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Seawatch: Scientific survey finds high catch numbers
An international scientific expedition is trawling far offshore for Pacific salmon even though some researchers chose to leave…
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Trends: Pot industry looks for stabilization amid market, global uncertainty
“One thing that’s certain is that people want their cannabis.”
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HEA rates hike goes into effect
Residents facing financial hardships due to the pandemic will not see their electricity shut off.
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SBA offers loans for struggling businesses in wake of COVID-19
Business owners encouraged to take peninsula-wide survey
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Seawatch: Halibut, sablefish openings start strong
As the novel coronavirus continues to dominate headlines worldwide, halibut and sablefish got off to a surprisingly strong…
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Seawatch: Seafood industry feels impact from coronavirus
As the global pandemic of the novel coronavirus disrupts all sorts of industries around the world, the seafood…
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Seawatch: Report claims mining harms fish
As many Alaskans confront a governor who, according to CNN, lobbies foreign mining companies to invest in Pebble…
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Seawatch: Sitka herring fishery likely won’t open
The Sitka Sound herring fishery will likely not open again this season, but at least this year it…
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Seawatch: Board of Fisheries tips scale toward sport fishing
The Alaska Board of Fisheries wrapped up their 2020 meetings on Upper Cook Inlet salmon proposals last week…
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Seawatch: Russian seafood embargo hurts Alaska fishing
While the U.S. trade war with China gets most of the headlines, there has been an ongoing embargo…
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Halibut charters get new regulations
The guided halibut charter fleet for Area 3A, including Homer, had its allocation set at 1.71 million pounds…
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Seawatch: Most halibut quotas set lower
The International Pacific Halibut Commission wrapped up its meeting in Anchorage last week with all areas of Alaska…