Herring fishery’s cumulative catch reaches 8000 tons
The 2021 Sitka Sound Herring Fishery opened for the sixth time today (4-1-21).
Read More
Tag: adfg
Herring spawn kicks off in Sitka Sound
Herring have begun spawning in Sitka Sound. On Wednesday (3-25-20), the Alaska Department of Fish...
Read More
Suit targets Alaska salmon management to protect southern killer whales
Washington state-base Wild Fish Conservancy is threatening to sue the federal government over the management of Alaska’s chinook salmon fisheries, and their impact on an endangered population of killer whales.
Read More
Sitkan shoots, kills bear in backyard
A Sitka resident shot and killed a brown bear in his backyard Thursday morning (8-9-19), after the animal reportedly charged him. The incident occurred in the 2000 block of Sawmill Creek Road, which has seen an uptick in bear activity over the last couple of weeks.
Read More
Fish and game biologists emphasize being ‘bear aware’ this summer
Bears are coming back to town. They're on the trails. They're in your trash. Fish and Game biologists Holly Dennison and Steve Bethune and Sitka Conservation Society's Andrew Thoms joined KCAW's Brooke Schafer in the studio to discuss how Sitkans can be more prepared when a bear encounter occurs.
Read More
latest_newscast
