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$8 million summer Dungeness harvest for Southeast

Commercial crabbers are out fishing again this month for Dungeness crab in Southeast Alaska. The numbers are in for the summer crab fishery and it looks like it was a pretty average season.

Middle schoolers join in monitoring for invasives in Petersburg harbor

Sixth graders were in Petersburg’s Middle Harbor Thursday morning checking for an invasive species that has shown up on the waterfront not too far away in Sitka. So far students have not seen any sign yet of the marine animal nicknamed D Vex here.

Farm brings fresh goat milk by skiff to Petersburg

Buying fresh dairy produce in Southeast Alaska isn’t easy. The rugged, mountainous landscape doesn’t lend itself well to farming. Now, though, a farming couple near Petersburg are trying to change the way people consume milk in town. For the past year they’ve been selling raw milk processed by their own heard of dairy goats. But producing and selling dairy products in Southeast Alaska provides its own unique set of challenges.

Scientists discover the cause of Baird Glacier’s extreme outburst flooding

Scientists now have a better idea about what caused the outburst flooding at Baird Glacier near...

Petersburg looking to cut borough spending for next year

Petersburg residents will likely be seeing some reduced hours and fewer staffers in borough departments over the next few years. Petersburg’s borough manager is directing department heads to look for spending cuts in preparing...