Caribou. (Photo by Bering Land Bridge National Preserve / Flickr) Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Kodiak / Aleutians Subsistence Regional Advisory Council wrapped up its meeting in Kodiak last week. The council steps in when it comes to subsistence issues like one that a small community in the Aleutians East Borough was experiencing. Some residents in False Pass wanted access to hunting …

Members of the Kodiak / Aleutians Subsistence Regional Advisory Council. (Photo by Kayla Desroches / KMXT) Kayla Desroches/KMXT A group of representatives from Southwest Alaska are weighing in on subsistence matters in the City of Kodiak. The Kodiak / Aleutians Subsistence Regional Advisory Council is on its second and last day of meeting at the Best Western Kodiak Inn. The …

Kodiak Compass Suites on Alder Way. (Photo by Kayla Desroches / KMXT) Kayla Desroches/KMXT A new hotel is close to completion downtown. That’s according to the co-owner, Susan Johnson, who also owns the Best Western Kodiak Inn and Convention Center. KMXT stopped by the hotel on Alder Way near the downtown Y. Lee Robbins stands in the second level parking …

A fishing boat passes by Port Lions. (Photo by Bo Joyner / U.S. Air Force) Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Kodiak State Airport’s new manager says the Department of Transportation is planning a few new projects, including an extension to the airport in Port Lions. Phil Smith worked for DOT as an equipment operator for roughly 19 years before stepping into the …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT Coming up on this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report, Alaska will receive recovery funds for the 2016 pink salmon season in the Gulf, but there are still a lot of unknowns surrounding their distribution. Also, Kodiak is losing its fisheries analyst. At least temporarily. We had help from KRBD’s Maria Dudzak, KTOO’s Jacob Resneck, and the Northwest News Network’s …

KEA proposed diversion. (Courtesy of KEA) Kayla Desroches/KMXT Last year, the Kodiak Electric Association received a permit to extend its Terror Lake hydroelectric project, and it’s now selected a contractor. The expansion would catch snow melt and rain and transport it to the Terror Lake reservoir to increase its energy capacity. According to a KEA press release, the installment should …

The Independent Living Center connects the elderly, veterans, and those with disabilities to services in the community. Today on Talk of the Rock, Independent Care Advocate Tonya Lee, Short Term Assistance and Referral Program (STAR) coordinator Kerry Wood, and client Marian Royall join to talk about the program.

Alice Ryser. (Photo courtesy of the Alutiiq Museum) Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Alutiiq Museum just chose an active figure in Kodiak’s museum scene for its 2017 volunteer of the year award. Alice Ryser has been involved with both the Alutiiq Museum and the Baranov Museum for many years. “It’s so interesting and I’ve learned a lot.” According to an Alutiiq Museum …

Pinks in Sitka. (Photo by USDA Forest Service Alaska Region / Flickr) Kayla Desroches/KMXT The president signed a bill this month that directs recovery funds to fisheries disasters on the West Coast, including in Alaska, but it’s still unclear how the limited funds will be distributed. In a letter to the U.S. Senate in January, senators wrote that they saw …

Harry Wassily Jr (left) and Steve Wassily at HACCP class. (Photo by Kayla Desroches / KMXT) Kayla Desroches/KMXT For some fishermen, moving into the processing world is one way to build their prospects. But before that can happen, they need to get the required certification. A few seafood processors and would-be processors are doing that right now in the City …