The Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee is taking its crab proposal to a March 19 Department of Fish and Game task force charged with discussing Dungeness issues in Southeast. The proposal, put together by committee members and Haines residents Jamie King and Kip Kermoian, would use the commercial Dungeness crabbing fleets Catch Per Unit […]
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Heli-ski firms: Open more area for ‘event’
Two local heli-ski companies are asking the Haines Borough to temporarily open nearly 10,000 acres of terrain closed to the sport for a month-long special event. The “Make it Live!” photography competition proposed by Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures and Alaska Heliskiing would be open to all heli-ski clients in Haines between March 21 and April 21. SEABA co-owner […]
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American Legion post adding room, breakfast
American Legion officials say they hope to complete an addition to their Second Avenue hall by the end of the month. A Vietnam Veterans’ Day dinner is planned at the hall for March 29. The Legion also is offering breakfast every Saturday, 9 to 11 a.m., to help raise funds for its programs and community […]
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Advisory committee skips vote on Katzeek
The Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee is not, at this point, interested in voting on dismissing board member and big game guide John Katzeek following his federal felony conviction for violating the Lacey Act. The board’s decision goes against a recommendation from Glenn Haight, executive director of Fish and Game’s board support section, to […]
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Salmon farming film March 13
“Salmon Confidential,” a documentary about fish farming in British Columbia, is screening at 6 p.m. at the library Thursday, March 13. The film is presented by Lynn Canal Conservation. The documentary tells the story of biologist Alexandra Morton, who discovers wild salmon in British Columba are testing positive for European salmon viruses associated with fish farming. Morton […]
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Panel working on crab proposal
The Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee is taking a small step toward addressing ongoing tension between commercial and subsistence Dungeness crabbers in Haines. The committee voted at its Jan. 22 meeting to organize a subcommittee charged with putting together a proposal that would close commercial crabbing a quarter-mile from the shoreline during the summer […]
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State OKs 6 percent electric hike
The Regulatory Commission of Alaska on Monday granted local utility Alaska Power Company’s request for a short-term 6 percent power rate increase pending an investigation into whether the company’s request for a permanent, 18 percent increase is warranted. The 6 percent increase came into effect Tuesday and raises residential and small commercial rates from 13.06 […]
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SEABA agrees to pay $21K to BLM
A Haines helicopter skiing company has agreed to pay more than $21,000 in fines and fees for flying on federal lands closed to the activity 54 times during 78 days of operation during the past two years. Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures signed a plea agreement containing the allegations, which was filed recently in federal district […]
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State upholds fishing license deal
In a Dec. 12 letter, the commissioner of the Department of Fish and Game formally denied a petition by the Upper Lynn Canal Advisory Board to rescind a reciprocal agreement that allows Yukon Territory residents the same price as Alaskans for fishing licenses. The agreement allows Alaskans to buy fishing licenses in the Yukon at the same […]
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Deadline for local crab proposals is April 10
Residents wanting changes in local subsistence crabbing regulations have until April 10 to submit proposals to the state Board of Fisheries. The board will consider Southeast shellfish and finfish regulatory proposals next year. Any individual can make a proposal to change existing regulations. Forms are at the Fish and Game office. “This is pretty important. […]