Norway has joined the rest of Europe in isolating Russia. But as a country bordering Russia, it’s feeling the effects more immediately than others — in everything from climate action and nuclear waste control to cross-border trade.
Fisheries
State forecasts record sockeye run in Bristol Bay
Alaska fishermen could see a record sockeye salmon harvest of 74 million fish this year, most of which will come from Bristol Bay.
Fish and Game surveys Cook Inlet beaches in hopes of reopening to clammers
The closures have been a response to low razor clam counts on the east side of Cook Inlet.
Supreme Court declines to hear Metlakatla fisherman’s case challenging state fishing regulations
The legal fight centered on a Metlakatla man charged with illegally fishing in waters just outside the state’s only Native reservation.
Bering Sea crabbers and communities are struggling with Alaska’s snow crab decline
The crash has pushed the crab fleet farther north while forcing places like St. Paul to consider major budget shortfalls.
Unalaska fisherman hopes youth program can revitalize island’s fishery
Unalaska fisherman Dustan Dickerson says the program is one way to get a new generation into the industry.
Southeast Alaska gillnetters are part of a national study on commercial fishing and sleep
There’s a lot of research on sleep deprivation and shift workers like truckers, but there’s nearly nothing on fishermen.
Record commercial herring harvest wraps up in Sitka Sound
Herring stocks are strong this year because of big numbers of six-year-old fish, born in 2016.
Mariculture conference in Juneau builds momentum for budding industry
Supporters of mariculture in Alaska are working to build a $100 million industry out of shellfish and seaweed over the next two decades.
Company estimates more than 5,000 gallons of diesel spilled in Neva Strait after tugboat grounding
The Western Mariner was towing an Alaska Marine Lines barge in Neva Strait early on the morning of March 21 when a steering failure caused the two vessels to collide, pushing the tugboat onto the shore.