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JAG Ketchikan LLC, which began operating the state-owned Ketchikan Shipyard in September, has secured a nearly $100 million contract for a service-life extension project involving a federal research vessel. The $99.6 million contract from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for its Rhode Island based fisheries survey ship Henry B. Bigelow has a start time […] The post Ketchikan shipyard wins $99.6 million NOAA project appeared first on Chilkat Valley News.

Commercial troll fishermen were out on the water July 1 as the Southeast Alaska summer king salmon fishery opened. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game will close the fishery once the catch estimate approaches the harvest target of about 81,300 treaty kings. The department expects that will take seven to 10 days, putting the […] The post July kings opening for commercial trollers expected to close this week appeared first on Chilkat Valley News.

Southeast Alaska’s summer commercial Dungeness crab season will close three weeks early, after Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s harvest estimate came in the lowest in at least 25 years. The department announced June 29 that the summer season will close at 11:59 p.m. Saturday, July 25, after allowing a total of 40 days of […] The post State closes summer Dungeness fishery early amid weak harvest appeared first on Chilkat Valley News.

Carcasses of two rare Ziphius cavirostris, or goose-beaked whales, were discovered June 5 on two Southeast Alaska beaches, one near Yakutat and the other near Sitka at Fred’s Creek cabin on Kruzof Island. The remains of the whale found near Yakutat were gone before researchers could reach the site. The one found by campers at Fred’s Creek […] The post Rare whale carcass is a scientific treasure trove appeared first on Chilkat Valley News.

Two high-quality interactive web cameras have recently been installed atop Five Finger Lighthouse – one of the world’s most renowned humpback whale watching locations. The Five Finger Lighthouse Society (FFLS) installed a similar camera earlier this year at the lower boathouse level. Now, there are two more atop the lighthouse – one facing north, one […] The post Two interactive cameras installed atop Five Finger Lighthouse appeared first on Chilkat Valley News.

Warrior, a red-tailed hawk blind in one eye and wearing training leather anklets and straps, escaped from American Bald Eagle Foundation staff on Friday afternoon. They have searched for him since he flew away during a training session.  A center media release described the hawk as an elderly ambassador bird, “left his handler during a […] The post Ravens, crows complicate recovery of hawk that escaped handler appeared first on Chilkat Valley News.

Lindblad Expeditions’ National Geographic Sea Bird has twice stopped in Haines this year while carrying an active norovirus outbreak. The boat’s most recent outbreak affected 20 of the 95 people aboard the ship. During that outbreak, the ship docked in Haines for 8 hours on June 23.   The company did not immediately return a […] The post Norovirus cases tied to ships visiting Haines appeared first on Chilkat Valley News.

A “formal invitation” for Goldbelt Inc. to discuss taking over operations at Eaglecrest Ski Area has been offered by city leaders, who say the two key conditions are the city must retain ownership of the land and any deal can’t be tied to approval of the company’s proposed cruise port in West Douglas. “Aside from […] The post Juneau extends ‘formal invitation’ to Goldbelt to discuss Eaglecrest takeover appeared first on Chilkat Valley News.

Abbey Jackson Ferree, from Petersburg now living in Fairbanks, swam solo across the English Channel on June 21, crossing from England to France – around 40 miles in 14 hours and 23 minutes. The swim is Ferree’s second leg of the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming, following her completion last August of the 28.5-mile […] The post Petersburg woman swims the English Channel appeared first on Chilkat Valley News.

WASHINGTON — What’s more American than apple pie? Capitalism. And an array of merchandise and influence is on sale for the 250th birthday of the United States. An America250 $275 Liberty Lux American Prosperity decorative throw pillow, anyone? How about a $25 Freedom 250 youth tee? America250, a commission created by Congress a decade ago, and Freedom […] The post America’s 250th birthday is on sale. Where’s all that merch money going? appeared first on Chilkat Valley New