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.
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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.
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Petersburg Borough Municipal Election ballots have been reprinted because of a mistake. A candidate for the Harbor and Ports Advisory Board was accidentally left off the ballot. The Petersburg Borough reprinted the ballot with the name included.
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Healthcare providers are gearing up for free Omicron booster clinics throughout Southeast Alaska. The first, large-scale one — called a dispensing exercise — happened Sept. 23 in Petersburg where medical staff and residents filled the community gym.
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The candidates all said the Alaska Marine Highway System was essential, they supported growing technical education programs to develop the state’s local workforce, and they thought the Southeast region is a leader in renewable energy for its hydro power. But the candidates had a few different ideas on their approach to helping fisheries and the lack of affordable housing.
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