Vessel in Kodiak. (Photo by Gruscana / Flickr) Kayla Desroches/KMXT Cod declines could have a devastating effect on Kodiak harvesters and processors. That’s according to community representatives who attended the North Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting this month. At that meeting, the council decreased the Gulf of Alaska Pacific cod quotas by 80 percent. That’s to address the sharply declining …

On this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report, a dip in Gulf of Alaska Pacific cod stocks means that regulators are cutting the fishery’s total allowable catch. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council decided as much at a recent meeting. Also, consumers don’t just want to eat Alaskan cod themselves. They want their dogs to get a good meal too. One company …

Vessel in Kodiak. (Photo by Gruscana / Flickr) Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Gulf of Alaska is seeing a Pacific cod decline just a year after a disastrous pink salmon season, and it has Kodiak representatives looking at the next steps for the community. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council recently decided to reduce the Gulf of Alaska cod quota by 80 …

On this week’s Talk of the Rock, host Kayla Desroches speaks with McDowell Group senior seafood analyst Andy Wink about a recent economic report on Alaska sockeye salmon.

Surveillance video of an individual who robbed Petro Express Monday night. (Screencap of KPD video) Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Kodiak Police Department is looking for leads on a robbery that occurred Monday. Lieutenant DJ Clumpner says KPD posted a surveillance video to Facebook in the hope that the public could help the investigation. The video, which is without audio, shows an …

Spectators walk past the Point Omega during the Harbor Lights Festival Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013 in St. Paul Harbor. (Photo by James Brooks / Flickr) Kayla Desroches/KMXT For one night every winter, vessel owners decorate their boats with Christmas lights and locals can walk the harbors and appreciate the display. Toby Sullivan is the executive director of the Kodiak Maritime …

Science teachers and school district staff talk about science standards and curriculum. (Photo by Kayla Desroches / KMXT) Kayla Desroches/KMXT A panel of science teachers spoke with the Kodiak Island Borough School District Board of Education at the board’s regular meeting last night. They discussed a new approach to guiding students through science education. District curriculum coordinator Ashlee Copper said …

Kittlitz’s murrelet, a common bird in Kodiak. (Photo by Alan Schmierer / Flickr) Kayla Desroches/KMXT It’s the 45th year of the Kodiak Christmas bird count. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service bird biologist, Robin Corcoran, says residents go out and record sightings on a data sheet. She says the event began in 1900. “It used to be a holiday tradition in …

Cover of “Kaugya’angcum Qawangurtuwa” or “Small Fox’s Dream.” (Courtesy of the Alutiiq Museum) Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Alutiiq Museum in partnership with the Native Village of Afognak just released the last of 12 Alutiiq language books for young people. The project draws on local writers and artists to work together on print and e-books. Most recently, Alutiiq Museum executive director April …

Guy Bartleson from Port Lions presents on the community’s garden progress. (Photo by Kayla Desroches / KMXT) Kayla Desroches/KMXT Four of Kodiak’s villages just wrapped up their second year growing local as a way to supplement their diets and incomes. In 2015, the Administration for Native Americans gave Larsen Bay, Old Harbor, Ouzinkie, and Port Lions a three-year grant to …