U.S. Coast Guard, Russian Border Guard patrolled maritime boundary line
JUNEAU, Alaska – Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star crew and a Russian aircraft crew patrolled the Bering Sea maritime boundary…
U.S. Coast Guard to hold virtual formal hearing for loss of F/V Scandies Rose
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Coast Guard is scheduled to conduct a formal hearing starting Monday February 22 in Edmonds Wash.,…
Alaskan Fishermen Encouraged By Climate Change Executive Order
Cautious optimism as Federal Government gets serious about the looming threat Juneau, AK – Alaskan fishermen expressed a combination of…
Coast Guard Seeks Information After Laser Strike Hits Ketchikan Boat Crew
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard is seeking information from the public in locating a suspect or suspects who pointed…
Congressman Don Young Introduces Suite of Legislation to Protect Alaska’s Fishing Industry, Defend Integrity of Alaskan Seafood
Washington, D.C. – Monday, Alaska Congressman Don Young introduced several pieces of legislation to support Alaska’s fishermen, processors, and the fish stocks…
Nation’s Sole Heavy Icebreaker Arrives in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, for First Visit Since 2013
BERING SEA — The Seattle-based Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) arrived in Dutch Harbor, Tuesday, for a logistics…
Congressman Don Young Fights for Alaska’s Fishermen, Reintroduces Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization
Washington, D.C. – This week, on the opening day of the 117th Congress, Congressman Don Young (R-AK) introduced the Strengthening…
Coast Guard Medevacs Man near Dutch Harbor
DUTCH HARBOR, Alaska — The Coast Guard medevaced an injured fisherman Wednesday in the Bering Sea, about 80 miles northeast of…
IPHC Requests Tenders for the 2021 Fishery-Independent Setline Survey (FISS)
SEATTLE – The International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) is seeking to charter longline vessels to conduct its Fishery-Independent Setline Survey (FISS)…
Coast Guard Hoists Four Boaters from Yamani Islets
KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard rescued four boaters Friday from Yamani Islets, 27 miles south of Sitka, Alaska. A Coast…