JUNEAU – The House of Representatives today passed House Bill 41, which would create a regulatory framework for the Department of Fish and Game to manage shellfish enhancement projects. HB 41 allows qualified nonprofits to pursue enhancement and restoration projects involving shellfish, setting up strict safety standards that will ensure sustainability of existing stocks while enabling the […]
High-visibility patrols begin January 1, aim to decrease collisions and save lives. January 7, 2020 (WASILLA) – Focused holiday traffic enforcement efforts in effect statewide since December 11 are scheduled to end after New Year’s Day. But for Matanuska-Susitna Valley motorists – specifically those commuting via Knik-Goose Bay Road – an ongoing high-visibility traffic […]
Hatchery produced salmon contributed 47 million fish, or 21 percent of the total 2017 Alaska harvest, a catch worth an estimated $331 million first wholesale value and worth $162 million in ex-vessel value. This represents the lowest percentage of hatchery-produced fish in the harvest since 1995, according to the 2017 Alaska Fisheries Enhancement Report produced […]
Kenai, Alaska – Representative Paul Seaton’s bill to allow greater participation in the wildly popular Permanent Fund Dividend “Pick.Click.Give.” charitable giving program was signed into law by Alaska Governor Sean Parnell today. House Bill 75 changes an onerous statute requiring a full financial audit by a certified public account, making it apply only to organizations that […]