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Jet Skiers Detained in Russia After Trip from Wales

By on July 10, 2012 in Stories, Update News, Video

Six jet skiers from the reality show Dangerous Waters are trying to make their way back to Wales tomorrow after being arrested last week in Lavrentiya, Russia. The crew of six was detained in a Russian gym for four nights for not having valid travel documents jet skiing from Wales to Russia. They departed Wales [...]

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King Salmon Late to Show, but Run May Be Stronger than Last Year’s

By on June 28, 2012 in Audio, Stories, Update News

While the arrival of the valuable king salmon has been late to the Unalakleet and Shaktoolik Rivers – and despite poor chinook runs throughout the State of Alaska – the Alaska Department of Fish and Game forecasts the runs in the Southern Norton Sound to seen an improvement over the past two years. Fish and [...]

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Southeast Winds Needed for 2012 Norton Sound Herring Fishery

By on June 8, 2012 in Stories

Thanks to the still-lingering ice in the southern Norton Sound, this weekend will most likely be a long one for the fishermen and the buyer in the Norton Sound herring fishery. The processors in the fishery – Icicle Seafoods – will decide Monday whether or not they’ll stick around. The Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation [...]

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Longstanding BSNC & State of AK Land Dispute Close to Settlement

By on June 8, 2012 in Stories

Forty years after the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act was passed, the Bering Straits Native Corporation and the State of Alaska should finally put behind them a land dispute. On Tuesday, the full Congress passed The Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act – a settlement between the State of Alaska, the Bureau of Land Management [...]

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