On Thursday, Alaska Sen. Mark Begich and Rep. Don Young introduced a piece of legislation, the Pirate Fishing Vessel Disposal Act of 2011, that would give the U.S. Coast Guard the option of sinking ...
US law requires fishing vessels to be built in US shipyards, resulting in an aging fleet that is less safe, efficient, and ...
Butch Laiti is president of the Douglas Indian Association, a tribal government in Juneau. The association has purchased a fishing boat and wants to buy a commercial fishing permit for its members to ...
This story was produced as part of the Pulitzer Center’s StoryReach U.S. Fellowship and the Public Media Accountability Initiative, which supports investigative reporting at local media outlets around ...