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Lauren Rosenthal/KUCB In mid July, the state ferry Tustumena is supposed to have repairs wrapped and return to service. But a shipyard spokesman says that delivery date isn’t looking very realistic any more. As the state faces yet another blown deadline for getting the Tustumena back in service, they’ve started looking for other ships to pick up the ferry’s route. …

Jay Barrett/KMXT There were a couple of announcements with good news for king crab this week. First came word from Seward that Kodiak red king crab were successfully hatchery raised for the first time. Previous successes have come from red king crab stock from Bristol Bay and the Juneau area. The Kodiak larvae were reared this spring at the Alutiiq …

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, right, talks with Steven Honnold and Robin Gardner at the new Alaska Department of Fish and Game building in Kodiak. Jay Barrett/KMXT Alaska senior Senator Lisa Murkowski is spending several days around Kodiak Island this week. She arrived Tuesday, just missing Crab Fest, but she missed the rain, as well. Like her junior colleague, Senator Mark Begich, …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT One of Kodiak’s local scientists will head to Africa this week to share some of her skills with laboratories abroad. Alexandra Oliveira (Oliv-vera) is an associate professor of fisheries chemistry with the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences. Her work is based in Kodiak, at the Kodiak Seafood and Marine Science Center on Near …

Jay Barrett/KMXT There were a couple of announcements with good news for king crab this week. First came word from Seward that Kodiak red king crab were successfully hatchery raised for the first time. Previous successes have come from red king crab stock from Bristol Bay and the Juneau area. The Kodiak larvae were reared this spring at the Alutiiq …

Jay Barrett/KMXT One of the hot-button items on the agenda next week for the North Pacific Fishery Management Council’s meeting in Juneau will be king salmon bycatch in the Gulf of Alaska, specifically in the non-pollock trawl fisheries. A couple of the Kodiak fishermen who will be at the meeting were on KMXT’s Talk of the Rock this week discussing …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Animal control beyond city limits was wiped from the borough’s budget a number of years ago, but thanks to substantial public input the service is set to be reinstated. During last night’s joint borough assembly and city council work session, Borough Manager Bud Cassidy said animal control was included in the borough’s 2014 budget. “What you have in …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT After weeks of public comments shaming the aesthetics of the downtown area, the Kodiak City Council is now discussing one beautification option. During last night’s joint city council and borough assembly work session, City Mayor Pat Branson brought up the notion of installing a sculpture in the St. Paul plaza area. City Manager Aimee Kniaziowski said the raised …

Jay Barrett/KMXT One of the hot-button items on the agenda next week for the North Pacific Fishery Management Council’s meeting in Juneau will be king salmon bycatch in the Gulf of Alaska, specifically in the non-pollock trawl fisheries. A couple of the Kodiak fishermen who will be at the meeting were on KMXT’s Talk of the Rock yesterday discussing the …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT In two weeks local volunteers will take to Kodiak’s beaches in the first ever Coast Walk, a two-day event devoted to marine debris clean up and removal. Participants can choose one of the 81 road system beaches, and Kodiak Island Trails Network will provide the bags and materials to clean them up. While it’s unlikely that Alaska Senator …