Yute Air revealed the name of the pilot of the scheduled commuter air crash that occurred on Thursday 12 miles southwest of Tuntutuliak as that of Tony Matthews. The aircraft, a Piper PA-32R Cherokee, had been traveling from Bethel to Kipnuk when it went down. Troopers in Bethel were notified of the overdue aircraft at […]
UPDATE: On Thursday, following questioning by detectives, APD charged 31-year-old Logan P. Parrigin with Robbery I and Misconduct Involving Weapons III. He was remanded to the Anchorage Correctional Facility. ORIGINAL: The Anchorage Police Department has revealed that the state’s Office of Special Prosecutions is reviewing the justified use of force in an officer-involved shot […]
There’s a new 2020 Charter Halibut Permit annual registration requirement. NOAA Fisheries doesn’t want Alaska charter halibut operators to be caught off-balance by a new requirement to register their Charter Halibut Permit(s) (CHP). The new requirement begins in 2020. The new regulation only applies to the guided sport halibut fishery in International Pacific Halibut Commission Regulatory Areas 2C […]
A new look at historical data through the lens of gender illuminates the dynamic role women play in Alaska’s commercial fisheries. Women play an integral, multifaceted—and until now, largely invisible—role in Alaska fisheries. The first comprehensive study of women’s participation, incorporating gender into 30 years of existing data, shows women participate in Alaska fisheries differently than […]