Goat hunt east of Unakwik Inlet has closed
Registration permit hunt RG251 for mountain goats in Game Management Unit 6D closed by emergency order.
Pebble mine backers say deposit includes rare earth mineral
A new technical report released by backers of the Pebble mine project includes a revised mineral resource estimate that concludes the deposit has the world’s single most significant source of rhenium, one of the rarest elements in Earth’s crust.
GAPP holds virtual annual meeting
A panel of overseas marketing representatives for the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute will answer questions on how to capitalize international markets.
Most of fleet flees after Coast Guard boardings on high seas
During a recent nearly two-month patrol of the North Pacific Ocean to detect and deter illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, the U.S. Coast Guard said that after boarding 11 fishing vessels from four different nations that nearly the entire fleet of 31 vessels fled the area.
Nominations open for Rasmuson artist award
Nominations are open through Dec. 15 for the Rasmuson Foundation’s 2021 Distinguished Artist Award, part of the foundation’s Individual Artist Awards program.
Legislators ask Dunleavy to work with them on mine permit issues
Alaska Speaker of the House Bryce Edgmon, I-Dillingham, and Rep. Louise Stutes, R-Kodiak, are asking Gov. Mike Dunleavy to stop working directly with the Pebble Partnership on the efforts to get a Clean Water Act permit for a mine that, they say, has no place in Bristol Bay.
Senators urge NOAA to resume fish surveys
Nineteen U.S. senators, led by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, are asking NOAA Fisheries to resume research surveys in 2021.
Disaster declaration sought for SE salmon harvesters
Five legislators from Southeast Alaska, citing poor salmon returns and a pandemic related market crash, are urging Gov. Mike Dunleavy to seek a disaster declaration from the federal government.
Plane skids off Yakataga runway
A plane overran a runway at Cape Yakataga on Saturday, Oct. 10.
Anchorage mayor resigns after acknowledging relationship
Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz submitted his resignation, four days after an anchorwoman at a local television station threatened to report he had posted nude photos of himself on a website.
