Following two weeks of consecutive fishery openings, the Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery is closed for the season, and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is finalizing harvest data.   ADF&G announced late Friday that “broad...

ANNA LAFFREY Sentinel Staff Writer The Sitka Sound commercial sac roe herring fishery opened south of town at 8 a.m. today with fewer than three boats participating, as the major buyer has …

By ANNA LAFFREY Sentinel Staff Writer Sitka Tribe of Alaska Tribal Council is asking state lawmakers to sponsor legislation that would designate Pacific herring as a …

By ANNA LAFFREY Sentinel Staff Writer Seiners scooped up sets of maturing herring on Saturday and Sunday as the Alaska Department of Fish and Game opened this year’s …