Today is the start of the week-long Russian Orthodox Christmas and New Year's celebration, so local schools and some businesses are closed; new maritime rules for shipping in the Aleutian Islands means less risk for another Selandang Ayu-type accident; the USGS releases a 100% digital geologic map of Alaska; the state Supreme Court rules in favor of commercial set net fishermen; a two-day workshop next week in Anchorage focuses on improving fishery access for Alaskans; a free water safety workshop to be held in Unalaska on Jan. 8-9 has been rescheduled until March due to low enrollment.
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