This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KDLL’s Riley Board reports on the federal disaster declaration for setnetters on the east side of Upper Cook Inlet and on the final rule for federal management of salmon fisheries in the Upper Cook’s EEZ. Crab fishermen were charged in federal court for illegal transport of crab, as reported by …
Read More »Talk of the Rock: KIB Hazard Mitigation Plan
On this week’s Talk of the Rock, host Brian Venua talks to the Kodiak Island Borough’s associate planner, Joe Grochmal, and director of community development, Christopher French, about the efforts to create a new Hazard Mitigation Plan. Listen here:
Read More »Alaska Fisheries Report 25 April 2024
This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Anna Canny looks at the effects of climate change on Gulf of Alaska harvesters for KTOO, Nat Herz of Northern Journal on efforts by the Alaska Senate to help smaller fish processors, Jack Darrell of KRBD reports that Trident’s Ketchikan plant has changed hands, and Sitka’s Seafood Producer’s Cooperative will …
Read More »Talk of the Rock: News in Review
On this week’s Talk of the Rock, host Jared Griffin talks with KMXT News Director Davis Hovey, KMXT reporter Brian Venua, and Undercurrent News reporter Kirsten Dobroth about the big stories from 2024 so far. Listen here:
Read More »Alaska Fisheries Report 18 April 2024
This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KUCB’s Theo Greenly reports on the clamor over chum bycatch, and on Peter Pan’s mic drop, plus both Senator Sullivan and Commissioner Vincent-Lang have markets on their minds, stories by Brian Venua of KMXT. Sullivan came to Kodiak to give his talk at ComFish in person. (Brian Venua/KMXT)
Read More »Talk of the Rock: Talking “Dirt” with Marion Owen
On this week’s episode of Talk of the Rock, host Jared Griffin talks gardening, slugs, rats, composting, and all things dirt and soil with Kodiak gardening expert, Marion Owen. You can read Marion’s weekly column in the Kodiak Daily Mirror, and visit with her at KMXT’s Plant Sale on May 4th. Listen here:
Read More »Alaska Fisheries Report 11 April 2024
This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: North Peninsula dungeness season is about to open, as reported by Andy Lusk and Sofia Stuart-Rasi of KUCB, KFSK’s Shelby Herbert reports that Trident has finalized sale of its Petersburg plant,Silver Bay is stepping into Peter Pan’s shoes, according to Theo Greenly of KUCB, Jack Darrell tells of the reopening …
Read More »Talk of the Rock: Soul Exhaustion, Suicide Prevention, and Kodiak Reentry
On this week’s Talk of the Rock, host Jared Griffin speaks with Jill Wallace and Rhea Hayes, two organizers of this week’s series of workshops on soul exhaustion, suicide prevention, and launching the new Kodiak Reentry program. You can find details for the workshops on their Facebook page: Kodiak Reentry. Listen to their talk here:
Read More »Alaska Fisheries Report 04 April 2024
This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Davis Hovey reports that the only salmon buyer in Kodiak’s Alitak Bay is pulling out just before the summer season begins, Brian Venua offers a story on new funding for mapping harmful algal blooms on the Oscar Dyson, and then Davis Hovey is back with a sad tale of herring …
Read More »Alaska Fisheries Report 28 March 2024
This week on the Alaska Fisheres Report with Terry Haines: Meredith Redick reports on fish tracking with eDNA for KCAW, The Yukon River Intertribal Fish Commission hits the Federal Subsistence Board with a Special Action Request, story by KUAC’s Dan Bross,and Alaska Public Media’s Wesley Early talks to historian Bathsheba Demuth about her trip along the Yukon River. Skiffs line …
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