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Q&A with ADFG Commissioner Cora Campbell June Issue 3 2013

Q&A with ADFG Commissioner Cora Campbell

Alaska Department of Fish and Game Commissioner Cora Campbell sat down with Journal correspondent Bob Tkacz on June 4 in Juneau to talk about fish management and fish politics.

BOB TKACZ, FOR THE JOURNAL

June Issue 3 2013

AJOC EDITORIAL: NMFS Alaska puts trawlers ahead of conservation

The final vote to limit chinook salmon bycatch by the Gulf of Alaska bottom trawl fleet to 7,500 per year was 10-1, but the decision by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council was hardly as decisive as that margin would indicate.

ANDREW JENSEN, MANAGING EDITOR

June Issue 3 2013

GUEST COMMENTARY: Eye on Wall Street: Surf’s up for investors riding liquidity wave

Stock market investors in the U.S. and overseas are grabbing their surfboards and riding a wave of liquidity provided by central banks.

JEFF PANTAGES, ALASKA'S EYE ON WALL STREET/FOR THE JOURNAL

Respected elder’s lawsuit posed challenge for state June Issue 3 2013

Respected elder’s lawsuit posed challenge for state

Katie John, the Athabascan elder, was buried June 8 in her home village of Mentasta.

FAIRBANKS DAILY NEWS-MINER

June Issue 3 2013

FISH FACTOR: Aleutian golden crab looks strong; Steller sea lions on upswing

Amidst the salmon fisheries starting up all across the state, several Alaska crab seasons also get underway each summer.

LAINE WELCH, FOR THE JOURNAL

June Issue 3 2013

Commerce Dept. official encourages Alaska export growth

In a June 7 speech before the Export Council of Alaska, U.S. Department of Commerce Under Secretary for International Trade Francisco Sanchez outlined federal efforts to improve the national export economy.

ELWOOD BREHMER, ALASKA JOURNAL OF COMMERCE

June Issue 3 2013

Major spill response drill held at Valdez oil terminal

A two-day oil spill containment and cleanup drill at the Valdez Marine Terminal took place June 12-13.

TIM BRADNER, ALASKA JOURNAL OF COMMERCE

June Issue 3 2013

Gov signs royalty oil deal for Flint Hills refinery

Flint Hills Resources has a guaranteed supply of state royalty oil for its refinery at North Pole, east of Fairbanks in Alaska’s Interior.

TIM BRADNER, ALASKA JOURNAL OF COMMERCE

June Issue 3 2013

Alaska candidates announce plans far in advance of 2014

JUNEAU (AP) — The next statewide election is more than a year away, but candidates are already lining up for the top races — U.S Senate, U.S. House, governor, lieutenant governor — hoping to build name recognition and campaign accounts that could help boost their chances.

BECKY BOHRER, ASSOCIATED PRESS

June Issue 3 2013

NSA director: Surveillance programs disrupted dozens of attacks

WASHINGTON (AP) — The director of the National Security Agency said June 12 that once-secret surveillance programs disrupted dozens of terrorist attacks, explicitly describing for Congress how the programs worked in collecting Americans’ phone records and tapping into their Internet activity.

Connie Cass and Donna Cassata, Associated Press

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