Coast Guard Cutter Waesche Seizes over $65,000 in unreported pollock roe in Dutch Harbor

Coast Guard Cutter Waesche Seizes over $65,000 in unreported pollock roe in Dutch Harbor

  JUNEAU, Alaska – The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) seized approximately 5.4 metric tons of unreported pollock roe, valued at over $65,000, after uncovering significant violations of federal fishing regulations aboard the catcher-processor vessel Northern Eagle. The boarding occurred approximately 15 nautical miles north of Dutch Harbor on March 26. It […]

‘The Agents Were Lying’: ICE Exposed Yet Again by Video of Minneapolis Shooting

‘The Agents Were Lying’: ICE Exposed Yet Again by Video of Minneapolis Shooting

  Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said “bare due diligence” would have exposed ICE officers’ falsehoods. Video footage obtained by The New York Times has exposed lies told by two federal immigration enforcement agents about the circumstances leading up to a non-fatal shooting in Minneapolis that occurred on January 14. According to a Monday report from the Times, the video […]

Rib-Alutiiq Word of the Week

Rib-Alutiiq Word of the Week

  Rib — Raatateq Isuwim raatatii mangirnartuk. – Seal ribs are good to gnaw on. Animal ribs were once an important source of raw material for Alutiiq craftspeople. People used these long, narrow, naturally curved pieces of bone in manufacturing tasks both large and small. Studies of ancestral villages illustrate that whale ribs were used […]