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The council that manages fishing in federal waters voted to link groundfish trawl fishing in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands to halibut abundance today. The action caps — at least for now — a six-year debate about curbing halibut bycatch in Alaska.

The three volcanoes currently erupting along the Aleutian Arc could be joined by a fourth; the council that manages fishing in federal waters voted to link groundfish trawl fishing in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands to halibut abundance this week; and Alaska has identified its first case of the omicron variant of the coronavirus.

Mike Barber, long time resident of Unalaska, passed away on Nov. 9, 2021, in Spokane, Washington after a battle with cancer. He's remembered for his generosity and desire to give back to the community.

It’s official. The M/V Tustumena is finally being replaced. The over $200 million project was announced by Gov. Mike Dunleavy during a Saturday visit to Kodiak.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy says his administration is committed to replacing the Alaska Marine Highway’s ocean-going Tustumena that’s a lifeline in Southwest and Aleutian communities; state health officials say they’re extending the contract for the more than 400 out-of-state health care workers who came to help local hospitals strained by the COVID-19 pandemic; and a University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher who listens to killer whales using underwater microphones — called hydrophones — has learned some interesting things about the creatures.

All three Kenai Peninsula representatives to Juneau have signed onto a letter to the council that oversees commercial fishing in Alaska’s federal waters, joining a bipartisan chorus of voices demanding reduction of halibut bycatch.Specifically, representatives are asking the North Pacific Fishery Management Council to approve Alternative 4 at its meeting next week, which would take the most significant swing toward linking the trawl fleet’s fishing with halibut abundance in the Bering Sea.

Unalaska’s Dr. Murray Buttner has been nationally recognized for his work bringing emergency training to rural Alaska communities.Buttner, a family medicine doctor and co-medical director of the island’s Iliuliuk Family and Health Services clinic, was named a 2021 Community Star by the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health. The award went to one health care provider in each U.S. state.

Three volcanoes continue to erupt across the Aleutian Chain. But that’s not out of the ordinary, says an Alaska geologist.

Three volcanoes are continuing to erupt across the Aleutian Chain; support from the National Science Foundation will aid ice melt modelling at the University of Alaska Fairbanks; and some lawmakers say the permanent fund can help settle one of the state issues that it’s been debating even longer than the PFD: how to pay for public education.