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Posts by Miriam Trujillo

NOAA bottom trawl survey introduces new projects

By Miriam Trujillo | August 11, 2022 | 0

Special projects for this year’s survey include Pacific Cod Tagging, investigations into cod and pollock fish condition, herring collection and an assessment of the levels of saxitoxins in algal blooms.

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Subsistence fishers request a decrease of salmon bycatch

By Miriam Trujillo | June 29, 2022
Dead fish floating on the surface of a river

As chum and chinook salmon numbers dwindle in Western Alaska, salmon bycatch in the pollock industry was a main concern addressed by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, or NPFMC, from June 6 to 14.

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CDC reports racial disparity in COVID impact

By Miriam Trujillo | June 28, 2022
The Liitfik Wellness and Treatment Center will eventually live in a new, two-story building across the street from the Norton Sound Regional Hospital (pictured), according to NSHC President Angie Gorn. Photo: Laura Kraegel, KNOM.

A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (coauthored by a Department of Health and Social Services employee) found that Alaska Native people face disproportionate risks from COVID-19, compared to white residents in Alaska.

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Nome resident presents solution to youth vandalism

By Miriam Trujillo | June 23, 2022

As summer hits Nome, there is typically an increase in reports of vandalism around town. One thing that has repeatedly concerned Nome property owners is preventative measures for vandalism, which appears to be mostly from youth.

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Nome School District refreshes accreditation, safety policies and maintenance

By Miriam Trujillo | June 21, 2022

The Nome Public School’s Board of Education first meeting of the summer discussed accreditation, audits and repairs, that the district will need for the 2022-2023 school year.

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Federal IHS funds go to rural Alaska sanitation and wastewater projects

By Miriam Trujillo | June 10, 2022
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Communities in Western Alaska will receive a portion of three and a half billion dollars from the federal government to improve water and sanitation infrastructure.

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As election day approaches, here’s what voters need to know

By Miriam Trujillo | June 6, 2022
Voters at Old St. Joe's, Nome, Alaska

Alaska’s much anticipated Special Primary Election to fill the state’s sole U.S. House of Representatives’ seat is taking place June 11. Here’s what you need to know.

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Nome School Board wraps up another successful school year

By Miriam Trujillo | May 20, 2022
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The final Nome Public School’s Board of Education meeting of the school year discussed graduation, past school trips and sports meets and future educational programs for students and teachers alike.

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New NOAA technology to study changing ocean ecosystem

By Miriam Trujillo | May 17, 2022

NOAA plans to debut the Oculus Coastal Glider summer 2022 to study the Bering Sea.

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Federal Subsistence Board makes regulation changes to Units 22 and 23

By Miriam Trujillo | May 10, 2022

The FSB’s teleconference in April covered issues relevant to Units 22 and 23. Those topics included a decision to conserve Alaska hare in Units 22 and 23, a redefinition of Alaska hare, closures and rescinded closures in moose hunting, and a special action for musk ox permits.

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