The Bristol Bay Borough is working on one of the few projects in the state’s capital budget this year — an upgrade to the sewer system in Naknek. The borough received almost $500,000 from the state for the project this fiscal year, which started in July. It was one of just four projects funded by…
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Next generation takes over fishing in Ekuk
There is one beach in the Nushagak Bay that remains a home to local family operations.
Ekuk direct marketer cuts up a ‘butterfly fillet’
The Friedman Family Fishery is one of the few, if not the only, processor bringing a butterfly fillet to market.
Alaska Supreme Court upholds superior court ruling against ‘Save Our Salmon’ Initiative
Save our Salmon was challenged in court by Pebble and the State of Alaska in separate lawsuits which were later joined.
Invasive doves reach King Salmon
An invasive species of dove was spotted in King Salmon Tuesday afternoon. It’s the farthest west the Eurasian collared dove has been found in the U.S.
Shell rigs leave Dutch Harbor for Chukchi, to wait
Shell is still moving its ships and equipment into the Arctic, even as one of its icebreakers prepares to head back south for repairs.