Sand Point, AK
Sand Point is one of six communities in the Aleutians East Borough. The City of Sand Point is located on the northwest portion of Popof Island, in the Shumagin Island group that lies south of the Alaska Peninsula. Almost half the inhabitants are of Unangan descent, mainly from the Qagan Tayagungin Tribe. The community is home to one of the largest commercial fishing vessels in the Aleutian region.
King Cove, AK
King Cove is one of six communities in the Aleutians East Borough. The City of King Cove is located on the south side of the Alaska Peninsula. The predominantly Aleut fishing community is situated in a narrow valley overshadowed by rugged mountains.
False Pass, AK
False Pass is one of six communities in the Aleutians East Borough. The City of False Pass is located on the eastern shore of Unimak Island facing Isanotski Straight to the western tip of the Alaska Peninsula. The shallow waters and the narrowness of the channel caused the village and straight to be called False Pass.
Akutan, AK
Akutan is one of six communities in the Aleutians East Borough. The City of Akutan is located on volcanic Akutan Island in the eastern Aleutians. The mostly Aleut community is 35 miles east of Unalaska and 766 air miles southwest of Anchorage.
Cold Bay, AK
Cold Bay is one of six communities in the Aleutians East Borough. The City of Cold Bay is located at the western edge of the Alaska Peninsula. The City serves as the regional hub for air transportation on the Alaska Peninsula. It has a paved state-owned 10,415-foot-long paved and lighted runway and a 5,125-foot-long paved crosswind runway built during World War II.
Nelson Lagoon
Nelson Lagoon is one of six communities in the Aleutians East Borough. The Native Village of Nelson Lagoon is located on the northern coast of the Alaska Peninsula and sits on a narrow sand spit that separates the lagoon from the Bering Sea. The community is the only Unangan settlement on the Bering Sea Shore.
Check out these Pacific Cod tech memos about satellite tagging results that Charlotte Levy, the Borough's Fishery Analyst worked on in collaboration with Kingfisher Marine Research and NOAA's Alaska Fisheries Science Center! ... See MoreSee Less
Pacific cod satellite tagging results from Gulf of Alaska deployments
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PUBLIC NOTICE📢 Declaration of Candidacy is OPEN!
The Declaration of Candidacy period opens today, August 24, 2026, and will close on September 4, 2026, at 5:00 PM.
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We want to hear from the people who know their communities best! Your input will help us identify and better understand the hazards and risks facing our communities and make sure they’re reflected in our Hazard Mitigation Plan.
We are asking for public input on the Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Update through a project survey that can be found at the link below.
2027 Aleutians East Borough Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Update- Public Survey.
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Be sure to submit your resume if you're interested in working for US Fish and Wildlife in King Cove or Cold Bay!
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The Aleutians East Borough and cooperative partners at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Kingfisher Marine Research and Atka Blue have published the first NOAA Technical Memorandum for the Pacific cod tagging study. This report covers the 2021 winter tag releases and is the first of five reports for the study that occurred from 2021-2025. These reports provide a summary of the field work, a profile of each tagged fish, and preliminary results for each year of the study. With the project concluded, the team is working on the manuscript for peer-reviewed publication. ... See MoreSee Less
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The Aleutians East Borough will hold its Regular Assembly Meeting on Thursday, August 13, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. The meeting packet is available at the link below:
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