Subsistence harvesters, seiners react to fuel spill north of Sitka
Herring seiners and subsistence harvesters are grappling with a large diesel spill near Sitka that happened on Monday (3-21-22).
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Author: Katherine Rose
No more fuel escaping from grounded tug, but sheen continues to spread
Crews have been working for four days to contain a fuel spill in Neva Strait, after a tugboat ran aground early Monday morning (3-21-22). The Western Mariner was towing an Alaska Marine Lines freight barge when the two vessels collided after a steering failure, and the tug was pushed onto the beach.
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Two years into the pandemic, Sitka’s EOC suspends operations
Two years after it was established in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Sitka Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is suspending operations.
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Assembly rejects temporary short-term rental freeze
The Sitka Assembly will not issue a temporary moratorium on short-term rental permits after all. When the assembly met on Tuesday (3-22-22) it narrowly voted down a measure that would have prohibited new short term rental permits in residential zones for one year.
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Assembly considers ATV code ‘tune up’ that would prohibit rentals
A new law allowing All-Terrain-Vehicle use on Sitka’s streets, is already getting its first tune-up. ATVs have been street legal in Sitka just since late February. But some assembly members were concerned that the new law left a loophole for a business to rent ATVs to tourists. So when the assembly met on Tuesday (3-22-22) it approved an amendment that would prohibit leasing or renting “all-purpose vehicles” for driving or tours.
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Sitka’s COVID alert level still ‘medium’ with 30 cases reported in last week
Sitka reported 12 new coronavirus cases on Monday and Tuesday (3-22-22). That makes 30 COVID cases reported to the Alaska Department of Health and Socials services in the last week.
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As oil spill cleanup continues, ADF&G looks at impact on nearby herring fishery
State biologists are looking into how a recent oil spill around 15 miles northwest of Sitka will affect the sac roe herring fishery and subsistence harvest.
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March 22, 2022: What’s on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?
When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (3-22-22) it will consider amending recently-adopted rules allowing all-terrain vehicles on local streets.
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Tugboat towing container barge runs aground in Neva Strait
Salvagers are attempting to contain a diesel fuel spill, after an 83-foot tug boat ran aground in Neva Strait, about 15 miles northwest of Sitka, early Monday morning (3-21-22), while towing an Alaska Marine Lines barge.
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State herring survey data available on virtual mapping tool
The seine fleet has started to trickle into Sitka’s harbors, but the herring still aren’t showing themselves in large numbers.
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