Posts Tagged ‘Scott Kent’
City Council Rejects Ban on Burning Trash in Nome
“Is burning trash necessary? Is it better to have public health?” Tom Okleasik asked the Nome City Council during Monday night’s meeting, during which an ordinance to ban burning trash within city limits was voted down.
Read MoreFive Fish and Wildlife Proposals Go Before Local Advisory Group
The group supported all but the moose proposal, which would reauthorize the option for a cow moose hunt in Units 22C and 22D.
Read MoreProfile: Blue-Colored Red King Crab
There’s a small tourist attraction going on at the Norton Sound Seafood Center. Causing the stir is a rare, blue-colored red king crab.
Read More“Spiny” King Crab Hitting Market, Opening Commercial and Scientific Doors
Commercial crabbers in the Bering Strait Region are harvesting a new species of king crab this year following a change in state classification. The crab is a Hanasaki king crab, otherwise known as a “spiny” king crab. Seafood processors look forward to an expanded market and biologist await more accurate species data.
Read MoreStrong Chum Run Means Salmon Openings In Norton Sound
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is announcing some unanticipated commercial openings in the Norton Sound region amid stronger-than-expected chum salmon runs.
Read MoreKing Salmon Late to Show, but Run May Be Stronger than Last Year’s
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…
Read MoreUpdate News: Thursday, June 28, 2012
In Thursday’s News: May be latest salmon runs on record in Unalakleet and Shaktoolik Rivers; Senator Begich to host roundtable discussion in Bethel on poor king salmon runs; Woodie Salmon from Chalkyitsik running against Rep. Foster in primary election; 121 exploratory wells drilled in 1944-1981 in NPRA remain unplugged
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