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Juneau · JuneauThe state is taking money that was appropriated for one bad idea almost a generation ago and spending it on an equally wasteful idea. Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s Department of Transportation, which manages the Alaska Marine Highway System, has signed a $28.5 million contract to start work toward a new ferry terminal at Cascade Point, 40 long road miles north of downtown Juneau. The money is coming from a...See the Story
Juneau Needs New Ferry Terminal Like It Needs a Hole in a Boat
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Haines · HainesKing salmon fishing is back on for nonresident sport anglers in Southeast Alaska, effective Monday, Aug. 4, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has announced. Retention of kings by nonresidents had been closed since July 7 in Southeast. Fish and Game said at the beginning of July that it needed to put an indefinite pause on out-of-state residents’ harvest because the catch was on track to excee...See the Story
State Reopens King Salmon Sportfishing to Nonresidents
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Wrangell · WrangellMarine debris that pollutes Alaska’s expansive coastlines is dominated by discarded fishing material, a stark difference from the debris found in other states, according to a new report. The most frequently collected items in Alaska, as recorded by cleanup volunteers, are fishing net and net pieces, fishing line, rope and fishing buoys, pots and traps, according to the report, which was released b...Read Article
Fishing gear, rope, pots and buoys dominate marine debris in Alaska
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