When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (4-12-22), it will consider approving the sale agreement for the former Sitka Community Hospital building and surrounding land.
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One of the most important policy decisions taken by the Alaska Board of Fisheries at its Anchorage meeting last month, was taking no action on a slate of six competing proposals for herring management in Sitka: three from the Sitka Tribe, and three from commercial seiners. After over two days of testimony and committee work, the parties submitted a joint, one-sentence note withdrawing their respective proposals.
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The Assembly has signaled support for funding the Sitka School District’s budget to the cap, or the maximum allowable by state law.
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Sitka’s COVID alert level has been downgraded to “low” for the first time since the Centers for Disease Control issued new guidance that weighs a community’s hospitalization rate more heavily than new cases.
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The company that owns a tugboat that crashed around 18 miles north of Sitka last month now estimates that over 5000 gallons of diesel fuel were spilled into the ocean as a result of the accident.
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The Sitka Sound Sac Roe herring fishery is now open ten hours a day until further notice.
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Last month (3-26-22), a man fell more than 1000 feet down the side of a snowy peak behind Sitka. Not only did Jeff Wright live to tell the tale – albeit with serious injuries – he says the misadventure helped sharpen his appreciation for the outdoors.
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A tugboat that ran aground in Neva Strait last week has been towed back to Sitka.
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It’s been over a week since a tugboat ran aground north of Sitka, leading to a large diesel spill. Now that the spring herring run is in full swing, the state is advising against the harvest of herring eggs in some areas where fuel has been seen.
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The Sitka Sound Sac Roe herring fishery opened for the third time on Monday (3-28-22). Seiners worked from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Hayward Strait area and in the southern part of Krestof Sound, around the Magoun Islands.
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