July 21st, 1917
Underneath the Ice: Seeking Juvenile Salmon on Alaska’s Frozen Susitna River
Imagine spending 4 days traveling miles up a frozen river in Alaska by snow machine, auguring holes through ice as thick as 80 cm, and looking for juvenile salmon. That’s the adventure NOAA’s Alaska Region Habitat Conservation Division Hydropower Coordinator Susan Walker and colleague Jeff Davis set off on last February on the Susitna River, […]
Scammon Bay SAR Ends Well
A 71-year-old Scammon Bay man was reported overdue on Tuesday after he had gone out from the village to check his Black Fish traps. The community’s VPSO reported the missing fisherman to the troopers at 9:15 pm that evening. It was reported that Daniel Tunutmoak Sr had set out on his snow machine to set […]
Petersburg Man Sentenced for Unlawful Possession of Game/Illegal Use of Game for Traps
Petersburg man, 22-year-old Dustin Haviland appeared in Superior Court in Petersburg on Wednesday before Judge Carey for jury trial in connection to charges of Unlawful Possession of Game and Unlawful Trap Bait during the 2011 – 2012 trapping season. Haviland was issued two summons by Alaska wildlife Troopers from the Petersburg post on August 8, […]