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Newscast — Wednesday, August 24, 2022
In this newscast: A private plane made an emergency landing on a Bethel road last weekend; The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its first ever strategic plan for mariculture in Alaska; A Fairbanks group is fighting against goldmine development in the area; Governor Mike Dunleavy championed Alaska mineral development at a University of Alaska…
Yukon River chum and coho runs remain too low to open subsistence harvest
Biologists do not expect either to reach their goals for fish reaching their spawning grounds.
Electric buses are in the works for Ketchikan and Metlakatla
In Metlakatla, the bus will run to the ferry terminal, which 14 miles outside of town — a first for the community.
A Bristol Bay principal bet his hair on his seniors’ success
“It pushed me a little bit more,” Junior Torino said. “I really wanted to see him bald.”
NOAA publishes blueprint for mariculture research in Alaska
Earlier this month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its first-ever strategic science plan for mariculture in Alaska. NOAA’s Aquaculture Strategic Science Plan covers five years’ worth of goals and priorities for Alaska kelp and oyster farms — and other niche forms of mariculture, like the cultivation of sea cucumbers and abalone. It identifies…