set fish quotas in western Alaska?
The Coastal Villages Region Fund serves about a third of population covered by community development quota program, but only receives 15 percent of the fish.
Despite reduced hours, U.S. Postal Service says it’s not closing Unalaska’s post office
The Unalaska post office has had reduced service for months. But officials say that’s due to staffing shortages — not an attempt to shutter the branch
Constitutional fight over fish tax heads to court
An ongoing dispute over a tax that raises millions for coastal communities is getting its day in court. The owner of a pair of factory trawlers asserts Alaska’s fish landing tax violates the U.S. Constitution.
American and Japanese descendants unite after 75 years to ensure forgotten war is remembered
Motoaki Asano came from Japan to attend the commemoration. His father Hiroo Okazaki died on Attu and is still buried there alongside more than 2,000 other Japanese soldiers.
‘When The Fog Clears’ filmmaker aims to make Forgotten War unforgettable
The Aleutian Islands served as the battleground for some of the bloodiest conflicts on American soil since the Civil War. But most people have never heard of the Battle of Attu, the invasion of Kiska, or even the Aleutian campaign. A Japanese filmmaker wants to change that.
Unalaskans Rescue Boy From Glacial Crevasse
When flight home had been cancelled, three Unalaskans went for a walk and were approached by a man who said his son was trapped in the ice.
After 75 Years, a bittersweet homecoming for Attu descendants
In 1942, there were 44 people living on Attu Island, nearly all Alaska Natives. They were taken as captives to Japan, where half of them died. And after the war, the federal government forbade them from returning. In August, a group of 11 descendants finally visited their ancestral home for the first time.