The Alaska fishing season in the Year of COVID-19 is off to a very rocky start. Salmon catches in the fabled Copper River fishery were far below expectations on Thursday with […]
The season begins
Persistence
With the summer fishing season fast approaching in Alaska, the United Cook Inlet Drifters Association (UCIDA) was back in federal court this week demanding an immediate federal takeover of salmon management in […]
Down and out
One of those long-hidden stories known to many familiar with the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race went public Thursday when it was revealed to the world that four-time champ Lance Mackey from […]
That time
The chilliest winter in some years has come to an end in Alaska’s largest city with April looking to be the first month since December to end with the monthly average temperature […]
Halibut hopes
With the Alaska tourism industry – the state’s largest employer – headed for the rocks, charter boat operators hoping to make it through the summer have made a desperate plea to the […]
No truce
Not even the dreaded coronavirus COVID-19 seems able stop the fish wars that have long roiled the waters of Alaska’s Cook Inlet. Where some today see a pandemic spreading disease, death and […]
Ultimate isolation
Some good news on the COVID-19 front for Alaskans who love the outdoors. Both the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the state Department of Health and Social Services now say […]
Collateral damage?
Wildlife biologists in Alaska’s urban core are beginning to worry that a combination of the COVID-19 lock down, late-lingering snows and good intentions could be brewing a perfect storm of death for […]
The finest
The nicest guy ever to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race died Thursday at his home in Ruby on the south bank of the Yukon River in wild Central Alaska. Emmitt […]
Floundering
News analysis For the Alaska fishing industry, the second largest employer in the 49th state, the coronavirus pandemic shutting down the country brings good news, bad news and hints of an even […]
