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In western Alaska, deep unease over king salmon closure

In western Alaska, deep unease over king salmon closure
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Hooper Bay residents weigh in on fishing closures: It s like taking away food from our table

Tribal Administrator Jan Olson said that there’s still confusion as to why they are being regulated and the community needs to fish to survive.

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Hooper Bay residents weigh in on the impact of fishing closures It s like taking away food from our table

On May 26, 2023 state fisheries managers announced they were closing the Yukon River to salmon fishing in early June. On May 31, state fisheries biologists and troopers flew to communities on the Y-K Delta to talk about the closures and about enforcement.

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Cool weather as June begins

The month of May is concluding, and June starts Thursday and the weather across much of the state remains cool and less than summer-like even in southern areas of the state. Multiple lows will affect Alaska through the end of the week. Low dropping out of the arctic are bringing in cold air and a chance for snow over the Brooks Range and interior. Rain and showers are likely in southcentral.

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Nearly 2 weeks after Yukon River floodwaters covered the runway, Russian Mission s airport is still closed

In the village of about 400, outgoing winter ice dams triggered flooding that as of Thursday had shut down the low-lying runway for 11 days.

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