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Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The National Weather Service is changing some of its language related to winter weather, or at least proposing to do so. Aimee Fish is the acting warning coordination meteorologist for the Anchorage Forecast Office with the National Weather Service and said the hope is to simplify wording to make important weather information more understandable. —          (NWS Changes 1       …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Not all bears choose to hibernate during the winter — a fact which has been very evident in Kodiak the last few weeks. A handful of bears have been spotted just outside of town, in Bells Flats and out toward Monashka Bay. Kodiak Fish and Game biologist Larry Van Daele said it’s not uncommon for bears to come …

Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska Most rural Alaska communities use diesel generators to create electrical power. But fuel is expensive, so they’re trying out alternatives.Yakutat, on the eastern Gulf of Alaska, wants wave power. A project in the works for several years just won a key permit. But it still faces substantial barriers. CoastAlaska’s Ed Schoenfeld reports. Enthusiasts from around the world have …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators recently announced its 2012 legislative award recipient, and it’s someone most Kodiak residents know. Representative Alan Austerman was presented with the legislative award on Thursday, recognizing his support of various boating safety efforts. In an article from NASBLA’s magazine, the association said Austerman was selected for the award because of …

Stephanie Joyce/KUCB and Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Coast Guard lifted an order restricting movement of Shell’s Kulluk drill rig this morning (THURS). Petty Officer David Moseley says the company had to provide information about assessments of the rig and their tow plan to the Coast Guard for review. —          (Kulluk Tow 1             :24                   “The inspection, its seaworthiness, was done by industry …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT This year is slated to be a light cruise season for Kodiak. Only seven ships are scheduled to call on Alaska’s Emerald Isle, the first arriving April 23. The low number came after Holland America announced they were suspending port calls to Kodiak and Southcentral Alaska. Despite the small numbers in 2013, Janet Buckingham said Kodiak can look …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Alaska Marine Highway System announced yesterday that the ferry Tustumena needs two more months of work before it can return to service. That means instead of resuming its Kodiak to Homer runs in two months, it will be delayed until June. As a result, the ferry Kennicott will be pressed into service to handle runs from Kodiak …

Coming up this week, the American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska joins the Yup’ik fisherman trials, the Alaska Legislature hears about eco-labels for Alaska’s salmon and small boats in big boat territory. All that and a series of surveys from the Fisheries Seafood Maritime Initiative, coming up, on the Alaska Fisheries Report.