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Alaska Bycatch Review Task Force final report: more rules and research are needed

Alaska Bycatch Review Task Force final report: more rules and research are needed

Created in 2021 to review bycatch issues impacting salmon, crab and halibut in Alaska, the Alaska Bycatch Review Task Force delivered its final report to Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy in December.

“It’s imperative that the state’s fisheries are managed in a way that ensures their success for future generations,” said Dunleavy when the Alaska Bycatch Review Task Force was formed in November 2021 to help better understand unintended bycatch of high value fishery resources in State and federal waters.

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Northline Seafoods CEO Ben Blakey floats new business model

Northline Seafoods CEO Ben Blakey floats new business model for Alaska seafood processing

Ben Blakey is the CEO of Sitka, Alaska, U.S.A.-based Northline Seafoods, which announced on 30 November, 2022, it is planning to build a floating s ... Read more

States that have increased taxes the most in the last four d

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States that have increased taxes the most in the last four decades

A person filling out an income tax form.

Depending on where you live in the U.S., your state and local ... Read more

A small ship cruise of Alaska's Inside Passage

It’s not just a fishing trip. Remember that. There will be plenty of fishing, but it’s not just a fishing trip.

As I gazed out over the deep, dark water of southeast Alaska’s Inside Passage from the observation deck of the Liseron, ... Read more

Planet Alaska: Winter words

We’re keeping a watchful eye on the direction of lava flow from Mauna Loa, and we’re thinking about snow. Winter words, that is. We’re thinking about what phrases and words to use to create a Lingít language immersion outing in the winter.

Kurtistown neighborhood in Big Island Hawaii, Holiday Lights, 2022 November, Mauna Loa eruption. Near author’s neighborhood. (Yéilk’ Vivian Mork / For the Capital City Weekly)

Wouldn’t it be fun to have a snowball fight with friends using the Lingít language only? You ... Read more

Brian O’Connor new managing editor at Watertown Daily Time

Brian O’Connor has been named managing editor of the Watertown Daily Times and Daily Jefferson County Union, Adams Publishing Group of Wisconsin has announced. He started work with the newspapers on Nov. 29.

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Where Was the Proposal Filmed? What Happens at the End of th

Where Was the Proposal Filmed? What Happens at the End of the Film?

Where Was The Proposal Filmed? “The Proposal” starring Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullocks was released in 2009. The plot centres on a Canadian boss who asks her assis ... Read more

A Native Alaska Community’s Reckoning With Vaccine Hesitan

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New COVID-19 boosters are now available in the U.S., freshly retooled for omicron subvariants. But booster uptake has been abysmal; only 13 percent of people above the age of 5 have gotten one since the bivalent vaccines first became ... Read more

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Mayor Pauly believes that all elected officials are servant leaders for the community they represent. As electeds, it is most important that we connect with our community, work to understand the values, goals and priorities of this special community, and reflect that in all the work that we do.

Naveen Sharma

Issaquah, Washington

Mayor Pauly believes that all elected officials are servant leaders for the community they represent. As electeds, it is most important that we connect with our community, work to understand the values, goals and priorities of this special community, and reflect that in all the work that we do.