Category: Bristol Bay

Alaska Crabbers Set For $300 Million in Disaster Relief After Massive Decline In Crab Numbers

Alaska crabbers could receive $300 million in federal disaster relief after the state suspended the 2022 harvest season for the first time in history over a rapidly declining snow crab population. The U.S. Senate last week approved the funding for fishery disasters in a massive $1.7 trillion omnibus bill for 2023. On Dec. 23, U.S. Secretary…


Biden Administration Moves to Protect Key Alaska Watershed

WASHINGTON—The Biden administration said on Thursday it will relaunch a process that could permanently protect a vital Alaskan watershed from the development of the contentious Pebble Mine project that has been pursued for more than a decade. The Department of Justice asked in an Alaska federal district court filing on Thursday that the court vacate…