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Salmon hatchery to lose free water deal, will ‘pay at the pump’

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | May 3, 2019 | Local News, Syndicated

The Sitka Assembly Tuesday night (4-30-19) reviewed new terms of a contract with the Northern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association. When it’s finalized, NSRAA could be paying to pump water that it once received free via gravity. Read More

With one turn of a valve, hatchery vandal kills 1,000 juvenile coho

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | May 9, 2018 | Local News, Syndicated

Some minor vandalism at a downtown Sitka fish hatchery over the weekend created major trauma for some juvenile coho salmon. The Sitka Sound Science Center reports losing 1,000 coho smolt in the incident, just days before they were to be released into the ocean. Read More

Fish biologist spawns new career in education

by Chantal Cough-Schulze, KCAW | Sep 14, 2015 | Local News, Syndicated

The newest employee of the Alaska Association of School Boards knows a thing or two about rearing young creatures. Lon Garrison has spent 30 years in aquaculture. Read More

Postcard: Anthropology students explore Sitka’s culture of fish

by Rich McClear, KCAW | Aug 12, 2015 | Local News, Syndicated

There are two things that Sitka has a lot of in the summertime: fish and students. Recently, an Anthropology class from the University of San Francisco mixed it up with salmon at Sitka's downtown hatchery. Read More