...groups. The other deferred proposal was to close federal public waters to harvesting herring and herring spawn at Makhnati Island near Sitka. Medeiros said this closure would not include federally-qualified subsistence users. This deferral...

...Advisory Council. "We got another year to work on this issue." The proposal would have closed federal waters in the Makhnati Island area to commercial harvest during March and April unless approved by a fisheries manager. The area is off Baranof...

...after the attack on Pearl Harbor, authorization was given to connect the string of islands between Japonski and Makhnati islands, where fortifications were installed. As part of the weekend activities, Pauline Fredrickson, 79, took part...