The Cordova Times
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Thank You letter
I have two daughters that just got home from Cordova’s volleyball tournament. We are from Palmer. We just want to thank the school, staff,...
Goat hunt ends for RG249 North of Valdez Arm
Registration permit hunt RG249 for mountain goats in Game Management Unit 6D closed by emergency order at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday Sept. 29.
AVCP urges field hearing on state of salmon
A nonprofit tribal consortium representing 56 member tribes in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta is urging Alaska’s congressional delegation to hold a field hearing on the state of salmon in Alaska.
AMSEA launches ‘Cath Fish. Not COVID’
Alaska Marine Safety Education Association is making its message simple and direct: Catch Fish. Not COVID. The marine safety education entity in Sitka announced its vaccination promotion campaign on Tuesday, Sept. 28.
Fish Factor: ‘Smart buoys’ trac, monitor deployed fishing gear
Lost fishing gear — be it nets, lines or pots — continues “ghost fishing” forever, causing a slow death to countless marine creatures and financial losses to fishermen.
Law & Order: Aug. 30-Sept. 19, 2021
The following is a summary of incidences that occurred or were reported to the Cordova Police Department Aug. 30 through Sept. 19, 2021. Defendant(s) are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Around Town: Watershed fundraiser, marksmanship clinic, web recycling
Copper River Watershed’s annual fundraiser, Eat Wild to Save Wild, is Oct. 2-9. That and more events in Cordova this week in Around Town.
WRST Subsistence Resource Commission meets Oct. 5-6
The Wrangell-St. Elias Subsistence Resource Commission will consider issues related to subsistence hunting and fishing in Wrangell St. Elias National Park and Preserve when it meets via teleconference from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 5, and Wednesday, Oct. 6 from 9 a.m. until end of business.
Around Town: Free dump day, Project Appleseed, net recycling
Free dump day, Project Appleseet, net recycling and more coming up in Cordova in this week's Around Town.
NOAA grant aims at bycatch reduction
A new project underway by the International Pacific Halibut Commission aims to identify potential methods for protecting hook-caught fish from whale depredation, plus catch protection designs for use in current longline fishing techniques.
