A man sustained multiple injuries after a tree fell on him north of Sitka on Friday morning (12-28-12). The Coast Guard issued an urgent marine bulletin around 11:30 AM on VHF radio channel 16, asking passing vessels to investigate a mayday call from a woman who reported that her husband was seriously injured on the beach.
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Sitka's Cable House, home of Raven Radio, reflects the glow of passing traffic in this timed-exposure taken on December 26 by photographer Dan Evans. The beautiful sunset capped nearly a week of gorgeous holiday weather.
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With no holiday quorum (12-26-12), assembly agenda moves to Jan 8. The Boat Company files lawsuit over federal fisheries observer program. SE Year in Review: Redistricting, elections alter composition of legislature. Agencies coordinating Kake access project on different timetables?
A small cruise line with ties to the conservation community in Southeast Alaska has filed a lawsuit over the federal fisheries observer program, saying that too many chinook and halibut will go uncounted when new rules take effect in January.
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Ron Rau has been trolling in Southeast Alaska for thirty-five years. He started in a sixteen-foot skiff near Wrangell, when literally anyone could become a hand-troller for the price of a $50-permit. Over the course of his fishing career, Rau often published articles in the Alaska Fisherman’s Journal. He’s now collected those essays in a new book called As the Gurdy Turns.
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When Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins is sworn in on January 15, the twenty-three year old will not be Alaska's youngest legislator ever. That honor belongs to Terry Gardiner, who spoke with KCAW's Robert Woolsey.
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Raven Radio’s live stream is working again. If the Orange “Listen Live” button in the upper right corner of the page doesn’t work, try the blue one! Thanks for your patience.
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Longliners seek support of congressional delegation for electronic monitoring. Silver Bay to open Bristol Bay plant in '14. Three rescued after lake fishing accident in Ketchikan.
A major gear group is pushing back against rules set to take effect this January that will put human observers aboard some smaller fishing boats. The Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association has enlisted the help of the state’s congressional delegation to try and delay implementation of the observer program for small boats, and to adopt a more efficient electronic monitoring program instead.
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Sitka-based Silver Bay Seafoods has acquired property in Bristol Bay for a new processing operation there. The company plans to sell shares in the operation to raise the $25-million needed for construction. Beginning in 2014, Silver Bay hopes to process large portions of the Bristol Bay driftnet salmon fishery, and the Togiak sac-roe herring fishery.
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