Jennifer Canfield/KMXT Kodiak’s tanner crab will be the center of attention at a gathering in Anchorage tonight. The Alaska Marine Conservation Council is hosting "Taste of Kodiak" at Orso, a popular downtown restaurant. The event will feature tanner crab hors d’oeuvres, wine and a chance to "mingle with Kodiak fishermen." Theresa Peterson is the outreach coordinator for the Kodiak office …

Alexandra Gutierrez and Stephanie Joyce/KUCB A federal judge has upheld the National Marine Fisheries Service’s decision to restrict fishing in the western Aleutians in order to protect an endangered stock of marine mammals. The decision is the product of a year-long litigation process in which the State of Alaska, industry groups, and Aleut Enterprise sued NMFS over their efforts to …

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT Efforts to deal with debris from last year’s Japanese tsunami are moving forward. Dave Gaudet is the marine debris program coordinator for the Marine Conservation Alliance Foundation. He says that politicians and policy-makers are finally starting to address the issue.

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT Kodiak Island Brewery will debut its newest creation this weekend in Anchorage at the Beer and Barley Wine Festival. Midnight Sunshine is a collaboration between the brewery’s Ben Millstein and Ben Johnson from the Midnight Sun Brewery in Anchorage. Millstein says the beer is inspired by a local favorite.

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT On today’s show, Zoya Saltonstall from A Balanced Approach and Belinda Chambers, a registered dietitian at Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center, join us to talk about taking care of your body with good old fashioned excercise and nutrition. If you made a resolution to get healthy in 2012, this show is for you.

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT On today’s show, Zoya Saltonstall from A Balanced Approach and Belinda Chambers, a registered dietitian at Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center, join us to talk about taking care of your body with good old fashioned excercise and nutrition. If you made a resolution to get healthy in 2012, this show is for you.

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team Program, or COASST, was inspired by the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Dr. Julia Parrish came to Alaska when the disaster happened and realized that without a baseline, it was hard to scientifically determine how much damage the spill had done to wildlife populations. She went back to Washington and ten years …

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT With fewer than 150 known fluent speakers, the Alutiiq language is just one of many indigenous languages worldwide that are in danger of extinction. However, with the concerted efforts from people like April Counceller, that won’t happen. Counceller is the language manager at the Alutiiq Museum and the director for a new Alutiiq studies program at the Kodiak …

The Rock Island Rollers held their first practice on Monday. YouTube user noisehello uploaded this video. Check out some masterful footwork at the 0:54 mark. {youtube}HdoswHMpLLE{/youtube}

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT The Kodiak City Council held its regular meeting last night. The council voted to adopt a revised state capital improvements list for fiscal year 2013. The list, which was approved in November, will now have a fourth item: $450,000 for a new fire engine for the Kodiak City Fire Department. The engine was due for replacement in 2006 …