Mitch Borden

Local researchers try to understand why Pacific Cod stocks are crashing in the gulf

Mike Litzow and Alisa Abookire clearing kelp out of their seine. (Photo by Mitch Borden/KMXT) Mitch Borden/KMXT On an island about four miles off of Kodiak, marine scientists working with the University of Alaska are trying to figure out why Pacific cod stocks are crashing in the Gulf of Alaska. And, how climate change may be affecting the fish when they’re …

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The director of the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce is stepping down

Trevor Brown is stepping down as the director of the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce. (Photo courtesy of Trevor Brown/Kodiak Chamber of Commerce) Mitch Borden/KMXT Trevor Brown is preparing for his final Kodiak Crab Festival as the director of the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce. He’s run the chamber for about 8 years and thinks it’s time for someone else to take …

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Alaska Fisheries Report – May 17, 2018

This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report, we’re having a little fun. We’ll go out with a group of high school students in Ketchikan who learn the down and dirty work of fishing. We’ll also go catch some hooligan in Haines. But first, we’ll look at another record set by Bristol Bay fishermen. This time for the amount of fish …

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City council calls for a review of the recent termination of Kodiak’s deputy city manager

The City of Kodiak sign at the Kodiak Island Borough Building. (Photo by Mitch Borden/KMXT) Mitch Borden/KMXT The Kodiak City Council is calling for an investigation into the firing of Kodiak’s former deputy city manager, Matthew Van Daele. “We want to make sure everything was done with fairness and protocol and procedure. And, so that’s why we’ve called for this.” …

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Wells Fargo is closing one of its branches in Kodiak

Wells Fargo’s branch on Mill Bay Rd. is closing later this summer. (Photo by Mitch Borden/KMXT) Mitch Borden/KMXT The Wells Fargo location in the City of Kodiak on Mill Bay Rd, near Safeway, is closing. A letter was recently sent to customers of the branch informing them that operations will officially cease at noon on August 15th. There are currently …

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The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly passes budget without raising property taxes

Kodiak High School. (Photo by Kayla Desroches / KMXT) Mitch Borden/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly passed its budget for the upcoming year at a special meeting last night. This budget didn’t include any increase in the borough’s mill rate, but it did raise the funding allocated for the Kodiak Island Borough School District. Earlier this year, the district estimated …

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Talk of the Rock – 2018 Kodiak Crab Fest

King crabs in a crab pot. (Photo by allyhook/Flickr) Mitch Borden/KMXT On this week’s Talk of the Rock, Dana Haynes, the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce community relations director, and Toby Sullivan, the executive director of the Kodiak Maritime Museum, chat with KMXT’s Mitch Borden about this year’s Kodiak Crab Fest. Their conversation ranges from Crab Fest events, Kodiak’s relationship with crabbing, …

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