For the third time in six years, Sitka Sound Sac Roe Herring Fishery has closed far short of the target harvest level.
Wildlife
U.S. and Russia sign joint wildlife management agreement
Cooperation across the Bering Strait was strengthened this week when the United States and Russia signed a joint wildlife agreement.
Fish and Game euthanizing starlings in Homer
The agency says starlings could cause big problems for birds native to the area. They want to get rid of the flock before their numbers grow.
Y-K region residents face tough decisions on jobs, environment with Donlin gold mine
The comments at the meeting remained consistent with concerns expressed in other villages throughout the Yukon-Kuskokwim region on the project; mainly residents want the economic benefits of jobs without assuming the environmental impacts mining could have on subsistence.
What’s so critical about polar bear habitat?
A federal appeals court last week ruled the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was following the law when it designated a California-sized piece of the Alaskan Arctic as critical habitat for the polar bear.
Homer beachcomber finds massive octopus tentacles
While beachcombing, Ginger Frizzell found what appeared to be two cephalopod arms that measured over 5 and ½ feet in length.
Early seal hunt highlights unseasonable weather, uncertainty in Northwest Alaska
Warm weather makes the hunt a little easier, but locals are concerned about precarious sea ice and unpredictable weather.
Marine mammal biologists visit Saint Lawrence Island
A team of biologists traveled to Saint Lawrence Island Wednesday to consult with local walrus hunters in Savoonga and Gambell.
How to salvage a huge tugboat without spilling 9,500 gallons of fuel and oil
State and federal agencies are readying boom and preparing to haze birds as the 96-foot Challenger is raised as early as Sunday.
Leverage your leopard: The biz behind Alaska’s only zoo
If you’ve ever wanted to feed a snow leopard, a moose, or a pack of wolves, this year you’ve got a chance. Albeit, for a tidy sum.