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White House announces $49M grant for Alaska mariculture development
Mariculture is the farming and enhancement of seaweed and shellfish, and it’s picking up steam in Alaska.
Mike Navarre to fill in as Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor
Former Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre received an interim appointment to the job from the borough assembly after Charlie Pierce's resignation.
Stream by stream, volunteers map the Kenai Peninsula’s anadromous waters
A coordinator says the project was born out of a recognition that guides and anglers had a lot of local knowledge about where anadromous fish were — even if those areas weren't yet in the state's formal catalog.
Scientists use genetics to track Alaska salmon bycatch
Federal scientists want to understand where bycatch in pollock and other fisheries is coming from — especially for stocks in western Alaska, an area of the state that is seeing dismal salmon returns.
Kenai Peninsula Borough’s chief of staff follows Mayor Pierce in resigning
Aaron Rhoades has been the right hand to Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce, who resigned last week saying he needed to focus on his bid for governor.
Soldotna to start park policy review as Pride pushback continues
The pushback started in June after a conservative Alaska blog posted an eight-second clip of a drag queen dancing on stage at Soldotna Creek Park during a Pride march and celebration.
Kenai Peninsula Borough won’t say if Pierce resignation is linked to recent HR investigation
Charlie Pierce announced his resignation as borough mayor on Friday.
Charlie Pierce resigns as Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor
Pierce said he’s resigning as mayor next month to focus full-time on his gubernatorial campaign. He did not respond to calls seeking comment.
Alaska’s ‘Farm Family of the Year’ has deep Soldotna roots
The award honors families that epitomize a commitment to local agriculture. And the Lancashire family has been committed to local food for longer than most.
Marathon Petroleum gets extension on Kenai project amid global instability
The company said the future of the project hinges on finding a competitive fuel source — which in today’s market, is looking more challenging than ever.
Set-netters’ case shot down, again, in court
That opinion from the Alaska Supreme Court, published Friday, is the latest legal blow to the 440 or so east-side permit holders.
NTSB says 2 pilots in fatal Soldotna crash had ‘unobscured’ view of each other’s plane
The National Transportation Safety Board is not yet pointing to one probable cause for the crash. But the new, 11-page report zooms out on the many factors that could’ve contributed, like visibility.
Alaska Geographic publishes guide to Kenai National Wildlife Refuge canoe trails
For his research, Dave Atcheson’s been back out onto the canoe trails he's been paddling for decades. Atcheson and Alaska Geographic just published a guidebook that chronicles that system so others can enjoy it like he has.
Is now the time for Alaska’s massive liquified natural gas line project?
The massive gas line plan has been on the table for as long as Alaska has been an energy state, though the steep costs of constructing the pipeline have long been too prohibitive to make it a reality.
Cook Inlet fishermen sue over set-net closures
The set-netters were shut down early this year for the fourth year in a row.
Catch limits increase as sockeye runs hit highs on Kenai and Kasilof rivers
A record number of sockeye salmon passed through the sonar on the Kasilof River Thursday. About 125,628 sockeye were recorded at the sonar there — a new daily record for the run.
Low Kenai River king counts close sport and set-net fisheries, again
Fishing for kings on the Kenai and Kasilof rivers is again off limits this month. That also means set-netters who fish the east side of Cook Inlet are not allowed to fish any more this season.
Funds from infrastructure bill could mean larger expansion of Alaska’s EV charging network
The Alaska Energy Authority hopes the network expansion will make it easier for current and future EV users to get around the state.
Alaska-bound bees find new homes after shipping disaster
While the Alaska-bound bees never made it to their final destinations, the quick work of a well-established colony of bee keepers united communities across the continent, and the honeybees found new homes across Georgia.
‘We wait for this the entire fishing season’: Kenai opens to dipnetters
It’s still early for the city-run fishery. Popularity usually peaks mid-July.