Managing fisheries means more than managing fish. To keep fisheries sustainable, managers need to make sure the ecosystems that support fish production stay healthy. An important part of Alaska’s marine ecosystems is the corals that create habitat for fish and their prey. Coral gardens provide refuge for fish, but may be vulnerable to fishing […]
A Wasilla man has been arrested and charged with 11 counts that include Assault and Weapons Misconduct charges after an early Sunday morning weapons incident at a bonfire, troopers report. At 2:05 am on Sunday morning, troopers responded to a report of a shooting at the Coal Hills at the end of the Jonesville Mine […]
Alaska State Troopers responded to a home invasion incident on Palmer’s Plumley Road where the homeowner was wounded at 1:16 am on Thursday morning. When troopers arrived and conducted their investigation, they found that two suspects, unknown to the homeowner “entered the residence through the window,” the trooper dispatch reported on Thursday. According to the […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard medevaced a 26-year-old fisherman from the 79-foot fishing vessel Pacific Star approximately 74 miles southeast of the city of Kodiak, Alaska, Saturday. A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew hoisted the injured fisherman and transported him to awaiting emergency medical services personnel at the Kodiak Airport. Coast […]