Poor VHF coverage isn’t a new issue. But this many outages at once is not normal.
Fisheries
Chinook salmon are getting smaller, and researchers say killer whales may be to blame
Predation by booming killer whales populations are estimated to consume more adult Chinook salmon than taken by fisheries.
Fire at B.C. fish farm releases thousands of Atlantic salmon
Mowi Canada West downplayed threats to wild stocks.
Despite conflict over subsistence, state plans to double commercial harvest of Sitka Sound herring
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced the target for the 2020 season would be 25,824 tons.
DEC budget proposal puts small shellfish farming operations at risk
A Department of Environmental Conservation budget proposal could mean some rough years ahead for small shellfish farms in Alaska.
Sand Point’s fish plant closed for the winter because there’s not enough cod
This year is the first that the plant, now owned by Trident Seafoods, won’t be processing cod — and that’s because of climate change.
Wrangell’s Fish and Game office due to close under governor’s budget proposal
Wrangell officials say they weren’t consulted about the local ADF&G office being on the governor’s chopping block. A budget document says it’ll save around $70,000 in general fund spending.
Ocean Beauty accepts offer on seafood plant for sale in Petersburg
The company would not say who the buyer is or reveal the timeline for completing the sale of their former cannery and seafood plant.
There are plenty of herring to catch in Bristol Bay, but there’s nowhere to sell them
One reason for the decline of the Togiak herring fishery is that roe has become less popular in Japan.
The Palmer Project, a mining prospect outside Haines, could transform into a large-scale operation
There’s no mine yet at the Palmer Project site. But a small cadre of scientists live there for half the year, looking for minerals.