JUNEAU, AK – The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (Tlingit & Haida) announced the release of a new educational harvest series on YouTube. The videos highlight the traditional harvesting practices of tribal citizens on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska and are the product of a community […]
UPDATE: The Coast Guard suspended its search at sunset Monday for four missing individuals in the water near Sitka. The search for the four unaccounted for individuals was suspended at approximately 9:30 p.m. Monday. Crews searched a total of approximately 825 square miles over the course of more than 20 hours utilizing both air and vessel search crews. ORIGINAL: […]
(Anchorage, AK) – The State of Alaska plans to appeal a bitter ruling for the Alaska Southeast troll fishery Tuesday by a federal judge in Washington. The order by U.S. District Court Judge Richard Jones upheld a magistrate’s earlier opinion by adopting, in part, a report and recommendation that vacates the incidental take statement for […]
JUNEAU – The Alaska House Coalition Wednesday released the following statement in response to the ruling by U.S. District Judge Jones adopting the magistrate judge’s report and recommendations, effectively shutting down the winter and summer chinook troll fisheries in Southeast Alaska: The Southeast Alaska troll fishery is an important part of Alaska’s commercial fishing industry, […]