Some 600 business entities have filed plans with the state outlining how they’ll safely bring out-of-state workers into Alaska to support “critical infrastructure” amid the coronavirus pandemic, state officials said Wednesday.
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Dunleavy taps former aide for vacant Board of Fisheries seat
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has tapped his former legislative aide to serve on the Alaska Board of Fisheries. Matanuska-Susitna Borough resident John Wood is largely unknown by fishing groups.
House committee urges pressure on B.C. over transboundary mining
The Alaska House Fisheries Committee heard from mine critics on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border during a Tuesday hearing in Juneau.
Coast Guard bill would end EPA permit mandate for fishing boats
For years, Alaska’s commercial fishing fleet has dreaded a rule that would require an EPA permit for even basic boat discharges, like draining a fish hold or rinsing the deck. Now Congress is on the verge of ditching the requirement forever.
It’s not just the Arctic. Trump’s offshore drilling plans rattle coastal communities across Alaska.
The Trump administration has proposed opening almost all Alaska waters to oil and gas leasing, from Southeast to the Bering Strait to the Arctic. That includes areas that have never seen drilling, and it’s raising concerns in Alaska’s coastal communities.
United Fishermen launches survey on communication, salmon habitat
The United Fishermen of Alaska is working on a project to figure out what issues the salmon fleet is concerned about – and how to reach them.
Bill to eliminate Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission clears first hurdle
Anchorage Rep. Charisse Millett says she’s not out to destroy the agency.
EPA regs hit fishing industry, unless Congress meets deadline
Federal lawmakers return to Washington this week for the final days of the 113th Congress.
Juneau Assembly to be majority female for first time
Maria Gladziszewski and Debbie White to be sworn in to the Assembly tonight
Fishing industry fights back against proposed set-net ban
Commercial fishing groups are pushing back against a proposed ballot initiative that would ban a sector of their industry.