“We weren’t expecting too great of runs overall as far as salmon goes,” said Troy Thynes, Regional Finfish Coordinator for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. “So, all in all, going into the season, we’re expecting a poorer season than what we experienced last season.”
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The commercial Dungeness crab fishery in Southeast Alaska will close early this summer because the start of the season has been so slow. “I’ve heard generally it’s slow,” said Joe Stratman with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. “I’ve heard generally it’s slow throughout the region.”
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Sealaska Corporation shareholders have voted to get rid of the blood quantum requirement for enrollment. The vote was tallied at the annual shareholders meeting in Juneau on June 25. “The blood quantum issue itself continues to literally divide families pretty quickly and within a few generations the pool of eligible descendants would be dwindling,” said Board President, Joe Nelson.
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Independent candidate Al Gross received a lot of support from Southeast Alaska voters in the special primary election for the Alaska Congressional race. Since the results came in, Gross has dropped out of the race. So what does that mean for the August special general election? How could ranked choice voting play out? To find out, CoastAlaska’s Angela Denning spoke with James Brooks with the Alaska Beacon.
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In Southeast, Sarah Palin received the most votes from only half of the districts in the region as voters showed strong support for homegrown candidate Al Gross, who was born and raised in Southeast. Mary Peltola from western Alaska also received more support in Southeast than the overall statewide results.
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