Nome Port Commission Seeks Funding for Incinerator, Discusses Fuel Dispersants, Wave Buoy
![The Nome Port Commission sits around a semi-circle of tables in Council Chambers for their June meeting.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IMG_8947-1200x900.jpg)
The incinerator would handle waste from foreign ships — but the Port needs to find a way to pay for it. A new wave buoy will arrive in early July, providing real-time data.
Nome Port Commission Discusses Coast Guard’s Gold Dredge Regulations
![The Nome Port Commission sits around tables in Council Chambers in May 2018.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IMG_8716-1200x900.jpg)
Gold miners hoping for a radical change to regulations may be disappointed by the conversation from last week’s meeting of the Nome Port Commission.
Coast Guard Wraps Up Seasonal Operations Out of Kotzebue
![A Coast Guard helicopter lands at the seasonal base in Kotzebue.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Helicopter-1200x900.jpg)
October 31 marks the end of the Coast Guard’s annual operation Arctic Shield, which focuses on search and rescue and community outreach throughout the Alaskan Arctic.