The money comes from the Southeast Conference's Alaska Mariculture Cluster, as part of a $49 million it received from a federal grant awarded back in 2022.
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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This week we hear about an oil spill near the Kitoi Bay Hatchery, a small earthquake near Kodiak, elevated levels of harmful algal blooms, Alaska Aerospace is looking to expand its presence along the Aleutian Chain, and Kodiak's landfill is filling up.
Talk of the Rock
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This week with host Davis Hovey, Laurie Murdock with the Senior Citizens of Kodiak joins us to breakdown the services and programs the Kodiak Senior Center offers and how they support locals who are 60-years-old or older.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: It's all salmon, with Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologist Carl Burnside talking about the big year for sockeye in Chignik, and KMXT's Brian Venua on the rush of pink salmon in Kodiak.
Alaska News
- Plaintiffs ask court to rule that SNAP delays violate Alaskans' rights
- Murkowski agog at RFK’s replacement of CDC scientists with political appointees
- Fat Bear Week starts Tuesday. Who will be the chubby champ?
- Former Alaska AG Treg Taylor enters governor’s race
- Dueling Alaska narratives emerge at U.S. House hearing on ‘unleashing’ energy
- Alaska wants to make money by saving trees. So why is it trying to remove logging restrictions?
- Anchorage officials optimistic community events are driving down crime in Town Square Park
- Drone photos suggest a 2014 marine heat wave is still stunting orca growth, reproduction in Alaska
- For Alaska, La Niña prediction only a 'thumb on the scale'
- Alaska lawmakers move to sue Dunleavy over agriculture department order
NPR National News
- Legal experts say pulling Jimmy Kimmel from air may amount to illegal 'jawboning'
- Legal experts say pulling Jimmy Kimmel from air may amount to illegal 'jawboning'
- Trump administration rushes to rent space for immigration officers conducting raids
- FTC sues Live Nation and Ticketmaster alleging illegal resale tactics
- Bad Bunny skipped touring the states. Will other performers follow suit?
- Trump suggests U.S. troops could return to Afghan base over China concerns
- CDC advisers vote to change guidance on MMRV vaccines
- For a girl-group veteran, love and fame are the same battlefield
- Trump says he disagrees with Starmer's decision to recognize Palestinian state
- To save its unique and rare birds, New Zealand is turning to AI and genetic research