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Cheryl Fellman enters the chilly waters of Auke Bay. Freeman is on the verge of becoming one of only 43 Americans — and 422 people worldwide — to swim an official Ice Mile.

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Juneau woman to attempt rare ice swimming feat

Brrrrrr!

Commercial fishing and other boats are moored in the Homer Harbor in this file photo. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Seawatch: North Council nixes bycatch mitigation proposal

NPFMC needs to adopt more holistic approach to management, advisor says.

Ben Mohr watches Kenai River Junior Classic participants head out to fish on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021. (Camille Botello / Peninsula Clarion)

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Mohr resigns as director of KRSA

He has been the executive director of KRSA for nearly three years.

Commercial fishing and other boats are moored in the Homer Harbor in this file photo. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Seawatch: Sockeye run was strong but kings had low run

The Bristol Bay salmon run was well above the 20-year average for yet another year for sockeye, but…

Commercial fishing and other boats are moored in the Homer Harbor in this file photo. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Seawatch: Crabbers look at cuts to quotas

Tanner, opilio crab quotas cut on top of cancellation of fall king crab fishery.

Commercial fishing and other boats are moored in the Homer Harbor in this file photo. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Seawatch: Halibut prices soaring

Bad weather, lots of quota unfished causing high prices

The afternoon sun makes birch leaves glow yellow on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, at the Hidden Lake Campground in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge near Sterling, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Fall in Alaska is subtle but fabulous

On my mother’s side I come from a long line of New Englanders, the kind of people for…

Elizabeth Graham, entomologist for the U.S. Forest Service, talks about the black-headed budworm outbreak in front of a spot on Mount McGinnis that shows the effects of defoliation. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

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Find out more about the very hungry caterpillars munching on Southeast Alaska’s hemlock trees

No need to bug out. They’re a natural part of the forest.

Nick Varney

Sports

Reeling ‘Em In: So long and thanks for all the fish tips: Nick closes out the season

I had heard rumors that there were still some jumpers accompanying the incoming tides at the Nick Dudiak…

The "gofishak" application, zoomed in to the Kenai Peninsula. (Screenshot)

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Find fishing spots with new app

“Gofishak” allows users to filter fishing locations by category, species and access.

Nick Varney

Sports

Reeling ‘Em In: Summer fishing is winding down

We have reached the section of the summer’s trail where it starts to wind down into the valleys…

Nick Varney

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Reeling ‘Em In: Study techniques of the winner, not the whiner

I often get asked if it’s tough to write a fishing column while living in a community where…

Nick Varney

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Reeling ‘Em In: Know your fish and avoid encounters with the wildlife troopers

Fish and game handbook has pictures to help identify species.