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The International Pacific Halibut Commission is at a crossroads as the fishery hits record lows
The commission has been forced, due to budgetary constraints, to sharply reduce the scope of ocean surveys that help assess halibut populations at a time when stocks appear to be at or near record lows.
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Dunleavy makes new pick for Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. board of directors
The board directs Alaska’s $85 billion Permanent Fund, whose investments are the source of more than 60% of the state’s general-purpose revenue.
Alaska onshore North Slope oil auction sets new mark for tract leases sold
Mostly small independent companies submitted nearly $17 million in high bids, the highest total since 2014 for an annual North Slope areawide oil and gas lease sale.
US House moves to reduce protections for Arctic lands from oil and gas activity
The measures affect Biden-era protections for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska and Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Inside one of Alaska’s national parks, a fight looms over a possible gold mine
An Alaska Native corporation leased mineral rights inside a national park to Contango Ore Inc. The company’s plans are generating opposition from fishermen and conservationists.
Bottom-trawl fishermen who snagged orcas try ‘echoreflective’ netting
The netting is designed to act as a barrier to orcas while still allowing fish to pass over, under or through the broad gaps in the web barrier.