A task force report produced several bills, but options for quick action are constrained by the state’s dire fiscal situation ...

I was on the crew of the Moriah when we made an unscheduled visit to Adak many years ago. It was in the late 90s, soon after the official closure ...

House Bill 116, sponsored by the House Special Committee on Fisheries at the request of the Joint Legislative Task Force ...

Destinations are diverse — ranging from Denali, backcountry lodges, bear and wildlife viewing areas, glacier landings, wilderness fishing spots and national parks.

Whether you’re in Juneau, Ketchikan or any of the other towns dotting the coast, you’ll never forget time spent here.

As it meets the presidential directives to beef up assets in Alaska, the US Coast Guard (USCG) is decommissioning older ...

Sunny with a high of 46 °F (7.8 °C). Winds ESE at 9 to 10 mph (14.5 to 16.1 kph). Night - Partly cloudy with a 56% chance of precipitation. Winds from SE to SSE at 7 to 10 mph (11.3 to 16.1 kph ...

Forty-nine exhibitors will be hawking their wares or promoting their services at the Marketplace, from Kodiak Powersports to the Alaska Pollock Fishery Alliance. Whether you want to repower your boat ...

Aerial view of Old Harbor, Kodiak Island, Alaska, USA. Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Corps of ... This led to ballooning participation, and by the early 1970s, there were too many boats chasing too few ...

State prosecutors have accused Kodiak fisher Duncan Fields and other ... allowing the family to bypass state limits on individual ownership. Alaska Beacon is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit ...

Alaska’s “limited entry” permit system was intended to reduce overharvesting while preserving local harvests. In Kodiak, a permit holder “may operate no more than two set gillnets, with no more than ...

Duncan Fields has served on the Kodiak Island Borough School District's Board of Education for years. Alaska Wildlife Troopers are accusing four members of Kodiak's Fields family as well as their ...