Alaska salmon processors paint a grim picture After years of choking on record runs of Bristol Bay sockeye salmon and near-record runs of heavily farmed, low-value pink salmon, the Alaska fishing industry […]
A business in crisis
Cold spray works
As the snow creeps down the mountains of coastal Alaska and the temperatures drop, researchers from the Lower 48 have good news for bear wary, end-of-season hikers: Bear spray has now been […]
Bears attack
No one will ever know how Daniel Schilling met his demise in the Kenai Mountains above the long-abandoned mining community of Sunrise this summer, but many will long wonder given that two […]
Remember when?
Did you ever imagine how quickly, easily and by how much a primitive, microscope organism could change the very essence of everyday modern life? Less than two months ago, most of us […]
The failed ban
The coming year marks the 30th anniversary of the state of Alaska’s attempt to control world salmon markets by banning fish farming in the 49th state. It would seem an appropriate time […]
Real world
News analysis While the Alaska Department of Fish and Game was celebrating what it claims as another “record” season for commercial fishermen in remote Bristol Bay, a company rooted in Denmark was forging […]
No growth
The Cook Inlet sport fishing business – its overall value marked by the opening of Cabela’s and Bass Pro Shops in Alaska’s largest city – remains a more than $800 million monster […]
Where goes Alaska
Alaskans are yet again fighting over who gets to catch the state’s limited supply of salmon, and the rest of the world is marching into the future not caring at all. […]
Record kill
Snow was falling on Anchorage on Monday, and the last couple black bears still roaming the urban edge of the nearly 2,000-square-mile municipality were thought be headed at last to dens where […]
Resilience
The earthquake that rocked Anchorage Friday morning was felt by Mark Reed as it was felt by everyone else in the state’s largest city. A 7.0 centered almost beneath your neighborhood […]
