Tag: The Boat Company

Trying to figure out the future of Tongass timber – by February

by Rachel Waldholz, KCAW | Jan 21, 2015 | Local News, Syndicated

What is the future of timber on the Tongass? That's the daunting question before the Tongass Advisory Committee, which is holding its fifth meeting in Juneau this week. But for some, the most important issues on the Tongass are the ones the committee isn’t supposed to address. Read More

Court orders a second look at controversial fish observer program

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Aug 11, 2014 | Local News, Syndicated

A US District Court judge has ruled that a newly-implemented fisheries observer program in the Gulf of Alaska may have become unreliable, and is sending federal managers back to the drawing board to fix it. The decision by Judge H. Russel Holland is being hailed as a victory by Southeast Alaska’s longline fleet, who have chafed under the new system, which requires them to carry human observers on their relatively small vessels. But federal fisheries managers see it as a win as well. Read More