The guideline harvest level (GHL) for the 2019 Sitka Sound sac roe herring harvest has been set at 12,869 tons. Alaska Department of Fish and Game officials said the forecast is based on a 20 percent harvest rate of the forecasted mature biomass of 62,343 tons. The 2019 forecast is a boost from the 55,637 […]
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]astern Aleutian District commercial fisheries for tanner crab will be closed in 2019, according to a statement released on Dec 4 by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. The season for the Akutan, Makushin/Skan Bay and Unalaska/Kalekta Bay sections normally runs from Jan. 15 through March 31. Survey abundance estimates of mature male […]
[dropcap]K[/dropcap]etchikan-based Alaska State Troopers say that they buttoned up some of the string of property crimes that have taken place in that city with the arrest of 32-year-old Cody Peters on Wednesday. Troopers say that they developed a significant lead this week in multiple investigations and that lead led to the arrest of Peters […]
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]nchorage police responded to the Barret Inn on Spenard Road at 3:18 pm on Wednesday after receiving a report of a possible kidnapping and robbery that occurred there. An investigation was opened at the scene after talking with the hotel’s manager. The manager told APD that he had gone to a room at the […]