Angela Denning, CoastAlaska, Author at KFSK

State fines Yakutat corporation for election violations

The village corporation in Yakutat has been ordered by the State of Alaska to change the way it runs shareholder elections. This comes after two years of conflict over logging in the Southeast Alaska community–with the corporation on one side and many shareholders on the other.

Southeast Alaska’s summer Dungeness crab fishery worth $10 million less than last year

State managers closed Southeast’s Dungeness summer fishery two weeks early by emergency order because of low harvest numbers. If there are a lot of soft-shell crab in a shortened summer season, then the fall can go the full two-month length. This year, dock-side sampling indicated 28 percent soft-shell crab, which is enough to allow a full fall season.

Over a dozen seats to fill in today’s municipal election in Petersburg

Voters will be deciding who will be mayor and who will fill two seats on the borough assembly. There are also elections for other local boards and commissions.

You can view a sample ballot here.

Petersburg Mayoral Candidates Forum

The three mayoral candidates participated in a forum Sept. 20, 2020 hosted by KFSK and the Petersburg Pilot.

Southeast Alaska wolves eat over 60 prey species, study finds

Southeast Alaska’s wolves tend to favor deer and moose at mealtime, but in a pinch they won’t say no to black bear – or even sea otter. A study – now in its eighth year – has found a remarkably diverse diet among the region’s wolf population. Although scientists use GPS collaring and other technology in their work, many of their conclusions are drawn from a large and growing collection of scat.