Peltola on New Watchdog Report Finding Major Gaps in Efforts to Reduce Bycatch
WASHINGTON – Wednesday, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report entitled, Federal Fisheries Management: Efforts to Reduce…
Commercial fisherman pleads guilty to falsifying fishing records, killing sperm whale
JUNEAU, Alaska – A Southeast Alaska man pleaded guilty today to one count of false labeling, a Lacey Act violation,…
AKANG 176th Wing Rescue Triad conducts water rescue training in Alaska
WHITTIER, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing’s 210th, 211th, and 212th Rescue Squadrons, based out of…
Peltola Denounces Listing King Salmon as Endangered, Calls for Real Action
Statement follows NOAA Fisheries issuance of positive 90-day finding on a petition to list Chinook Salmon as threatened or endangered …
Coast Guard suspends search for three people in the water near Seward
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard suspended the active search, Thursday, for three people in the water after their vessel capsized…
Coast Guard, other agencies respond to sunken vessel in Seattle
SEATTLE – The Coast Guard, Washington Department of Ecology and other agencies are responding to a vessel that sank at…
South African man arrested for stabbing on cruise ship
JUNEAU, Alaska – A South African man was arrested by the FBI on Tuesday on criminal charges after disembarking a…
Coast Guard, Air Force, Sitka Mountain Rescue crews to conduct exercises near Sitka, Alaska
SITKA, Alaska — The crews of Coast Guard Air Station Sitka, Coast Guard Cutter Bailey Barco (WPC 1122), Sitka Mountain…
NOAA Fisheries issues the final rule that implements Federal management of the salmon fishery in the Cook Inlet EEZ Area
NOAA Fisheries announced the publication of the final rule that implements Federal management of commercial and recreational salmon fishing in the…
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton returns home following 111-day Alaskan deployment
ALAMEDA, Calif. – U.S. Coast Guard Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) and crew returned to home port in Alameda,…