Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young has joined Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU) in introducing H.R. 774, the Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015, which would enhance the enforcement authority of the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to regulate and combat IUU fishing. “As a […]
Alaska State Troopers reported the closure of a Haines case involving the illegal killing of three Brown Bears with the conclusion of sentencing in the case on Friday. 23-year-old Dalton Huston of Haines was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 90 suspended, which he must serve immediately. Huston was also fined a total of […]
It was announced by U.S. Attorney Karen Loeffler of the U.S. Justice Department that Montana resident Jason J. Kummerfeldt, a former employee and guide with Fair Chase Hunts was sentenced in U.S. District Court on charges of Unlawfully Providing Guiding Services for the Illegal taking of a Caribou in August of 2009. According to the […]
The Moldavian-flagged vessel that had issued a distress signal earlier today has been taken under control by Italian officials, that country reports. The vessel was earlier suspected to have been commandeered by traffickers bringing illegal aliens to Croatia. The Italian responders took control of the vessel after finding that the crew of the vessel had abandoned […]