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The council also approved a motion to make its zoom links for meetings available to the public.
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The sockeye salmon run is wrapping up in Bristol Bay with zero operational commercial fishing deaths, but after a gutting of the federal workforce, it’s unclear if anyone’s tracking it.
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Nine teams competed in the 2023 ASAA Sockeye Conference on December 9 and 10. -
The Nushagak Cooperative is looking to put a hydroelectric facility on the Nuyakuk River. On December 5 researchers presented preliminary field study results. -
As fentanyl enters small communities, people are rapidly losing loved ones. Members of the state’s Department of Public Safety came to Dillingham last month to hear more from community members about the problem, and talk about potential solutions. -
Advocates say systemic change is needed – from how law enforcement communicates with victims’ families to how communities react when someone goes missing. -
Dillingham’s Lady Wolverines competed in the championship last weekend, along with Sand Point’s Eagles -
The Bristol Bay Regional Career Technical Education Program and southwest Alaska's Area Health Center put on a week-long intensive training for students interested in health care culminating in the drill. -
H. Robin Sameulsen held the role for 31 years. He now plans to spend more time with his family and will work as the corporation’s vice chair. -
The Eagles and runner ups, Dillingham's Lady Wolverines, will play in the State Championships in two weeks. -
The Alaskan Republican says he thinks the block on more than 450 military promotions in the U.S. Senate needs to end. -
Seth Bailey is a finalist in the Everylife Foundation’s Rare Artist contest. If he wins, he’ll have the chance to travel to Washington DC and advocate for more research for his rare disease.
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Fisheries Headlines
- Despite a safe fishing season in Bristol Bay, mass layoffs at federal agencies spark concerns for the future
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- Fishermen rescued in multiple close calls across Bristol Bay
- Fishing gear recycling program asks for cleaner nets
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