Qacung & Phillip Blanchett: Honoring and uplifting shared history
By Mayowa AinaFor the Black in Alaska ProjectPhillip Kilirnguq Blanchett and Qacung Qacungatarli Blanchett are best known as founders of the Inuit band Pamyua....
EPA decision on Bristol Bay area mine could doom project
An Environmental Protection Agency decision blocking the proposed Pebble Mine at a site abutting the Bristol Bay watershed could spell an end to the...
NOAA names Alaska Region tribal relations coordinator
Veteran tribal relations coordinator Amilee Wilson has been appointed by NOAA Fisheries to serve as Alaska tribal relations coordinator.Her key responsibility is to improve...
Meet your Miss Iceworm Candidates
The inaugural Iceworm Festival began in 1961 and has had excited locals ever since. The beloved week-long event will begin on Jan. 28 with...
Participants sought to test electronic logbooks in Gulf of Alaska
Real Time Data — a software firm bent on revolutionizing the collection, reporting and management of commercial fishing — is looking for harvesters to...
Feds award $285M for Alaska Marine Highway System
Funds totaling $285 million from the Federal Transit Administration have been awarded to the Alaska Marine Highway System, to replace an aging vessel, upgrade...
Coast Guard evacuates injured fishermen near Dutch Harbor
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrew, forward deployed to Cold Bay from Kodiak, evacuated a mariner with a hand injury on Tuesday from...
117th Congress featured big wins for Cordova
By Sen. Lisa MurkowskiEarlier this month, the 117th Congress formally adjourned, marking the close of a remarkably productive legislative stretch for Alaska. The last...
Sea Grant plans March workshop on starting aquatic kelp farms
Alaska Sea Grant has announced a hands-on workshop from March 21 through March 24 in Kodiak on how to start up aquatic kelp farms....
Injured mariner medevaced from south of Dutch Harbor
A 44-year-old mariner who suffered broken legs aboard a container ship south of Dutch Harbor was safely transported to Cold Bay for medical care...
