The state’s plan will likely be overseen by the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. But Alaska officials and lawmakers have been pushing for the state to cut the checks directly.
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Alaska Airlines to start regular service to Bristol Bay on May 18
This will be the first commercial service to Bristol Bay in more than a month, since RavnAir shut down all operations and filed for bankruptcy in early April.
4 girls now allege Bethel school principal abused them
Four girls are suing the Lower Kuskokwim School District, alleging that it didn’t properly follow up on multiple complaints of sexual misconduct by a former Bethel elementary school principal.
‘Sometimes we get bored’: Unalaska fish processors work back-to-back seasons to keep their jobs
Managers decided that keeping workers on the island would help prevent new arrivals — many of whom come from other countries — from bringing in the coronavirus.
The stress-relieving, storytelling art of yuraq is now available virtually
Yuraq encompasses more than just the English translation of “dance,” which is most familiar to non-Natives.
‘We dodged a bullet’: Kuskokwim River ice jams soften as flood risk decreases
The Kuskokwim River has largely cleared itself of in-place ice, greatly reducing the chances of flooding along the river, according to the National Weather Service.
Positive case of COVID-19 in Bristol Bay region posted by mistake
The test result was positive, but it was not from a real patient. Instead, it was a practice result that was sent over to the state’s raw data site.
What Alaskans learned from ‘the mother of all pandemics’
Newspaper articles paint a gloomy and eerily familiar picture of Juneau during the 1918 flu pandemic: stories of schools shutting down, businesses closing and mandatory self-quarantines.
Kuskokwim River flood waters threaten Upper Kalskag power plant
Meanwhile, the ice jam just below Napaimute remains solid, and the ice has moved out of Aniak farther downstream on the Kuskokwim River.
Bristol Bay leaders express concern over Alaska’s commercial fishing health mandate
Thousands of commercial fishery workers coming to Bristol Bay will be operating under a strict set of guidelines this season, laid out in the new mandate released last week by Gov. Mike Dunleavy. But some local leaders say it’s not enough.