Three-spined sticklebacks are small, green and brown fish with spines that run along their backs. In Lake Iliamna in the Bristol Bay region, three-spined sticklebacks eat the same plankton that juvenile sockeye salmon rely on to grow.This year, researchers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks plan to run some experiments there to better understand sockeye’s small, spiky competition, and if warming waters might give them a competitive advantage.

Dan Decker was hired as permanent city manager in March after serving as interim city manager for a year.

Alaskan novelist Matthew Gilbert’s five-part Indigenous Futurism series, “The Wilkes Chronicles,” was initially completed in 2023. This spring, he published a new edition of book one, “Chandera,” and is making a pointed effort to get his series into the hands of a broader audience, including the readers of Bristol Bay.

The pilot and three passengers were medevacked to Anchorage for medical attention, according to officials.

It’s easy to throw a can or bottle in the bin and never think about it again, but for fishing net recyclers in Bristol Bay, drop-off is just the first step in the recycling process. In Dillingham, a backlog of used fishing nets poses a challenge for local recycling programs.

On June 28, Alaska Wildlife Troopers responded to a report of an overturned commercial fishing boat in the Ugashik district, near Pilot Point. All three of the people onboard were rescued, as reported by KDLG. That same week, deckhands fell overboard in the Naknek River and in the Egegik district. Both were rescued by nearby crews.

Alaska Wildlife Troopers rescued three passengers from their overturned fishing vessel Happy Hooker in rough surf near Pilot point over the weekend. No injuries were reported.

As climate change accelerates worldwide, new research is shedding light on how the Arctic is shifting – and how that is affecting rural communities in Alaska, including some areas of Bristol Bay.

The district will lease the apartment complex and rent the eight units to district employees.

Ecologist Curry Cunningham says the run will include a higher percentage of older, larger fish.