Three Southeast Alaska fishermen charged with intentionally sinking vessels
Three Southeast Alaska fishermen have been charged with intentionally sinking their fishing boats in waters near Sitka and Petersburg.
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Marine debris cleanup brings volunteers together from across state
Whether in Sitka Sound or the Bering Sea, a beach cleanup is a major undertaking. Recently, the Ocean Conservancy and the Sitka Sound Science Center took an unusual group of people on a beach cleanup near Sitka to wrap their hands around some marine debris -- and wrap their minds around what to do about it.
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Sitka’s abandoned Fort Babcock to be scrubbed of PCB pollution
The feds plan to spend $2.2 million to clean up PCB contamination on Kruzof Island near Sitka. It's part of World War II's legacy of abandoned toxic waste sites that have been unaddressed nearly 80 years later.
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At ‘Herring Camp,’ an advocate passes down subsistence traditions
KCAW recently spoke with one subsistence advocate who’s determined to see this tradition continue -- by working to protect herring stocks, and by teaching kids how to harvest eggs.
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Herring spawn kicks off in Sitka Sound
Herring have begun spawning in Sitka Sound. On Wednesday (3-25-20), the Alaska Department of Fish...
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