A Coast Guard cutter has returned to California after a nearly 80-day patrol in the Bering Sea; Southeast Alaska’s upcoming tanner crab fishery could be the best in decades; and some lawmakers are raising concerns about how sustainable the governor’s proposed budget is, which could have big implications on the size of permanent fund dividends.
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.