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Decades after commercial fishing limits gutted Native fishing fleets, advocates call for change
Sustainable fishing policies passed in the 1970s have backfired in rural Native villages, where many family-run boats have ...
Fishermen want to go green but say DOGE cuts prevent that
But climate-friendly projects often cost tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars, leading fishermen to seek U.S. Department ...
DOGE Cuts Hit American Fishermen Hard: 'I'm Scrambling'
Commercial fishermen across the U.S. say that the federal funding they relied on to upgrade to lower-carbon emission systems ...
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The Silver Wave in Alaska: Baby Boomer Homebuying Trends (2018–2023)
Alaska's housing landscape is undergoing a "silver wave" as the baby boomer generation (born 1946–1964) enters retirement.
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Coastal economies rely on NOAA, from Maine to Florida, Texas and Alaska – even if they don’t realize it
The government estimates that NOAA’s projects and services support more than one-third of the nation’s gross domestic product. Yet, this is one of the agencies that the Trump administration has ...
Alaska Beacon2dOpinion
The Tongass National Forest is a national treasure worth more than timber
Commentary author Hunter H. McIntosh writes that despite its immense ecological and economic value, the Tongass remains under ...
Alaska fisherman sentenced to 6 months in prison for false records, attempting to kill endangered whale
A Southeast Alaska fisherman was sentenced last week to six months in prison for violating the Lacey Act by falsifying records, as well as violating the Endangered Species Act by attempting to ...