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Fishermen are once again looking at lower catch limits for halibut this year. That’s after harvest levels were cut last year too. KMXT’s Brian Venua reports that news comes as fishery managers say the species had its worst recruitment in decades. Catch limits for Pacific halibut this year are down to about 35.3 million pounds …

KMXT posts this press release as received, with minor editing. Ten new cases of COVID-19 detected in six Alaska communities April 1, 2020 ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) today announced 10 new cases of COVID-19 in six Alaska communities – Anchorage (2), Fairbanks (3), North Pole (2), Juneau …

This story is by Jacob Resneck with CoastAlaska.org Alaska Marine Highway System’s mainline service won’t be back up and running until mid-May. The ferries Columbia, Kennicott and Tustumena were scheduled to return to service later this month. A statement by the Department of Transportation Wednesday says the three vessels are on schedule to be …

Previous, short-term mandates, have been extended until rescinded. KMXT posts the following press release from the Governor’s office as received, with minor edits. Governor Extends COVID-19 Health Mandate 002, 003 April 1, 2020 (Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy, with the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) today issued …

**COVID-19 HEALTH MANDATE** Mandato de salud 011: Distanciamiento Social Emitido: 27 de marzo del 2020 Por: Gobernador Mike Dunleavy Comisionado Adam Crum, Departamento de Salud y Servicios Sociales de Alaska Dra. Anne Zink, Directora Médica, Estado de Alaska Para evitar la propagación de la enfermedad por coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), el estado de Alaska está emitiendo …

**COVID-19 HEALTH MANDATE** Issued: March 27, 2020 By: Governor Mike Dunleavy Commissioner Adam Crum, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Dr. Anne Zink, Chief Medical Officer, State of Alaska To prevent the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the State of Alaska is issuing its twelfth health mandate based on its authority under the Public …

**COVID-19 HEALTH MANDATE** Issued: March 27, 2020 By: Governor Mike Dunleavy Commissioner Adam Crum, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Dr. Anne Zink, Chief Medical Officer, State of Alaska To prevent the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the State of Alaska is issuing its eleventh health mandate based on its authority under the Public …

Governor Dunleavy has issued Health Mandates #11 and #12. We will post the text from those mandates as soon as they are available. In the meantime, here are the FAQs from the Governor’s office, explaining the mandates. FAQs_03272020-SOA-COVID-19-Health-Mandate-011-012

The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly has a double meeting this evening, a regular meeting and an emergency meeting, both are being teleconferenced in order to limit the number of people congregating in one place. The ordinance being considered during the emergency meeting would authorized the assembly to conduct meetings by teleconference and to allow members …

KMXT Received the following press release from the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services. We post it here as received, with minor editing. **COVID-19 HEALTH MANDATE** Issued: March 17, 2020 By: Governor Mike Dunleavy Commissioner Adam Crum, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Dr. Anne Zink, Chief Medical Officer, State of …