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Jay Barrett/KMXT Two fisheries in the Kodiak Management Area continue to see a lot of sockeye salmon harvest, less than a week into the season. Cape Igvak and Wide Bay had over 93,000 reds caught through Tuesday, while the Karluk, Northwest Kodiak and Southwest Afognak area has registered nearly 86,000. On Tuesday, 23,682 sockeye were harvested in the KMA, bringing …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Alaska Marine Highway’s request for proposals to cover about two weeks worth of runs between Homer and Kodiak has not produced the results it wanted. Ferry system spokesman Jeremy Woodrow says only one company – Bering marine Corporation of Anchorage – applied: “They were able to transport vehicles but no passengers, and because of that stipulation, the …

Jay Barrett/KMXT More good news for anglers looking to fight some salmon this summer – the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is increasing the bag and possession limit in the Buskin River Drainage for sockeye. The Department had already increased the bag limit on the Afognak River. Starting at 1 minute after midnight Wednesday morning, the bag limit for …

Hear the entire interview from Talk of the Rock here: Brianna Gibbs/KMXT After more than 13 years serving as the director of the A. Holmes Johnson Memorial Library, Joe D’Elia will say his goodbyes to the organization this month. He and the library will both be making moves to new locations, but while the library will only have to travel …

Mary Bourdukofsky with Vladyka Nikolai. Russian Orthodox Diocese of Alaska photo Lauren Rosenthal/KUCB The Pribilof Island of St. Paul lost an important elder this month. Mary Nicolai Bourdukofsky passed away at age 90. Bourdukofsky was devoted to preserving Unangan culture and history. Bourdukofsky was born January 9, 1923 to Nicolai and Olga Kozloff, on St. Paul Island. Bourdukofsky was a …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak City Council is holding a work session tonight, which looks like it’ll be dominated by a presentation on replacing Pier 3, the cargo dock. PND Engineers of Anchorage has a 25-page report based on its geo-technical findings and offers some preliminary design recommendations. The executive summary of the report says a pile-supported dock will be needed …

Alexandra Gutierrez/APRN This weekend, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council voted to put new restrictions on the Gulf of Alaska trawl fleet in an effort to curb chinook salmon bycatch. There was almost certainly going to be a cap. All the other trawl fisheries had one, and concern over the health of Alaska’s chinook runs has only increased in recent …

Changes to marine forecast zones are in red. National Weather Service map Jay Barrett/KMXT Marine weather forecasts are required listening for fishermen and others living in Coastal Alaska. They give vital information specifically for mariners, such as expected wave height and, in the winter, icing conditions. Coming this fall, the National Weather Service will be making modifications to the different …