Ketchikan artist Ray Troll’s band performs two concerts in Juneau. See Ray Troll and the Ratfish Wranglers play a free show at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1, @360 in the KTOO building. The group performs a fundraiser show at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, at the JACC.
Fisheries
Offshore areas opened for king, Tanner crab in Southeast Alaska
Commercial crabbers in Southeast Alaska will have some opportunity to fish in offshore waters for king and Tanner crab fishing following decisions by Alaska’s Board of Fisheries in January.
Board of Fisheries make changes to 2018 Lynn Canal salmon season
When the Board of Fisheries finished its triennial meeting last week, action plans were passed to protect king salmon disappearing from the Chilkat and other rivers around Southeast. The next step? Breaking the plan to fishermen.
Can seaweed save shellfish from climate change?
Warming oceans are hurting the shellfish industry. Scientists are hoping that seagrasses, like seaweed, can help soak up extra carbon in the water.
From Aniak to Bethel, Y-K Delta residents discuss the risks of Donlin Gold Mine
State regulators met with the public in Anchorage last Friday to discuss the permits for the proposed Donlin Gold Mine. The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has released two draft permits that tackle one of the mine’s thorniest issues: how the company plans to dispose of chemicals like arsenic next to a river of subsistence fishermen.
EPA head reverses course on Pebble, saying it may pose ‘unacceptable’ risk
EPA administrator Scott Pruitt said the agency is suspending its effort to reverse an Obama-era proposal to put restrictions on the mine.
Endangered orcas are starving. Should we start feeding them?
Washington state officials have proposed a new tack to save the Pacific Northwest’s critically endangered orca population. Their idea is to boost salmon hatchery production by 10 million to 20 million more fish per year to provide more food for the iconic killer whales.
Outcome of Board of Fisheries decisions on Southeast salmon, herring
Southeast Alaska’s marathon Board of Fisheries meeting Tuesday night came to a close in Sitka. A handful of regulations for fishing have changed, while others did not pass muster.
Board of Fisheries passes annual black cod limit for sport fishing
The Board of Fish voted to limit the harvest for non-resident sport fishermen to eight sablefish a year throughout the Southeast Alaska area, with a bag limit of four fish per-day.
Southeast salmon fleet barred from using aircraft
Commercial salmon fishermen are now barred from using aircraft to spot salmon when the fishery is open. The 4-3 action brought opposition from the seine fleet and, predictably, commercial pilots.