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ADF&G issues Sand Point commercial salmon fishery advisory #05
Alaska's acting attorney general voided five South Peninsula salmon rules adopted in February over ethics violations before they took effect. • Sand Point seine fleet now fishes under older rules while the Board of Fisheries decides whether to readopt the restrictions. • The voided rules would have cut fishing time and area for seine and gillnet gear in the Shumagin Islands and South Unimak.

Federal highway chief commits to King Cove Road action
Federal Highway Administrator committed to finalize the Road, an 11-mile project connecting the community to Cold Bay's airport, and will visit Alaska in late June.

Mount Kupreanof shows signs of magma intrusion 50 miles from Sand Point
Mount Kupreanof, 50 miles from Sand Point, is showing magma movement for the first time in over 10,000 years, prompting the Alaska Volcano Observatory to raise its alert level on May 11.