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This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Raegan Miller of KRBD on invasive green crabs, KTOO’s Yvonne Krumrey reports on the Filipino heritage of Alaska’s canneries, and KBBI’s Hope McKenney reports on ADF&G’s program that teaches kids about salmon. A European green crab. Credit: Emily Grason, Washington Sea Grant.  

A Kodiak bear was fatally shot by wildlife officials last fall after eating too much trash. State wildlife biologists responded to a call last October of a bear acting oddly near the homes on Selief Lane – just a couple miles outside of downtown Kodiak. Nate Svoboda is the state’s area management biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and …

House lawmakers in Juneau gathered this week for a special meeting on the latest fishery disasters issued by the federal government last month. Fourteen fisheries across Alaska were approved as disasters between the years 2018 and 2021 by the federal Commerce Department last month — including the Gulf of Alaska’s cod fishery in 2020. That’s a lot, Alaska Department of …

On this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Peter Pan Posts Prices from Izzy Ross, The Lower Yukon Chinook Woes, story from Olivia Ebertz, and Sage Smiley’s story about Fisheries and the State Budget.

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With warmer weather starting to hint at summer in Kodiak, the sport fishing season is beginning to take off. According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Dolly Varden trout are starting to move about. They can usually be found in Buskin Lake, along with the first steelhead trout of the season. Steelhead and rainbow trout are catch and …

The Burton family says they’ll close their private game ranch on the island after dozens of their elk were allegedly let out and shot by local hunters. The elk escaped late last week. And as of Wednesday, seven had been reported killed by local hunters. The Burtons say they’ll have to kill another 10 that can’t be herded back to …

Like many places in Alaska, Kodiak is experiencing drought symptoms this summer, and with it lower water levels in many of the island’s rivers and streams. Graham Briley cleans the Buskin weir every morning, including pushing dead and spawned out fish downstream. (Photo by Kavitha George/KMXT) It’s 7:30 a.m. on a Monday morning and Graham Briley is cranking open the …

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy announced sweeping budget vetoes on Friday, including nearly a $1 million for commercial fisheries management. Plus, a 50-percent cut in travel, which was implemented across all state divisions. The governor says the cuts are necessary to balance the state’s budget and issue a full $3,000 Permanent Fund Dividend this fall. Those vetoes to ADF&G’s budget are …

Two bears have been seen wandering around Kodiak in the last two weeks, prompting concern for community safety. Last Tuesday, a bear killed a dog just outside a house halfway down Woodland Drive. Sergeant Todd Mountain from Alaska Wildlife Troopers said he was on the scene, along with police and state troopers within minutes of the incident. He said the …