The medical center estimates that about 177 local workers from OBI and Trident get tested each week.
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Sand Point docks and road damaged by magnitude 7.8 quake
Freight shipments could be delayed until both of the town’s docks are inspected.
Alaska’s COVID-19 plans for fishing communities are now being put to the test
Alaska’s seafood industry sprawls across dozens of communities and thousands of miles of coastline. But one common theme is that this summer’s fishing season represents uncharted waters.
Alaska is exempting some businesses from health mandates. But it’s keeping their plans secret for now.
More than 700 companies in Alaska want exemptions to a public health mandate that quarantined employees coming from out of state. But the state has so far refused to release companies’ plans publicly, even as municipal leaders press for access.
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.
In a rainforest, Southeast Alaska towns face extreme drought
Believe it or not, one of the worst droughts in the nation right now is in Southeast Alaska. Meanwhile, cities like Wrangell are struggling to keep up with summer water demand.
The special ingredient inside these new gluten-free noodles? Fish, from Alaska.
The featured ingredient in these new gluten-free “protein noodles” might surprise you: It’s pollock, the unassuming whitefish caught by the millions in the Bering Sea off Alaska’s coast.
St. Paul Island fears temporarily losing air service
St. Paul officials are scrambling to extend air service through the holidays. As of Thursday, the isolated island in the Bering Sea will continue to have flights to Anchorage through Sunday.
Making a better “hot dog of the sea”
Tyre Lanier visited Alaska a few decades ago to encourage fisheries to make an in-demand seafood product. Now he’s back with a way to improve it.
Trident Seafoods resumes processing operations
Employees for Trident Seafood, one of Petersburg’s four main fish processors,
are returning to work after the location was closed to fishermen earlier in the season.
is back in business after halting operations for part of the summer.