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As salmon season gets underway, behind the scenes with the Bristol Bay Fisheries Report

Many Kodiak fishers spend the summer salmon season around the archipelago. But many others also head to Bristol Bay to harvest sockeye. KMXT Reporter Brian Venua is from Dillingham and previously reported for KDLG’s Bristol Bay Fisheries Report. He was in town visiting family last week, and stopped by the station to talk to Bristol Bay Fisheries Report Director Corinne …

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Midday Report July 6, 2023

One of Gregory Messimer’s photographs of a leucistic raven in Kenai. (Courtesy of Gregory Messimer)

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A fire broke out at a fuel dock in Whittier on Tuesday, injuring two people and sinking a boat. A white raven has been spotted around Kenai for the last month. And Kotzebue celebrates the Fourth of July, complete with an eating contest. One of Gregory Messimer’s photographs of a leucistic raven …

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NOAA testing new marine drone to survey Gulf of Alaska fish populations

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is testing out a new, marine drone called DriX this summer to help survey fish populations in the waters off Alaska’s coast. The new technology could transform the work it does, from stock assessments for fisheries to marine mapping. The DriX is essentially an unmanned, robotic boat, and looks kind of like the top …

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Midday Report July 5, 2023

Runners take off at the starting line of the Mount Marathon men’s race in Seward on July 4, 2023. (Dev Hardikar/Alaska Public Media)

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: More than 800 runners tackled rain and treacherous trail yesterday in Seward’s grueling Mount Marathon race. The annual Kachemak Bay Highland Games were played on Saturday, complete with kilts. And a new Alaska housing agency has rolled out its first round of grants. Runners take off at the starting line of the …

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Alutiiq Museum announces closure ahead of major expansion and renovation

The Alutiiq Museum is closing its doors in mid-July, as it prepares to break ground on a $13.8 million expansion project later this summer. A rendering of the entrance to the Alutiiq Museum once the expansion and renovation project is complete (Photo courtesy the Alutiiq Museum) The Alutiiq Museum’s planned renovation and expansion will add 3,400 square feet to the …

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Midday Report June 30, 2023

Yaakws greeting the Hōkūle‘a and its crew at Auke Bay. June 10, 2023. (Photo by Yvonne Krumrey/KTOO)

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Law-enforcement officers shot and killed a heavily armed man who on Wednesday barricaded himself in his house near Ester. A phone sat at the bottom of the Kenai River for four days last week, until it was reeled in by an unsuspecting angler. And the Polynesian voyaging canoe visiting Southeast will use …

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