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Seawatch: Salmon harvest project to be low — if there’s a season
Seawatch: Salmon harvest project to be low —...
By Cristy Fry • April 22, 2020 5:30 am

The 2020 salmon harvest for Alaska is expected to be down compared to last season, mostly due to a lower…

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Homer area’s newest pot shop opens on 4/20
Homer area’s newest pot shop opens on 4/20
By Michael Armstrong • April 22, 2020 5:30 am

The Homer area’s newest and second retail cannabis store opened Monday — April 20, or course, or 4/20, known among…

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Peter Segall | Juneau Empire                                Patrons wait outside a cannabis business in Juneau on Monday.
Cannabis industry rolls along despite pandemic
By Peter Segall • April 22, 2020 2:30 am

It’s not all flower.

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Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File                                About 2½ oz. of dried marijuana is weighed in this 2015 photo.
Alaska to consider allowing curbside pot pickup
By Becky Bohrer Associated Press • April 15, 2020 4:20 pm

Decision could come before April 20.

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Cruise companies extend delay, cut trips to Alaska
Cruise companies extend delay, cut trips to Alaska
By Peter Segall • April 15, 2020 8:00 am

No tourist ships, no tourist dollars.

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Seawatch: Herring fishery is strong in Kodiak, down elsewhere
Seawatch: Herring fishery is strong in Kodiak, down...
By Cristy Fry • April 15, 2020 5:30 am

It is a very unusual year for herring, to say the least. In addition to, and in some part because…

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Seawatch: Fishermen get briefed on CARES Act
Seawatch: Fishermen get briefed on CARES Act
By Cristy Fry • April 8, 2020 5:30 am

Alaska’s congressional delegation held a conference call with 65 of Alaska’s fishery leaders last week and laid out some details…

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Commercial fishing boats are rafted together in May 2016 in the harbor in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
Fishermen trying to salvage season amid COVID-19 pandemic
By Michael Armstrong • April 8, 2020 5:30 am

Facing an uncertain future as the COVID-19 pandemic wears on, Alaska’s commercial fishing industry is looking ahead to the upcoming…

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Seawatch: Scientific survey finds high catch numbers
Seawatch: Scientific survey finds high catch numbers
By Cristy Fry • April 1, 2020 5:30 am

An international scientific expedition is trawling far offshore for Pacific salmon even though some researchers chose to leave the ship…

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Mariah Schloeman wipes down the counter at East Rip in Kenai on Wednesday. The store has implemented more stringent cleaning protocols, including wiping down surfaces after every transaction, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Trends: Pot industry looks for stabilization amid market,...
By Brian Mazurek • April 1, 2020 2:30 am

“One thing that’s certain is that people want their cannabis.”

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Aspen Hotel chain Owner George Swift cuts a ribbon officially opening the most recent building in Homer, Alaska, during a grand opening ceremony on May 29, 2019. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
Trends: Tourism industry takes hit from COVID-19
By Victoria Petersen • April 1, 2020 1:30 am

‘Completely decimated travel in Alaska’

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HEA rates hike goes into effect
HEA rates hike goes into effect
By Victoria Petersen • April 1, 2020 1:30 am

Residents facing financial hardships due to the pandemic will not see their electricity shut off.

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FILE - In this illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). This virus was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China. A woman in the San Francisco Bay Area who became ill after returning from a trip to China has become the ninth person in the U.S. to test positive for a new virus, health authorities said Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020. (CDC via AP, File)                                In this illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). (CDC via AP, File)
SBA offers loans for struggling businesses in wake...
By Megan Pacer • March 25, 2020 5:30 am

Business owners encouraged to take peninsula-wide survey

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