Tag: fishing

By: Claire Stremple, Alaska Beacon Sport anglers with a king salmon permit in Southeast Alaska must wait a month to keep their catch after the state’s Department of Fish and…

By: Nathaniel Hertz, Northern Journal The Biden administration has rejected a nominee for a key Alaska fisheries management post who could have tipped decisions toward the interests of tribes and…

By: Barbara Norton, Alaska Beacon Gov. Mike Dunleavy has vetoed $10 million in funding for the organization charged with marketing Alaska seafood — but may agree to the funding later….

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) – The seafood industry is encountering significant global challenges, prompting a lawmaker to seek updates to fisheries policies. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reports that…

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) – State Representative Mary Sattler Peltola announced that Alaska will receive $53,998,114 in FY24 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grants through the Bipartisan Infrastructure…

By: Nathaniel Hertz, Northern Journal On a brilliant spring morning, Buck Laukitis, a longtime fisherman from this Kenai Peninsula town, stood at the city dock watching his catch come ashore….

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) – In a recent announcement, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo disclosed the allocation of $12.2 million to address fishery resource disasters affecting several regions. These…

By: Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon As the climate warms, more Pacific salmon from Alaska are showing up in the Western Arctic waters of Canada. But residents in those Arctic Canadian…

BY: JAMES BROOKS, Alaska Beacon Now that the United States has banned Russian-sourced products, Alaskans want American allies to follow suit. On Wednesday, a full-fledged embargo of Russia-sourced seafood took…