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Sand Point fishermen strike over fish prices
Published: June 13th, 2008 02:21 AM Last Modified: June 13th, 2008 02:31 AM It isn't business as usual for the fishing town of Sand Point.
Seeing the Norwegian experience
Several southwest Alaska government officials and representatives from the Alaska fishing industry attended Bodo University's third annual "dialogue and tour" meeting in the city of Bodo on the northwest coast ...
Longtime stewards of the Izembek Refuge deserve a road
Published: May 31st, 2008 12:58 AM Last Modified: May 31st, 2008 02:53 AM When my wife and I look out our window in King Cove, we see tundra, water and all the life they support.
M 2.6, Unimak Island region, Alaska
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T he Empire's May 8 article, "Study: Alaska worst in U.S. at producing college graduates," reported Alaska has among the nation's poorest college graduation rates for residents. via Juneau Empire
After 20 years, observatory still keeps an eye on Alaska volcanoes
“It happened right at the peak of salmon season, so there were a lot of people in town.”
Twenty summers ago, earthquakes rocked the town of King Cove on the Alaska Peninsula. via Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Not Again? Rep. Don Young wants another road
“The threats to wilderness, wildlife, and Alaska Native subsistence cultures from this very bad bill are especially troubling in light of the fact that the need for safe transportation between King Cove and Cold Bay has already been met”
A person would think that Representative Don Young would stop to reconsider before promoting yet another road? "Today's vote by the House Natural Resources Committee, is a member), to report H.R. 2801 is a huge ... via Desert Beacon
Committee to take vote on Izembek Road proposal
A committee in the U.S. House is deciding whether to send the Izembek Road proposal to the full House for a vote. via Alaska Journal of Commerce
Published: April 10th, 2008 12:17 AM Last Modified: April 10th, 2008 12:59 AM PAULOFF HARBOR POPULATION: 0 LOCATION: In the Aleutian Islands on the northern coast of Sanak Island, 50 miles southeast of False ... via Anchorage Daily News
State population stats give Mat-Su growth new spin
“At least at this point, the general tenor is that if we're left alone, we're happy out here in Knik-Fairview”
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough lost the title of fastest-growing population in Alaska -- at least between 2006 and 2007. via Anchorage Daily News
Published: February 8th, 2008 12:41 AM Last Modified: February 8th, 2008 01:16 AM POPULATION: 807 LOCATION: On a sand spit on the south side of the Alaska Peninsula, 18 air miles southeast of Cold Bay and 625 ... via Anchorage Daily News
Ice to heat up Bristol Bay sockeye market
“Our solution in this case is ice. We can facilitate and partner with others to get ice delivered hopefully to the entire fleet”
Published: December 1, 2007 Last Modified: December 1, 2007 at 02:35 AM Fishermen believe they have a magic bullet to help turn Bristol Bay sockeye salmon into a more profitable fishery. via Anchorage Daily News
Published: November 3, 2007 Last Modified: November 3, 2007 at 01:26 AM A listing for the Family Fun and Crafts Bazaar that ran on page B-2 of Friday's Alaska section incorrectly stated that the event will ... via Anchorage Daily News
Congress considers King Cove land swap
“This is a very valuable habitat all the way around.”
Congress is looking at a land swap that would give the remote Alaska Peninsula fishing village of King Cove a road link to the Cold Bay airport. via Alaska Journal of Commerce
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No damage from 5.4 earthquake near King Cove
A city official in King Cove reports no damage from a magnitude 5.4 earthquake. Mayor Ernest Weiss says, "We felt it; it shook for quite a while, but there's no damage." He adds, "Everything is fine." Besides, ... via Alaska Journal of Commerce
Price talks delay start of red king crab season
The Bristol Bay red king crab season got off to a bit of a rocky start with the fleet tied up in Dutch Harbor and King Cove for four days while price negotiations were ironed out. via Homer News
Bering Sea crab fisheries see big increase in quotas
“It is not just here (in Kodiak)”
The city-owned crane dock on the Homer Spit has been bustling as a handful of crab boats load pots in preparation for the Oct. via Homer News