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Year in Review
In January The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously voted to award the construction contract for...
Fall Dungeness opens Oct. 1 with 1.3 million pounds expected
The numbers are in from the summer season of the Southeast Alaska commercial Dungeness crab fishery which closed in mid-August. Over the two months...
Obituary: Carl E. Crome 08/26/1940 – 09/08/2023
Carl Edward Crome passed away on September 8, 2023 at United General Medical Center in... Full story
Dave Ohmer retires after 44 years managing Petersburg processor
After serving 44 years as plant manager, Dave Ohmer retired last Friday. Dave's grandfather, Earl...
Court report
June 23, 2023 Superior Court Judge Katherine Lybrand presided over a change of plea proceeding in State of Alaska v. Gordon Lyons. The defendant...
Commercial Dungeness crab fishery will have normal length
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced last week that the length of the 2023-24 commercial Dungeness crab fishery in Southeast would not be...
Southeast Alaskans called to monitor for invasive green crab
Metlakatla Indian Community Mayor Albert Smith wants everyone to spread the word-the invasive Europe...
Alaska crab fishery collapse seen as warning about Bering Sea transformation
Less than five years ago, prospects appeared bright for Bering Sea crab fishers. Stocks were abundant and healthy, federal biologists said, and... Full story
Commercial Dungeness crab fall season will have normal length
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced last Thursday that the commercial Dungeness crab...
Summer Dungeness crab season cut short
This summer's commercial Dungeness crab fishery in Southeast was cut short by about two weeks due...
New law could lead to shellfish hatcheries in Alaska
Shellfish hatcheries could be in Alaska's future, under legislation recently signed into law. The...
A hard-earned record setting caribou hunt
Claira Sallenbach had talked with friends about making her first hunting trip to caribou country thi... Full story
2021: Year in Review
January The assembly approved of a COVID-19 dashboard which tracked cases in the community. Local...
Alaska Fish Factor
It’s hard to believe, but Dungeness crab in the Gulf of Alaska is now Alaska’s largest crab fishery – a distinction due to the collapse of stock...
Pink salmon harvest far exceeds preseason forecast
Salmon season in Southeast Alaska is wrapping up in a year that has seen an estimated 58 million fis...
Record high price per pound:
The 2021-2022 Dungeness crab harvest is predicted to total 4.23 million pounds, over two million...
Court report
Aug. 3 – Benjamin Berkley, Jr. was arraigned on charges of trapping out of season. The defendant entered a no contest plea and was fined $500 with $25...
Good news about tanner crab in Gulf of Alaska
Unlike in the Bering Sea, there's good news for crab in the Gulf of Alaska. A huge cohort of Tanner...
Bristol Bay red king crab fishery to be closed
Alaska's Bering Sea crabbers are reeling from the devastating news that all major crab stocks are...
COVID-19 weekly update:
Breakthrough COVID-19 cases found in Alaska April 30 Between Feb. 1 and March 31, Alaska Department... Full story
Obituary: James "Jim" Albert Bodding
James "Jim" Albert Bodding joined his parents on July 29, 2021 after a valiant battle with lung canc... Full story
Projected total 2021 salmon harvest is 190 million, 61% increase over 2020
Alaska’s salmon landings have passed the season’s midpoint and by August 7 the statewide catch had topped 116 million fish. State managers are cal...
Court report
July 13 – The court ruled that bail set at $1,525 would remain unchanged in cases involving Lloyd Thane Bennett. July 14 – Harland Paul Billy ent...
Court report
July 2 – Julia V. Brusell was arraigned on charges of violating conditions of release. After entering a not guilty plea the defendant was released o...
Sockeye catches at Bristol Bay topping one million fish seven days straight
“Unprecedented” is how fishery managers are describing sockeye catches at Bristol Bay, which topped one million fish for seven days straight at the Nu...
