Humans and sea otters enjoy consuming the same bottom-dwelling seafood: Dungeness crabs, clams, sea cucumbers and urchins. In some areas these creatures have completely disappeared.
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Sitka teen tased repeatedly by police readies for lawsuit
Though he’s not yet filed a lawsuit, the lawyer representing Franklin Hoogendorn intends to bring his case before a Sitka jury.
No foul play suspected in Juneau mayor’s death
The state medical examiner’s office says mayor Greg Fisk died of natural causes.
Chilkat robe completes journey back to Southeast
The robe traveled all the way from Texas, where it was almost sold to the highest bidder. Instead, Sealaska Heritage Institute held a homecoming ceremony for it on Tuesday.
Mount Polley Mine to discharge wastewater
British Columbia’s Mount Polley Mine, which became a poster child for environmental disasters, will soon begin discharging wastewater.
A Southeast timber company waits in limbo
A proposal to end clearcutting of old-growth trees in the Tongass National Forest has some Southeast logging companies concerned about the future.
Citizen scientists contribute to jellyfish research
One researcher is using citizen scientists to map jellyfish blooms around the world.
Southeast priest hospitalized after heart attack
The Rev. Thomas Weise, a Catholic priest who serves parishes in Petersburg and Wrangell, has suffered a life-threatening heart attack while visiting family in California.
Could market squid become a new Southeast fishery?
Southeast Alaska biologists had a rare opportunity to watch the hatching of thousands of market squid eggs.
Recovery from addiction led Haines carver to healing art
Wayne Price thinks if there is going to be a wider healing among Natives in America, the U.S. government needs to apologize for the devastating toll the boarding schools took.