ANCHORAGE, AK — The State Board of Education held a quarterly board meeting last week in Wasilla at Mat-Su Central. Along with other business, it proposed and adopted a resolution charging the Department of Education and Early Development with the development and presentation of a comprehensive model policy limiting the use of cellular phones and […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The Alaska National Guard activated 50 Guardsmen on state active duty to deploy to Florida to assist the Florida National Guard with response and recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Milton. The task force, which includes members of the Alaska Army and Air National Guard, will join Guardsmen from […]
WASHINGTON – Thursday, Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (AK-AL) called on the Biden Administration and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to do more after an announcement of U.S. port entry denial to fishing vessels from China, Russia and 12 other nations. NOAA Fisheries identified these nations in a 2021 Report to Congress on Improving International […]
NOAA Fisheries has released a new economic snapshot focused on the Alaska seafood industry. Economists estimate that the Alaska seafood industry suffered an $1.8 billion loss (2022-2023). The Alaska fishing industry saw a 50 percent decline in profitability (2021-2023). “The Alaska seafood industry is a major contributor to the U.S. seafood sector,” said Robert Foy, director of […]