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Jun 01 2019

Mid-discussion at Harrigan Centennial Hall in May 2019. (Photo by Angie Hilsman/KTOO)

Sitka women discuss leading without losing themselves

By Nina Sparling, KCAW-Sitka | 2 Alaska, Business, Community, Family, Fisheries, Southeast

Part of developing a unique approach to leadership as women means pushing back against how jobs have always been done, said the panelists.

By Nina Sparling, KCAW-Sitka | June 1, 2019 10:34 am

May 30 2019

As sea ice melts, fish are showing up farther north off Alaska. A federal fishing trip will investigate if they’re sticking around.

By Nat Herz, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Aleutians, Arctic, Climate Change, Economy, Environment, Federal Government, Fisheries, Oceans, Science & Tech, Southwest, Western, Wildlife

A 2017 NOAA survey saw huge amounts of pollock and cod in the northern Bering Sea. Was it an isolated event, or the start of a long-term trend?

By Nat Herz, Alaska's Energy Desk | May 30, 2019 3:58 pm

May 28 2019

During the derby, sport fishers weigh their king salmon for a chance to win up to $6,000.

Wrangell’s king salmon derby is canceled again, leaving locals longing

By June Leffler, KSTK-Wrangell | Community, Environment, Fisheries, Oceans, Southeast, Subsistence, Wildlife

While most agree that protecting the salmon run up the nearby Stikine River is critical, the absence of Wrangell’s derby for the second straight year has left a king-salmon-sized hole in some hearts.

By June Leffler, KSTK-Wrangell | May 28, 2019 4:15 pm

May 23 2019

Climate change looks different in Southeast Alaska. Here’s how tribes are planning for that.

By Elizabeth Jenkins, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Alaska's Energy Desk, Climate Change, Environment, Fisheries, Oceans, Politics, Southeast, Wildlife

The Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska has a climate change adaptation plan. It wants the region to be included in the climate change discussion.

By Elizabeth Jenkins, Alaska's Energy Desk | May 23, 2019 6:58 pm

May 22 2019

An F-18 Super Hornet lands on the USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Gulf of Alaska during Northern Edge 2019 training exercises.

Environmental worries persist as Northern Edge military exercises grow

By Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media | Environment, Federal Government, Fisheries, Interior, Military, Oceans, Southcentral

With increasing military interest in the Arctic, many coastal communities worry about the effects of large training exercises in Alaska waters.

By Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media | May 22, 2019 1:40 pm

May 20 2019

Boats tie up at Dillingham's small boat harbor on Wednesday, with many waiting to be pulled from the water at high tide. (Photo by Austin Fast/KDLG)

Judge dismisses Pebble-funded lawsuit against BBRSDA

By Isabelle Ross, KDLG-Dillingham | Crime & Courts, Economy, Energy & Mining, Fisheries, Politics, Southwest, State Government

A Superior Court judge has dismissed a Pebble-backed lawsuit against Bristol Bay’s regional seafood development association.

By Isabelle Ross, KDLG-Dillingham | May 20, 2019 5:51 pm

May 18 2019

Tony Strong holds two eulachon, or “hooligan” (Photo by Claire Stremple/KHNS)

Counting the hooligan swimming through Haines streams

By Claire Stremple, KHNS | 2 Alaska, Community, Environment, Fisheries, Science & Tech, Southeast, Subsistence, Wildlife

Little is known about the long-loved, oily subsistence fish known as hooligan. The only ongoing research on Southeast Alaska hooligan is the result of a nine-year study by the Chilkoot Indian Association.

By Claire Stremple, KHNS | May 18, 2019 1:06 pm

May 17 2019

salmon-displayed-in-a-seafood-restaurant-in-china (Photo C/O Sea Grant)_

Two of Alaska’s biggest exports are caught up in the US-China trade dispute

By Elizabeth Jenkins, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Aleutians, Business, Economy, Federal Government, Fisheries, Nation & World, Politics, Southcentral, Southeast, Southwest, Timber, Western

The timber and seafood industries are trying to figure out how to do business, as the pressure mounts due to increased tariffs.

By Elizabeth Jenkins, Alaska's Energy Desk | May 17, 2019 11:52 am

May 08 2019

Women in Alaska’s fishing industry hope to curb sexual harassment

By Renee Gross, KBBI-Homer | Community, Fisheries, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Southcentral, Southeast, Southwest

Many women in the commercial fishing industry say sexual harassment is part of the job. But being on a boat for weeks at a time can make harassment hard to escape, and seeking help especially difficult.

By Renee Gross, KBBI-Homer | May 8, 2019 12:33 pm

May 01 2019

House committee urges pressure on B.C. over transboundary mining

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | Energy & Mining, Environment, Fisheries, Nation & World, Politics, Southeast, State Government

The Alaska House Fisheries Committee heard from mine critics on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border during a Tuesday hearing in Juneau.

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | May 1, 2019 5:26 pm

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Fisheries

Sitka women discuss leading without losing themselves

As sea ice melts, fish are showing up farther north off Alaska. A federal fishing trip will investigate if they’re sticking around.

Wrangell’s king salmon derby is canceled again, leaving locals longing

Climate change looks different in Southeast Alaska. Here’s how tribes are planning for that.

Environmental worries persist as Northern Edge military exercises grow

Judge dismisses Pebble-funded lawsuit against BBRSDA

Counting the hooligan swimming through Haines streams

Two of Alaska’s biggest exports are caught up in the US-China trade dispute

Women in Alaska’s fishing industry hope to curb sexual harassment

House committee urges pressure on B.C. over transboundary mining

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