The remains of a Togiak fisherman that fell overboard during a salmon opener seven miles southwest of Togiak on Monday have been retrieved on Tuesday troopers report. According to the trooper dispatch, the remains of 39-year-old Anthony Active were discovered washed up on the beach very close to where he went overboard while checking his […]
Alaska’s famed Copper River salmon fishery will open for the 2018 season at 7 a.m. on May 17 for a 12-hour commercial fishing period. Prior to the start of the commercial season, the Copper River District subsistence fishery will open for a single 12-hour period starting at 7 a.m. on May 15. Waters within an […]
(FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – The summer opening of the Denali Highway has been delayed until June 1, 2018. The 135-mile road runs between Cantwell on the Parks Highway, to Paxson on the Richardson Highway and was scheduled to open on May 15. Beginning in mid-April, Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) maintenance and operations […]
U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder with the Department of Justice announced Thursday that two Alaskan Fishermen have been charged in relation to the killing of 15 Steller Sea Lions found dead during the 2015 Copper River Salmon season. The skipper of the F/V Iron Hide, Jon Nichols, age 31 of Cordova, and a crewmember aboard […]