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Fish Factor: By all accounts Bering Sea fish stocks are in great shape
Bering Sea fish stocks are booming but it’s a mixed bag for groundfish in the Gulf of Alaska. Fishery managers will set 2017 catches this week for p...
Fish Factor: Mariculture could model Alaska's successful salmon enhancement program
Who knows more about local salmon and their habitats than Alaska fishermen? That’s the impetus behind a new information-gathering project spawned...
Alaska parental notification abortion law struck down
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – The Alaska Supreme Court on Friday struck down a state law requiring parental notification for girls under age 18 seeking...
Fish Factor: Budget cuts continue to affect Alaska fisheries in all regions
Cuts affecting Alaska’s fisheries will be spread across all regions and species, depending on the final budget that is approved by state...
Fish Factor: Few fishermen are hooking into the Coast Guard direct SOS lifeline
Alaska fishermen can send an SOS call directly to the Coast Guard, but many are not hooking up to the new lifeline. Digital Selective Calling (DSC)...
Fish Factor: Halibut catches will not be slashed for the first time in 15 years
Alaska’s halibut stocks are showing signs of an uptick and fishermen’s catches will not be slashed for the first time in 15 years. Fishery...
Fish Factor: Alaskan mariculture expanding from shellfish to seaweed farming
Alaska’s mariculture industry has passed some big milestones, and is getting set to head into the weeds. Aquatic farming, which was Ok’d by...
Fish Factor: Contest call is out for innovative seafood products contest
The call is out for products to compete in Alaska’s most celebrated seafood bash, and another new category has been added to the mix. For the 23rd...
Wrestlers hit the mat against toughest competition of the year
Four Viking wrestlers headed to Anchorage last weekend to participate in the Lime Solar/Alaska Christian Schools (ACS) Invitational. The two-day...
From supplements to textiles, creative uses for seafood byproduct on the rise
Public and private groups are looking at new ways to enhance the value of Alaska's seafood...
Fish Factor
Right after the yearly halibut catch limits are announced each January, brokers usually are busy with buying and selling and transferring shares of...
Fish Factor: Seafood marketers ready to spend money worldwide to promote Alaska salmon
Alaska seafood marketers are ramping up promotions and bankrolling a global $1 million media blitz to counteract a tough sockeye salmon market....
Fish Factor: Commercial uses for seafood byproducts continue to increase
Alaska seafood innovators are getting serious about ‘head to tail/inside and out’ usages of fish parts, and they see gold in all that gurry that...
Fish Factor: Bering Sea crab fleet has shrunk to 77 vessels
The Bering Sea crab fleet now stands at 77 vessels, a far cry from the nearly 250 boats before the fishery downsized to catch shares in 2005. Fewer bo...
Vessel Incidental Discharge Act could protect fishermen from burdensome permit
Fishermen won’t need special permits to hose off their decks thanks to a bill moving through the US Senate. That’s garnered a big sigh of relief...
TBPC approves resolution supporting SEAPA takeover
WRANGELL — Thomas Bay Power commissioners voted 5-0 to support the handover of Tyee Lake to the Southeast Alaska Power Agency (SEAPA). The special...
Wrangell assembly votes to move ahead with TBPA negotiations
WRANGELL — The borough assembly voted 5-0 in favor of a motion authorizing negotiations over the Tyee Lake power facility. The vote was taken on...
Yesterday's News
April 25, 1914 – In the fall of 1913, Dr. Kirby of Chicago closed his banking establishment owing some $30,000 to the depositors. Recently and just...
Assembly discusses future of Thomas Bay Power Authority
WRANGELL — The future of the Thomas Bay Power Authority and the commission governing it took center stage at Tuesday’s borough assembly meeting....
Fish Factor
Alaska salmon permits in many fisheries have tripled in value since 2002 and the upward trend continues. An overview of April listings by four...
Wrangell students shine in act of kindness
WRANGELL — It’s an ethical dilemma as old as the hills. You find a wallet stuffed with money lying unattended on the ground. What do you do?...
Fish Factor: Innovative Alaska seafood products to be showcased
Eleven new seafood products from seven companies are set to be showcased at the upcoming Symphony of Seafood galas in Seattle and Anchorage. In its...
Wrangell moves toward SEAPA operation at Tyee
WRANGELL — The borough assembly voted 5-0 Tuesday night on a draft resolution which — if approved next week — could begin the process of...
TBPA's future discussed at SEAPA board meeting
WRANGELL — The two-day Southeast Alaska Power Agency board meeting became in part a prism through which to view debate over the future of the...
Wrangell voters reject sales tax reduction
WRANGELL — Wrangell voters insurmountably rejected a proposal to lower the sales tax, retained the...
