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The Port Of Nome is the forefront of America's Arctic; it is uniquely positioned to advance national interests in the region, while strengthening the economic pillars of western Alaska.

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Southeast Alaska trollers will help collect near-real-time catch and oceanographic data through an expanded electronic logbook program during the 2028 and 2029 fishing seasons. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Alaska troll fleet to expand electronic logbook, data collection

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About 30 boats gathered for the Aug. 8 chum salmon commercial opener at Neets Bay. Photo courtesy of the Southern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association

Neets Bay chum fishery opens for first time since 2018

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An Alaska troller captain and Coast Guard aviation survival technician are hoisted aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from the rugged shoreline of Admiralty Island Sept. 28. Coast Guard video image.

Coast Guard rescues Alaska captain after troller sinks

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The Sinking of the Scandies Rose: The Untold Story of an Alaskan Fishing Disaster, by Decker Watson. ISBN-13 978-1668212271. Courtesy of Gallery Books

A tragedy retold: Inside ‘The Sinking of the Scandies Rose’

Paul Molyneaux

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