Commercial fishing in the Copper River’s famed wild salmon fishery is expected to begin the week of May 14, with a harvest projection for the Copper River District of 889,000 sockeye, 207,000 coho and 4,000 Chinook salmon. State Department of Fish and Game biologists say the initial management strategy will be based on anticipated weekly […]
A 20-year-old man was arrested on Murder II charges after an investigation in the death of a Chenega Bay man on Saturday. Troopers in Soldotna received a call from Chenega Bay reporting that 42-year-old George Eleshansky had been found deceased at his residence on Saturday morning. Following the report, Alaska State Troopers based in Seward […]
Although they did not disclose how they were killed, NOAA biologists say that several of the 15 Stellar Sea Lions found dead 45 miles southeast of Cordova on Softuk Beach displayed evidence that they were killed by humans. NOAA and law enforcement personnel traveled to the beach located in Prince William Sound after receiving a report […]
After a lengthy investigation spanning years, a Wasilla man pleaded guilty on Friday to “four counts related to to illegally guiding clients for sport fishing and big game, waste of fish and taking a moose closed season,” troopers report. During a hearing conducted by Assistant Attorney General Arne Soldwedel with the Office of Special Prosecutions, after […]