Mitch Borden/KMXT The population of Larsen Bay has been decreasing for decades, and now it looks like the village could see its only school close for the first time in its history because of a lack of students. Many residents agree it has to do with the right to fish for salmon. Holding bright yellow bags, students from Larsen …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Local fisherman takes advantage of being able to sell crab on Kodiak docks
Dungeness crab for sale by Brian Blondin. (Photo by Mitch Borden/KMXT) Mitch Borden/KMXT Fresh seafood seems like it’d be an easy thing to get in a fishing town like Kodiak. But it wasn’t until recently that it was legal for fishermen to sell what they’ve caught right off their boats on local docks. KMXT went down to St. Paul Harbor …
Read More »Kodiak Scholarship Foundation gives out its one millionth dollar
Kodiak High School. (Photo by Kayla Desroches / KMXT) Mitch Borden/KMXT As the school year comes to a close, the Kodiak Scholarship Foundation is distributing its awards to graduating seniors all around the region. This is an especially exciting year for the foundation according to its president, Bob Brodie because it’s hitting a big landmark. “This year is our 29th …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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.” …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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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