USCG
The first of the vessels will arrive in Kodiak in 2028.
Photo courtesy of Lauren Wild, UAS Sitka Campus, taken under NMFS Permit #24378
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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KMXTOn this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, two new Coast Guard icebreakers will be homeported in Kodiak, KMXT sits down with Ben Daly, the new supervisor for ADF&G's Division of Commercial Fisheries Westward region, Coast Guard Base Kodiak plans the final phase of its member housing expansion, NOAA hydrographic surveys are underway around Kodiak, and Kodiak's waters could be offering gray whales a lifeline in a difficult season.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, we sit down with Ben Daly, the supervisor for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game's Division of Commercial Fisheries Westward region, to talk about his first summer season in his new role at the Kodiak office.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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(Photos collected by Alaska Whale Foundation under NMFS permit no. 26663.)This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Katherine Irving of KMXT tells of the dampening effect of high fuel prices on the fishing industry, plus KCAW's Hope McKenney reports on the intersection of spawning herring and grey whales in Sitka Sound.
Alaska News
- Brown bear attacks biker on Dome Trail in Anchorage
- Planned Parenthood of Alaska sues state for requiring in-person visits for medication abortion
- Alaska Elections Division makes it official, says Dan J. Sullivan can’t run against Sen. Dan S. Sullivan
- Alaska House passes tax cut for North Slope gas pipeline, sending bill to Senate
- Alaska Division of Elections intends to strike U.S. Senate challenger Dan Sullivan from the ballot
- Gasline tax bill heads for House vote as developer pledges to prioritize Alaska labor
- Alaska decline in childhood well-being is a dire warning, advocate says
- Federal judge sides with state in Alaskans’ lawsuit over SNAP delays
- Alaska’s minimum wage will increase next month
- $25M gift to bolster rural- and Indigenous-focused medical training in Alaska
NPR National News
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- Survey confirms the struggle of working parents: 'No way to be two things at once'
- Israeli ambassador to U.S. says Israel is 'not going to withdraw from South Lebanon'
- Is it a renter's market? It depends on where you live
- Voting officials fear DHS may actually be a threat to elections this year
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