Margaret Bauman
Iditarod Trail mushers head out for Nome
Thirty-eight mushers are off and running with their dog teams in the Last Great Race, the 52nd running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog...
Top honors in Symphony of Seafood go to the dogs
Polkadog Alaskan Salmon Chips created by the Boston-based pet food firm Polkadog took top honors as the grant prize winner in the 2024 Symphony...
Dunleavy balks at signing education bill
Stevens: Current legislation is a hard fought compromise A bill that would boost the Base Student Allocation (BSA), support faster broadband in rural and low-income...
Companies pay $9.5M to settle lawsuit over Jones Act violations
Two companies challenging fines and penalties for violations of the Jones Act over Alaska seafood shipped form Dutch Harbor to the east coast of...
Inuit app allows for combining traditional, scientific knowledge
An app and web platform developed by and for the Inuit is allowing Indigenous communities from Alaska to Greenland to share traditional and scientific...
Canadian report: Thousands of Chinook salmon wasted by trawl fisheries
A new Canadian government report on salmon bycatch in the Pacific region groundfish trawl fishery confirms that thousands of salmon were caught and discarded...
Cordova School District begins early stage budget development
Russin: $1,430 increase is BSA is needed just to keep up with inflation Cordova School District officials are in the very early stages of budget...
Research report says polar bears are at risk of starvation
New research results released by the U.S. Geological Survey contends that polar bears in Canada’s Hudson Bay region may be at risk of starvation...
Legislators ask Agriculture Department to purchase more Alaska salmon
Timing is critical as seafood processors need to obtain financing for the 2024 seasonAlaska legislators are asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to...
International fisheries conference to open in Seattle this spring
Some 1,500 delegates from around the world will converge on Seattle March 3-7 for the 9th World Fisheries Congress, this year’s theme being “Fish...