Interesting piece in the Fairbanks News-Miner about Alaskan Natives and hunting for hibernating bears. It’s a really fascinating debate about the ethics of such hunting. Then again, subsistence hunting is a critical facet in the lives of many Alaskans, particularly in...
Alaska commercial fisherman who robbed creeks of spawning salmon forfeits boat and gearhttps://t.co/XCbK8qSETE pic.twitter.com/SfWJJ2Jtsl — Anchorage Daily News (@adndotcom) January 18, 2018 A Prince of Wales Island commercial fisherman had to forfeit his fishing vessel and gear after he was...
National Park Service compendiums for Alaska parks are now open for public comment through February 15th. Learn more here: https://t.co/j4mYkUXlS5 (NPS Image/J. Franks, @DenaliNPS ) pic.twitter.com/sK6W7n0BE0 — Alaska NPS (@AlaskaNPS) January 18, 2018 The following press release is courtesy of...
ICYMI: Alaska Board of Fish gets earful on herring, salmon proposals https://t.co/IYEBb0xGxS by @emilykwong1234 & @jacobresneck #AKBoF — KTOO (@KTOOpubmedia) January 17, 2018 The Alaska Board of Fisheries is holding public meetings this week, and it did no go well for...
Juneau-based commercial fisherman Jev Shelton penned an interesting column in the Juneau Empire about the status of salmon runs in the nearby Taku River. It doesn’t paint a good picture. Here’s Shelton with more: Dire expectations for Southeast Alaska Chinook salmon...
Great story in the Kenai’s Peninsula Clarion yestersday hopes to bring salmon fishers together via a new program, the Alaska Salmon Fellows. Here’s the Clarion with some details: The Alaska Humanities Forum is trying to cool some of the heated...
A 24-year-old man who was hunting out of the village of Koliganek (northeast of Dillingham) was found dead. More from Alaska Native News: Troopers in Dillingham were notified of an overdue hunter at 7:53 pm on Wednesday. The village...
Western Arctic Caribou Herd Shows First Growth Since 2003 https://t.co/Dfr8NtZ0N6 pic.twitter.com/EGgxvCABC2 — KNOM Update News (@KNOMnews) January 11, 2018 The following press release is courtesy of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game: After more than a decade of decline, Alaska’s...