On Talk of the Rock this week, host Diana Gish welcomes fisherman Dan Strickland with the Alaska Marine Conservation Council to discuss the withdrawl by President Obama of Bristol Bay from off-shore oil and gas drilling plans.

Jay Barrett/KMXT The king salmon sport fishery on one Kodiak Island river is set to be closed completely this year, and severely restricted on another. The Karluk River, which has not achieved its minimum escapement goals since 2005, will be closed to all king sportsfishing throughout its drainage. Last year, 1,308 kings returned to the system, which was more than …

Diana Gish/KMXT Tonight members of the Kodiak Island Borough’s Assembly and Board of Education meet for a joint work session. School District Superintendent Stewart McDonald shared the reasons the two governing bodies are meeting.

Diana Gish/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly continues to struggle with issues of trash collection. On the agenda of last week’s regular meeting was the latest version of a contract for solid waste collection. During citizen’s comments three people spoke against the contract, primarily because of the differences in trash collection costs for different parts of the community. As written …

This week the Three Musketeers discuss the gamut of sports from Track to Basketball to Baseball. Kodiak Daily Mirror Editor Derek Clarkston joins Ron Sears and Jay Barrett.

Diana Gish/KMXT Thursday night the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly was scheduled to vote on a contract for trash collection with Alaska Waste. Instead, the vote on the contract, plus the vote on an ordinance amending the borough waste management code, were postponed until April 15th. The meeting started with public comment opposing the contract because of the discrepancies with trash …

Diana Gish/KMXT Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrews conducted a rescue on the 200-foot trawler, Ocean Peace, around 100 miles northwest of Adak yesterday morning. A crewmember, 25 year-old Joemar Lontoc, was cleaning a fish processing machine when it was reported to have accidentally activated and severely lacerated his wrist. The Coast Guard received a report from the Ocean Peace …

Diana Gish/KMXT What appears to be a shrinking population of caribou on Unimak Island has been raising alarm with subsistence hunters. As a measure to protect the herd, the Federal Subsistence Board has suggested closing the island to caribou hunting. Last week the Kodiak/Aleutians Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Council met to review that and other federal subsistence management proposals. According …

Diana Gish/KMXT About 40 people gathered in the Kodiak High School parking lot Wednesday to take part in an event that was also taking place simultaneously in other parts of the state. The occasion was a "Choose Respect" march against domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse in Alaska. Leading the way were some members of the Kodiak High School …

Diana Gish/KMXT It’s a day some people look forward to all year long. On Saturday, the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for salmon camp registration. So far to date, no one has actually camped outside the door the night before registration but lines outside the visitor center form early. And …