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Commercial fishermen hit hard by king cuts

Correction: A previous version of this article stated that the Alaska Department of Fish and Game decided to cut an additional 10 percent above what… Continue reading

University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences masters students Ashley Bolwerk, left, Ali Schuler, middle, and Matt Callahan will be presenting their work in a public forum at the UAF College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences building from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday. It is sponsored by the Alaska Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Otters, nuclear rockfish and whale watching’s impact: UAF fisheries masters students to showcase a wide-range of work

Correction: An earlier version of this article stated that the Chilkat Lake is on the Taku River, near Juneau. Chilkat Lake actually feeds into the… Continue reading

University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences masters students Ashley Bolwerk, left, Ali Schuler, middle, and Matt Callahan will be presenting their work in a public forum at the UAF College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences building from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday. It is sponsored by the Alaska Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
A Juneau businessman wants to open a hatchery at Baranof Warm Springs, despite protests by local land owners. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game shot down his plan Thursday. (Creative Commons photo by zug zwang/Flickr)

Hatchery near popular hot Baranof springs rejected

An unpopular proposal to open a salmon hatchery on Baranof Island was rejected Thursday, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced, following public opposition.… Continue reading

A Juneau businessman wants to open a hatchery at Baranof Warm Springs, despite protests by local land owners. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game shot down his plan Thursday. (Creative Commons photo by zug zwang/Flickr)
Richard Bloom and Melissa Ramirez have expanded their business, Mar y Sol, from a food truck to an indoor restaurant at the Foodland Shopping Center. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Biz Briefs: Mar y Sol moves to a permanent location, offering family cook a chance to shine. Plus: Love and Matter closes, mall starts a flea market

Melissa Ramirez comes from a long line of Mexican family cooks. Her mother owns a restaurant. Her brother and son own restaurants. All told, there… Continue reading

Richard Bloom and Melissa Ramirez have expanded their business, Mar y Sol, from a food truck to an indoor restaurant at the Foodland Shopping Center. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
A map of king salmon restrictions in Southeast. (Map courtesy ADFG)

King fishing cut: ADFG announces conservative Juneau fishing plan

It’s not time yet for king salmon fishermen to dust off the downriggers and sharpen the hooks. According to Alaska Department of Fish and Game… Continue reading

A map of king salmon restrictions in Southeast. (Map courtesy ADFG)
Mike Godkin, a client at REACH Inc., is helped by art studio assistant Matt Hansen during an afternoon drawing class at The Canvas on Tuesday, March 27, 2018. REACH Inc. is celebrating their 40th Anniversary. Godkin, 58, has been with REACH since it started in 1977. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

REACHing for 40

It started in a church basement in 1977. Now, at 40 years old, the 300-employee REACH has offices in three Southeast communities, serving 400 individuals… Continue reading

Mike Godkin, a client at REACH Inc., is helped by art studio assistant Matt Hansen during an afternoon drawing class at The Canvas on Tuesday, March 27, 2018. REACH Inc. is celebrating their 40th Anniversary. Godkin, 58, has been with REACH since it started in 1977. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
The Chilkat Inlet near Haines. (123rf.com Stock Photo)

Land auction opens today

Alaskans interested in owning land in the Last Frontier can stake their claims a little cheaper today and through June as bidding in the Department… Continue reading

The Chilkat Inlet near Haines. (123rf.com Stock Photo)
Fisherman Jev Shelton, pictured on his vessel the F/V Kristin Anna on Friday, has been commercial gillnet fishing for salmon on the Taku River for decades. What he’s seeing on the water and in his own research doesn’t square with Alaska Department of Fish & Game data, the former statistics professor said. Shelton and a group of like-minded gillnetters have argued that flaws in ADFG data are hurting Alaska fishermen in treaty negotiations with Canada. Fish & Game biologists have agreed that they’ve been overestimating sockeye and Chinook numbers on the Taku by 30-42 percent, but they say flaws won’t hurt current treaty negotiations nor do they paint a more dire picture of salmon stocks. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)

Seals and sulking salmon are causing a data problem for Fish & Game

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has a numbers problem. A statistical bias in the department’s data on the Taku River — conducted via… Continue reading

Fisherman Jev Shelton, pictured on his vessel the F/V Kristin Anna on Friday, has been commercial gillnet fishing for salmon on the Taku River for decades. What he’s seeing on the water and in his own research doesn’t square with Alaska Department of Fish & Game data, the former statistics professor said. Shelton and a group of like-minded gillnetters have argued that flaws in ADFG data are hurting Alaska fishermen in treaty negotiations with Canada. Fish & Game biologists have agreed that they’ve been overestimating sockeye and Chinook numbers on the Taku by 30-42 percent, but they say flaws won’t hurt current treaty negotiations nor do they paint a more dire picture of salmon stocks. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)
Filco’s Toby Carandang, left, passes over Juneau Crush’s Jason Morford in the C bracket in the Juneau Lion’s Gold Medal Basketball Tournament at Juneau-Douglas High School on Wednesday, March 21, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Brackets narrow at Gold Medal

With just two minutes left in a Wednesday C Bracket game at Gold Medal, the result was a foregone conclusion. Juneau Crush were up 10… Continue reading

Filco’s Toby Carandang, left, passes over Juneau Crush’s Jason Morford in the C bracket in the Juneau Lion’s Gold Medal Basketball Tournament at Juneau-Douglas High School on Wednesday, March 21, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
New Acting Regional Forester David Schmid will oversee the U.S. Forest Service’s Alaska Region. (Courtesy Photo | USFS)

Forest Service gets new Alaska head

A new top official will oversee Alaska’s 22 million acres of National Forest System lands. David Schmid, a 30-year veteran of the U.S. Forest Service,… Continue reading

New Acting Regional Forester David Schmid will oversee the U.S. Forest Service’s Alaska Region. (Courtesy Photo | USFS)
Damen Bell-Holter shares words during his basketball camp on Saturday at Floyd Dryden Middle School. The camp was a partnership with Sealaska and Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska. (Konrad Frank | For the Juneau Empire)

Southeast-raised basketball star leads next generation at CCTHITA , Sealaska camp

Hydaburg-raised Damen Bell-Holter gives young people a lot to look up to. A pro basketball player who worked his way up the ranks from tiny… Continue reading

Damen Bell-Holter shares words during his basketball camp on Saturday at Floyd Dryden Middle School. The camp was a partnership with Sealaska and Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska. (Konrad Frank | For the Juneau Empire)
Steve Reifenstuhl, general manager of Northern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association speaks to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce at the Hangar Ballroom on Thursday, March 15, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

New tech, facility on tap in year ahead for northern Southeast’s hatcheries

Northern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association has a few things on tap for 2018. The private nonprofit, which operates hatcheries from Petersburg to Haines, is reopening… Continue reading

Steve Reifenstuhl, general manager of Northern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association speaks to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce at the Hangar Ballroom on Thursday, March 15, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Chum salmon swim beneath the surface of Salmon Creek. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Salmon initiative headed to court hearing

Update: This article has been updated to include a comment from Stand for Alaska, a group opposing the Stand for Salmon ballot initiative. A controversial… Continue reading

Chum salmon swim beneath the surface of Salmon Creek. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
The SEARS Hometown store in the Mendenhall Mall is fore sale. District Manager Tom Caniglia will host a meet and greet with potential owners on Friday from 2-4 p.m. at the store. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)

Thieves close thrift store, Sears needs an owner and Happy Camper closes

Thieves close thrift shop After nearly three years with his thrift store Juneau Treasures, business owner Mark Dundore will say goodbye this Friday. He’s closing… Continue reading

The SEARS Hometown store in the Mendenhall Mall is fore sale. District Manager Tom Caniglia will host a meet and greet with potential owners on Friday from 2-4 p.m. at the store. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)
High school students and participants in Alaska Youth for Environmental Action, Kiara Demientieff, left, and Krystyn Kelly, right, speak with Rep. Paul Seton, R-Homer, at an AYEA picnic in front of the Alaska State Capitol on Friday. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)

High school environmentalists bring youth voice to the Capitol

From Unalakleet to Ketchikan, youth from across the state came to the Alaska State Capitol last week to advocate for four bills aimed at solving… Continue reading

High school students and participants in Alaska Youth for Environmental Action, Kiara Demientieff, left, and Krystyn Kelly, right, speak with Rep. Paul Seton, R-Homer, at an AYEA picnic in front of the Alaska State Capitol on Friday. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)
Full moonrise at sunset behind part of the Mendenhall Towers. (Photo by Kerry Howard)

Overdue climbers Leclerc, Johnson still not found as weather stalls rescue

Snowy weather thwarted a helicopter search for two experienced climbers overdue from a trip to the Mendenhall Towers this weekend, Alaska State Troopers say, but… Continue reading

Full moonrise at sunset behind part of the Mendenhall Towers. (Photo by Kerry Howard)
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Community health fair upcoming

The Juneau Community Health Fair returns this Saturday to offer affordable blood tests and free mini-classes taught by local medical and health experts from Bartlett… Continue reading

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Alaska Department of Fish and Game Wildlife Biologist Tory Rhoads checks on a bat monitoring station at Fish Creek on Friday. Bat researchers across the country fear the spread of the deadly White nose syndrome, a fungal infection which has decimated bat populations in eastern states and has recently been found in Washington state. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)

Fish and Game wants citizen scientists to turn their cars into batmobiles

Correction: A previous version of this article referred to a mobile bat detector as the Anabat CF2. The correct name for that model of bat… Continue reading

Alaska Department of Fish and Game Wildlife Biologist Tory Rhoads checks on a bat monitoring station at Fish Creek on Friday. Bat researchers across the country fear the spread of the deadly White nose syndrome, a fungal infection which has decimated bat populations in eastern states and has recently been found in Washington state. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)
A hoary marmot recovers after being ear tagged during a scientific study. (Courtesy photo | Kelsey Gobroski)

This rodent has a lot to say about climate change

Correction: An earlier version of this article stated that Wildlife Wednesdays are weekly events. They are monthly events during the winter. This article has been… Continue reading

A hoary marmot recovers after being ear tagged during a scientific study. (Courtesy photo | Kelsey Gobroski)
The M/V LeConte awaits repairs at the Alaska Marine Highway System terminal in Juneau on Wednesday.(Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)

After ferry breaks down and strands small-town hoopsters, locals step up

Basketball is life for many of Southeast Alaska’s small town student-athletes, and though the hardwood is an important gathering place, much of basketball life in… Continue reading

The M/V LeConte awaits repairs at the Alaska Marine Highway System terminal in Juneau on Wednesday.(Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)