Matt Lichtenstein, KFSK - Petersburg
Matt Lichtenstein is a reporter at KFSK in Petersburg.
The commercial halibut catch will drop by just over 18 percent coast wide this year. The International Pacific Halibut Commission voted on the limits at the end of its annual meeting this [Friday] Morning. Southeast is the only area in Alaska that will actually see a small increase, after several years of steep reductions.
January 27, 2012 - 5:52 pm
Halibut management scientists this week reprised concerns that they’ve been overestimating halibut stocks for several years and repeated their recommendation for a 19 percent overall cut to the coast wide catch for this year.
January 26, 2012 - 5:42 pm
The Native village corporation in Angoon, on Admiralty Island, is petitioning the federal government to take control of a major salmon fishery.
January 18, 2012 - 11:07 am
Guided anglers in Southeast Alaska may be able to keep some bigger halibut next summer. At a recent meeting, The North Pacific Fishery Management Council recommended a change in the size limit– that restricted charter businesses last season.
January 2, 2012 - 4:27 pm
Petersburg will give up its legal challenge over redistricting. While they were not happy about losing their long-time legislators next year, the Mayor and the majority of city councilors Monday voted not to appeal the case to the Alaska Supreme Court.
December 20, 2011 - 6:18 pm
After years of cuts, Southeast Alaska halibut fishermen might see a small increase in their catch next year, but the total quota could be down again coast-wide in 2012 and beyond.
December 1, 2011 - 10:49 am
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game estimated the value of this year’s statewide salmon catch at $603 million. That’s the third highest since 1975 and Commercial Fisheries Division Assistant Director Geron Bruce says once the final revisions are in that ranking will rise.
November 10, 2011 - 10:55 am
By Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage & Matt Lichtenstein, KFSK – Petersburg
Alaskan residents will be able to avoid the dreaded baggage fee on Alaska Airlines flights to or from the state starting in November.
October 18, 2011 - 5:22 pm
A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators wants to extend the expiring Secure Rural Schools program for another five years.
October 17, 2011 - 5:33 pm
The kind that will root around in your garbage if its not properly stowed. Many communities in Alaska know this type of bear well.
October 14, 2011 - 2:14 pm
Northern Prince of Wales Island, Petersburg and Wrangell could be connected by a new year-round ferry service as soon as this spring.
October 10, 2011 - 5:20 pm
The Alaska Mental Health Trust is changing its approach to a major land exchange with the federal government.
September 27, 2011 - 7:17 pm
City and State crews have been busy in Petersburg Friday, cleaning up damage caused by heavy rains and winds. This morning, a large landslide blocked Mitkof highway in Petersburg.
September 23, 2011 - 4:36 pm
A former lumber mill owner from Washington State says he’s again considering building a new plant in Wrangell or Petersburg.
September 22, 2011 - 5:28 pm
A key federal funding program for local schools in the Tongass and other national forests could once again be linked to logging levels, as it was prior to 2001. The US house is considering a draft bill that would substantially change the funding source for… Read More
September 21, 2011 - 5:24 pm
A charter tour boat with 11 aboard is reported grounded in Deep Cove, on the southeast side of Baranof Island. The 77-foot vessel “Northern Song” belongs to Alaska Sea Adventures, of Petersburg.
September 9, 2011 - 5:27 pm
It can be hard to find child care in small town Alaska. The Petersburg Children’s Center is a lifeline for working families in the small southeast town. But the nonprofit facility has struggled financially recently after a former executive director stole thousands of dollars.
September 9, 2011 - 12:58 pm
The City of Petersburg has just about finished fixing its collapsed hillside along downtown Hammer Slough.
September 7, 2011 - 7:31 pm
The Alaska Office of Children’s Services is regionalizing its call-in process for reports of child abuse and neglect.
September 6, 2011 - 5:31 pm
Petersburg is on Mitkof Island, where the Wrangell Narrows meet Frederick Sound. Its proposed borough would be about 4-thousand 347 square miles – both land and water.
September 1, 2011 - 6:28 pm
