Ice slows snow crab seasonFeb 03rd 11:07 am By Jim Paulin Sea ice is making for slow going for the snow crabbers. Their boats are tying up at Unalaska'a new boat harbor and crews are flying home thanks to ice clogging the fishing grounds west of the Pribilof Islands. |
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Statewide StoriesNushagak annexation vote set for April 10 February 3rd 2:07 pm Dillingham voters will have a chance to give the proposed and approved annexation of the waters of the Nushagak Commercial Salmon District the thumbs up or down on April 10 following the Local Boundary Commission's approval of the move in mid-December. Newspaper's founder recalls early adventures February 3rd 2:04 pm The first edition of the Bristol BayTimes looked, according to its publisher, more like a counterculture newsletter than a newspaper. Handwritten artwork and a timeless story about the potential impact of an oil lease sale on the fishing industry were the [...] No more ER shots on Deadliest Catch February 3rd 2:03 pm The Deadliest Catch's access to scenes of injured fishermen inside the local clinic has been cut off. The Iliuliuk Family and Health Services board of directors unanimously voted down a location release on Jan. 18 from Original Productions, the popular [...] Opinion: From the Publisher: Public involvement will make newspaper better, more relevant February 3rd 2:00 pm This feels like déjà vu, at least for us it certainly seems like it. Here we are resurrecting a newspaper that stopped printing last August. The new and combined newspaper of The Bristol Bay Times and The Dutch Harbor Fisherman come back into [...] Opinion: Lessons in community journalism taught by Bailey the Wonderdog February 3rd 1:59 pm Years ago, I wrote a story about a 20-year-old pile of beige fluff named Bailey the Wonderdog. Bailey was a pretty normal dog, other than the fact that he had lived longer than most. |
Most Popular StoriesTsunami debris a declining concern February 3rd 1:54 pm In Alaska's Southwest the consensus seems to be that until the seafaring public sees it rolling in on the tide, there won't be much concern over debris from last year's tsunami in Japan. Opinion: Rare birds brighten winter days February 3rd 1:52 pm Unalaska is experiencing an exceptional showing of unusual birds this winter, and some of them are causing quite a stir! Opinion: Lessons in community journalism taught by Bailey the Wonderdog February 3rd 1:59 pm Years ago, I wrote a story about a 20-year-old pile of beige fluff named Bailey the Wonderdog. Bailey was a pretty normal dog, other than the fact that he had lived longer than most. Tech upgrade in Southwest on a roll February 3rd 1:57 pm Southwest Alaska is logging on to Terra-Southwest's broadband Internet connection one step at a time, after two years of work and hundreds of miles of cable. February 3rd 9:51 am Sea ice is making for slow going for the snow crabbers. Their boats are tying up at Unalaska'a new boat harbor and crews are flying home thanks to ice clogging the fishing grounds west of the Pribilof Islands. |






