The mine would be built at the headwaters of the Koktuli River drainage, and it would eliminate about 20% of available habitat there, though the Corps says that does not necessarily represent fish habitat.
Fisheries
Pandemic pushes fishing activists to call for more government support
Activists say fishing businesses need access to federal programs that already benefit land-based harvesters.
4 killed in Petersburg crash
The crew had been fishing on the F/V Magnus Martens of Juneau and F/V Vigilant of Petersburg.
North Pacific Seafoods on hook for $500,000 after quarantining workers without pay
Most of the workers are eligible to receive up to $2,685.
At an Anchorage seafood processor, more than a third of employees test positive for COVID-19
According to the city, community spread likely has already begun from this outbreak.
Another 21 employees at Juneau seafood processor test positive for COVID-19
A total of 61 people who work at the processing facility have tested positive since the outbreak was discovered.
Seafood companies kept COVID-19 from infecting Alaskans. Now they’re trying to keep the virus out of their plants.
With cases rising in Alaska, seafood companies must now work to keep residents from infecting seasonal workers.
Seward salmon plant shuts down with 34 COVID-19 cases and more expected
The OBI Seafoods plant’s 260 workers include residents and non-residents. Workers with positive tests are moving to Anchorage.
Alaska fishing communities feared getting COVID-19 from industry. They haven’t.
In Bristol Bay, the seafood industry has succeeded in keeping its seasonal workers and fishermen from infecting Alaska residents.
Outbreak at Juneau seafood processor reflected in record high state COVID-19 case count
The outbreak at Alaska Glacier Seafoods and another on board a factory fishing vessel that docked in Unalaska are causing the number of COVID-19 cases in Alaska to soar.