JUNEAU, AK – Tuesday the Mother Kuskokwim Tribal Coalition applauded the introduction of the “Balance for the Kuskokwim River Act,” HB 357 by Rep. CJ McCormick (D-Bethel), a bill that would codify the designation of the Kuskokwim as a Tier III waterbody under the Federal Clean Water Act. The bill would ensure that the water […]
In response to unprecedented declines in chum and Chinook salmon on the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers, the Alaska Salmon Task Force was created by an act of Congress. Under the Act, the National Marine Fisheries Service, acting on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce, is required to convene an Alaska Salmon Research Task Force to identify […]
At 4:40 on Wednesday afternoon Alaska State Troopers were alerted to a fatal boat collision on the Kuskokwim River. According to AST a 119-foot tug was towing a 285-foot barge on the river near Oscarville when a 14-foot skiff collided the rear end of the barge. The skiff operator, 22-year-old Henry Alexie of Atmautluak, died […]
On Tuesday morning, Alaska State Troopers were notified that a boat with three aboard has capsized near Bethel on the Kuskokwim River. According to the incident report, one of the boaters was pulled from the river alive, but a second, identified as Brenton Napoka age 26 of Tuluksak, was deceased. The third boater, identified as […]