State wildlife officials say the brown bear population around Haines and Skagway needs a chance to recover after nearly 50 were reported killed in defense of life and property or by hunters last year. The Alaska Department of Fish & Gae aims to allow the brown bear population to recover by limiting hunting efforts over the next five years.
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As UFA’s director, Frances Leach was vocal in her opposition to Pebble Mine and threats from transboundary mining. She says she’ll be setting up shop as a Juneau lobbyist for commercial fishing groups, environmentalists and nonprofits in 2022.
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Alaska has a new head state forester. The soft-spoken Norwegian comes by way of California where he retired as one of the state’s top resource management officials.
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The governor’s office has suggested that lawmakers appointing members to an executive board would violate the state constitution’s separation of powers. But on Wednesday, Gov. Dunleavy’s spokesman walked back that opposition, without saying whether the governor would sign or veto the bill.
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The fish tax captures product caught in federal waters and headed for export. A Seattle-area catcher/processor had challenged the constitutionality of the tax but the state supreme court disagreed.
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