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Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Kodiak Brown Bear has long been the focus of books, movies, and captured the awe and admiration of many a worldly traveler. But few come back as often, or are as dedicated to capturing images and stories of the great bear as Stefan Quinth. Quinth has been traveling to Kodiak on and off for the past 25 …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT This weekend people can get on the dance floor a cut a rug for a cause. The annual Ocean Boogie will kick off on Friday at 7 p.m. and help raise funds for the Alaska Marine Conservation Council. Leigh Gorman Thomet is a former board member for the council and said a similar event was held in Homer …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Trident Seafoods founder and chairman Chuck Bundrant has appointed his son as the company’s new CEO. The appointment of Joe Bundrant had been expected, and became effective yesterday (Monday). A year ago Trident announced that the younger Bundrant would be leading the company following the retirement this week of President Paul Padgett, who has served in that role …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Alaska’s governor has nominated four sitting members and two new faces for positions on the Northern Panel of the Pacific Salmon Commission. The panel has five Alaskans and five Canadians on it, and five alternates for each country. The final selection of members will be made by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker. Governor Parnell nominated Clay Bezenek, …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Local photographer and gardening columnist Marion Owen just added another skill to her resume – calendar making. Owen recently released her first 12-month calendar, which features her photography, famed local recipes and quirky holidays. KMXT’s Brianna Gibbs sat down with Owen to discuss the process and inspiration behind it.

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Kodiak is no stranger to aspiring cannery bosses, but this week a few more than usual are in town. About 15 mid-career seafood processing professionals are attending the Alaska Seafood Processing Leadership Institute at the Kodiak Seafood and Marine Science Center on Near Island. Paula Cullenburg is the director for the Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program, which …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Former Kodiak City Councilman Tom Walters has been re-appointed to the Alaska Aerospace Corporation board of directors, along with David Weldon, a former Florida congressman. Walters, a local helicopter pilot, has served on the board for six years. He was first appointed while on the Kodiak City Council, where he served for 18 years. He was reappointed to …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Saying it’s about time for fisheries experts and scientists to come together and discuss fisheries bycatch and advancements in reduction, the organizer of the Lowell Wakefield Fisheries Symposium will dedicate its next gathering to just that. Low returns of king and chum salmon, and revelations in recent years of exactly how big the bycatch is has increased awareness …