The U.S. State Department will not propose putting Southeast Alaska’s transboundary mine conflict before the International Joint Commission. That’s the U.S.-Canada panel that addresses cross-border water issues.
Fisheries
Video: Take a look inside one of Juneau’s seafood plants
“At the end of the day, you’re producing somebody’s dinner … and that means a lot to us and we take that seriously.”
‘Did I really see a mola mola down there?’
Scientists and fishermen have reported more unusual species in Alaska waters, including the subtropical mola mola, or ocean sunfish. It’s likely because of warming sea surface temperatures.
Two fishing vessels sink in Sitka area
It was a busy Labor Day weekend for the Coast Guard, responding to two fishing vessels that sank in separate incidents last week.
If Fish Is Brain Food, Can Fish Oil Pills Boost Brains, Too?
Research suggests eating fish regularly over a lifetime is good for the brain. But when it comes to staving off cognitive decline in seniors, fish oil supplements just don’t cut it, a study finds.
Are tailings dams safe? B.C. mines chief says yes
British Columbia Mines Minister Bill Bennett says tailings dams can be a safe part of his province’s mines.
Fish waste-to-compost project starting in Dillingham this month
Around this time next year, Dillingham gardeners should have access to compost made from the waste of locally caught salmon. A grant-funded project is taking off at the local landfill in August, and it will need some good fish waste to get going.
Slow fall chum run leaves Yukon smokehouses empty
Slow fall chum runs have kept subsistence fisherman from being too active on the Yukon River this past week, but as Chinook continue crossing the border, officials say their numbers are well above escapement goals.
Company promoting genetically engineered salmon reports net losses for first half of 2015
The biotech company has developed a genetically modified salmon that can be farmed to market size in half the time of conventional wild or farmed salmon.
Americans Are On The Hook For Seafood Consumption
Nutritionists say the vast majority of Americans don’t eat the two recommended servings of seafood a week. What to do about it? Educate people on how to fit more fish in to their diet.