The family of a toddler killed last month in St. Paul is advocating to bring his body home, after the first homicides in the small Pribilof Island community in 15 years; the M/V Tustumena won’t be making it out to the Aleutian chain until July at the earliest; and, while some see the Alaska Bycatch Task Force as a possible turning point, others say they’re skeptical of what it can accomplish.
Theo Greenly covers the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands for the Alaska Desk from partner stations KUCB in Unalaska, KSDP in Sand Point and KUHB in Saint Paul.