Skeek’s family believes he is dead. The family has had rough year with a number of other tragedies.
Fisheries
Two people help preserve the history of Alaska’s canned seafood
There used to be hundreds of seafood canneries all along Alaska’s coastline. Two people are involved in documenting and preserving some of that rich history in order to share it with others. KFSK’s Angela Denning reports from Petersburg:
Coast Guard searching for possible man overboard in Auke Bay area
The Coast Guard launched a search near Auke Bay for a man who may have fallen into the water from an anchored fishing vessel.
Trident Seafoods resumes processing operations
Employees for Trident Seafood, one of Petersburg’s four main fish processors,
are returning to work after the location was closed to fishermen earlier in the season.
is back in business after halting operations for part of the summer.
Massive carnivore Greenland shark is at least 272 years old
This Arctic species can live longer than any other known animal advanced enough to have a backbone, scientists say — maybe more than 500 years. Their muscles might hold clues that could help humans.
Sockeye records set at the Chilkoot weir
Commercial fishermen in the Upper Lynn Canal are working overtime after a flood of sockeye salmon showed up last week.
Petersburg fishermen make big catch — nearly 400-pound halibut
A nearly 400-pound halibut caught by local fishermen near Petersburg over the weekend wasn’t record breaking, but was still pretty darn huge.
State Department to hear transboundary mine concerns
U.S. State Department officials are in Southeast Alaska this week to talk about transboundary mines. The Environmental Protection Agency has also sent representatives.
Kodiak Airport runway extension example of compromise
A recently completed runway extension at the Kodiak Airport originally prompted environmental concerns among local groups and a tribal organization, but some members of the community now say they’re satisfied with the compromise that was reached.
Petersburg pursues dredging project for south harbor
Petersburg Borough Assembly has asked the federal agency to help it conduct a feasibility study to dredge the south harbor, where many of the larger boats have been going aground due to the rising basin. Assembly members have approved $325,000 for the dredging study.