Coming up this week, we take a more in-depth look at the numbers released last week by NOAA Fisheries; the EU has its own problems with mislabeled seafood, and Kenai fishermen share their experiences with verse. We had help from KDLG’s Molly Dishner in Dillingham, KFSK’s Joe Viechnicki in Petersburg, and KDLL’s Jenny Neyman in Kenai. 

Host Kayla Desroches talks with Kodiak Arts Council Director Katie Oliver, Programs Coordinator Erin Starr-Hollow, Community Orchestra Director Jenny Stevens, and Music Man Director Veronica Costa-Bolton. They touch on community arts events happening over the next few weeks and months.

Beyond the Cover Feature: Bob Holman is a leader in spoken word and poetry, as well a slam and hip hop master;  teacher at Columbia and New York University; and Producer of language and poetry based TV and Movies. Bob visited Kodiak as part of his Alaska tour to promote his film, Language Matters, which highlights the importance of language …

Coming up this week, NOAA’s annual overview of our nation’s fisheries came out Thursday and we find out where the most seafood was landed and who got paid the most for last year’s catch – spoiler alert: those two top spots haven’t changed in a while. Also, remembering an observer mysteriously lost at sea. And more, coming up on the …

Host Kayla Desroches talks with Terry Haines, a former Kodiak city council member who has been active in the community in different capacities including as a Kodiak City Council representative on the Kodiak Fisheries Work Group. He updates us on the North Pacific Fishery Management Council trawl bycatch management plan. He also talks about a new Facebook group he’s working …

Coming up this week, there are even more options on the table regarding Gulf of Alaska bycatch after the North Pacific Council met; we have a new director of the commercial fisheries division, and once again proof that you shouldn’t mess with the Lacey Act. We had help from KSKA’s Ellen Lockyer AND Monica Gokey in Anchorage, and KDLG’s Molly …

Host Kayla Desroches talks recycling with Threshold Services Director, Ken Reinke and two members of the Threshold board, president Chris Lynch and secretary Gretchen Wing. They discuss community invovlment, employing people with disabilitie, the importance of recycling, and how they reach out to community members.

Coming up this week, a dive fisherman dies just off the coast of Kodiak, the Opilio TAC is down, way down, and how Filipinos came to play such a large role in our seafood industry. We had help from KTOO’s Matt Miller in Juneau, KUCB’s Greta Mart in Unalaska, KDLG’s Dave Bendinger in Dillingham, and guest contributor Anjuli Grantham in …

Host Kayla Desroches talks with Jody Carmen, Jared Griffin, and Laurie Murdock about their involvment in the upcoming performances "Two Across" and "The Outrageous Adventures of Sheldon & Mrs. Levine" from the FairWind Players. KMXT’s own Pam Foreman also drops in for a little background on the group.

Coming up this week, we hear what the TAC is going to be for crab in the Bering Sea when three seasons open next week, we find out exactly how Southeast crabbers did with Dungies this summer, and the forecast for next spring’s Togiak Herring run looks mighty … average. All that and more, coming up on the Alaska Fisheries …