Sterling Prout, a Bering Sea crabber from Kodiak, and part owner of the F/V Silver Spray, said in a press release that he sees the Office of Seafood opening up new opportunities for fishermen to expand markets for American seafood.

Heather Preece, the founder of Kodiak KINDNESS, said the nonprofit's board of directors will discuss how to spend the $350,000 at its next board meeting.

Monday morning, April 13, the Bayside and Kodiak Fire Departments put out a fire that started inside the Kodiak Island Borough landfill. No injuries or damage to infrastructure were reported.

The 47th annual event, which is the largest and longest running trade show of its kind in Alaska, goes from Thursday through Saturday, April 16- 18.

The theater has been a fixture in Kodiak for more than eighty-five years.

Old Harbor Native Corporation formed subsidiary Alaska Nuna Adventures earlier this year. According to the company’s website, potential tours in Kodiak include meet and greets with Alutiiq dancers and artisans, an Alutiiq cooking demonstration, and an intimate conversation with an Alutiiq Elder.

The dissection is part of a program called Salmon in the Classroom, which gives kids hands-on experience with the salmon life cycle.

Last week the Alaska Legislature passed a resolution supporting the continued federal ban on Russian seafood being imported into the U.S. Lawmakers and seafood market experts say the ban is crucial to boosting the value of Alaska’s industry.

Coast Guard Base Kodiak is still humming along, more than 50 days into a partial federal government shutdown. But contrary to what's seen from the outside looking in, it’s not quite business as usual.

Sea ice last month completely froze over Bristol Bay and the north end of the Alaska Peninsula, past Nelson Lagoon. It reached Cold Bay, Unimak Island – even the Pribilof Islands. But at the same time not much sea ice has formed west of the International Date Line in Russian waters.