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Unalaska’s clinic is expecting its first doses of the monkeypox vaccine this week; a coalition of Alaska organizations and agencies won $49 million to grow the state’s mariculture industry over the next five years; and the Aleutian Housing Authority is looking for feedback to learn more about regional housing needs.

A group of international researchers is out in the Bering Sea this summer exploring a world we humans don’t know much about—the deep ocean. Scientists from 12 countries are conducting research on the AleutBio expedition, an initiative to map deep sea biodiversity in the eastern Bering Sea and the Aleutian Trench.

Aleutian Airways has been cleared to begin flying in Alaska, but Dutch Harbor will have to wait; The City of Unalaska has a candidate for city manager; and Alaska voters tried out ranked choice voting for the very first time this week.

The Federal Aviation Administration has approved Aleutian Airways to begin flying in Alaska, according to a statement from the airline Thursday morning. They are cleared for flights to Cold Bay, King Salmon and Dillingham, but say they are still awaiting FAA approval to land in Dutch Harbor.

Mack Rutherford is on a quest to be the youngest person ever to fly solo around the world. The 17-year-old landed Monday in Unalaska in his Shark ultralight plane.