NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center
All bycatch data from federally managed pollock trawl and groundfish fisheries in the state are now available in one place. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game recently launched a bycatch portal on its website years after it was recommended by the governor’s bycatch task force at the end of 2022.
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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KMXTOn this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we hear about this year's Alaska weathervane scallop fishery opening with two boats from Kodiak fishing, KTOO reports on high numbers of dead gray whales around the Pacific including Alaska, a new study suggests having a dog doubles your chance of having a bear encounter, property tax rates are slightly down in the Kodiak Island Borough this year, and city voters will again decide if the city manager will be required to live within city limits or five miles outside.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we share a brief history of KMXT and highlight some of this year's special events and projects that are underway to celebrate the radio station's 50th anniversary.Join us this Saturday at KMXT, 620 Egan Way, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. as we spruce up our backyard in preparation for a mural installation.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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Credit Andrew Magel/KRITFC.This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KMXT's Katherine Irving reports on Alaska's scallop fishery, and Jessie Sheldon of KDLG adds one story on a Pebble Mine hearing and another on counting salmon with drones and AI.
Alaska News
- 4 thorny questions in the ongoing Alaska LNG tax debate from Tuesday’s ‘Talk of Alaska’
- New Alaska law will allow pharmacists to provide more healthcare
- 15 Alaskans and businesses charged with $1.8M in Medicaid fraud
- Jailed Anchorage man is fourth to die in custody so far in 2026
- Troopers fatally shoot Wasilla man on boat near Whittier after conviction for child sexual abuse
- Group seeking to repeal Alaska’s ranked choice voting hit with campaign finance complaints
- Dunleavy vetoes limits on campaign donations, ensuring August vote to impose new caps
- 2 dead and 1 hospitalized as Glenn Highway collision snarls traffic near Eagle River
- Alaska predator control culls 250-plus bears, but dispute remains over whether it's helping Mulchatna caribou
- A fake beluga escape story on social media is a reminder of the hazards of misinformation
NPR National News
- Too weak to advocate for herself, a young woman is saved by a nun
- U.S. and Iran standoff over the Strait of Hormuz intensifies
- CDC director nominee Erica Schwartz faces Senate for confirmation hearing
- Todd Blanche's confirmation brings one Epstein survivor to center stage
- Napalm Death: Tiny Desk Concert
- American AI is expensive. Some startups are turning to cheap Chinese models
- Mystery bidder buys T. rex nicknamed 'Gus' for a record $50 million
- Trump will speak on elections in Thursday primetime address
- Ebola is spreading faster in eastern Congo than it can be tracked, as deaths pass 700
- Spain sparkles to shock France 2-0 and advance to the World Cup final