The task force will study the impacts of bycatch on what it calls “high-value” state fisheries.
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Ketchikan Rep. Ortiz says he’s optimistic about mariculture bill, ferry system
Ortiz says he’s concerned that the governor’s current budget relies too much on federal funding for the marine highway.
64 wolves taken in controversial Prince of Wales harvest
State and federal game managers set a 30-day hunting and trapping season that closed Dec. 15.
Alaska’s COVID case count keeps climbing
State health professionals said vaccines, particularly when fully boosted, continue to provide excellent protection against serious illness and hospitalization for COVID-19.
Newscast – Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022
In this newscast: Both of Juneau’s Perseverance acces trails and portions of Basin Road have been blocked by snow and debris; Alaska’s Polynesian comunity is collecting clothes, blanketss, food, water filters and money to send to Tonga,
The U.S. Secretary of Commerce approved disaster designations for more than a dozen fishers in Alaska; The International Longshore and Warehouse Union represents nearly 30,000 workers across the United States and they’re about to lose many of them; In his fourth State of the State address on Tuesday, Gov. Mike Dunleavy called on the Legislature to pass bills and resolve permanent fund dividends
Slides have blocked a Juneau trail and parts of Basin Road
Juneau Emergency Programs Manager Tom Mattice says major maintenance needs to be done, but it’s not safe to do it yet.