The Alaska Board of Fisheries continued its Kodiak meeting last week. Two big issues deal with salmon. We hear what some of those testifying have to say. Chinook salmon are getting smaller and a University of Washington research team think killer whales might be behind the shrinking kings. The Young Fishermen’s Summit is set for Jan. 21-23  to teach a …

Governor Mike Dunleavy today established a new work group to make recommendations on funding and service levels for the Alaska Marine Highway System. Most of the members will be from specific groups, but three seats are for the general public who represent “areas of broad statewide public interest.” KMXT received the following press release from the governor’s office. We have …

  The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly Thursday night moved to advance to public hearing an ordinance that sets out where the borough will get the funds to pay for the debt on the high school. The assembly passed the current year’s budget before the governor cut 50-percent of the funding for bond debt reimbursement for schools. That leaves the borough …

Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski praises Kodiak commands for the work the Coast Guard does to keep Kodiak and Alaska safe. Following is the text of a speech Murkowski gave on the U.S. Senate floor on Wed. Jan. 15, 2020. It has been formatted to make it easier to read.   SENATE SPEECHES AND INSERTS Page S240 Jan. 15, 2020 RECOGNIZING …

The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly tonight has a wide range of items on its agenda. Everything from an ordinance to change the rules for attendance and vacancies on the assembly to an invitation to Governor Mike Dunleavy to visit. A letter in the meeting packet invites the governor to come to Kodiak as part of his community outreach program to …

BREAKING   BREAKING   BREAKING This is a breaking story. KMXT will update with more information in future news stories. KMXT’s Maggie Wall spoke with the chair of the Kodiak Salmon Workgroup, Duncan Fields, shortly after the Alaska Board of Fisheries voted to limit access to two traditional fisheries. Photo: ADFG. Kodiak salmon fishermen were dealt a major blow yesterday …

The Kodiak City Council breezed through its short agenda during last night’s regular meeting. There were no public comments during the one public hearing about the proposed changes to city fines and fees. That measure was passed unanimously. As KMXT’s Maggie Wall reports, council comments tended to focus on fish.   Click arrow to listen to report, or continue on …

On Saturday afternoon the ferry Tustumena is scheduled to pull away from the dock in the channel and not return until May 1. The Alaska Marine Highway vessel will be getting its annual mandated overhaul at a shipyard in Ketchikan. Since the other ferry that services the island, the Kennicott, is already in the yards for its mandatory work, that …

Our guests for this special Thursday Talk of the Rock program are Denby Lloyd and Duncan Fields, who explain the issues facing Kodiak salmon fishermen coming up at the Alaska Board of Fisheries meeting. The Board of Fish meets Jan. 11 through 14 at the Kodiak Convention Center. The Board of Fish will consider 37 proposals to change fisheries regulations …

  The Alaska Board of Fisheries is meeting in Kodiak Jan. 11-14 to consider a number of finfish proposals, several of which pit Kodiak fishermen against Chignik and Cook Inlet in a fight for salmon. Speaking of Kodiak, island Tanner fishermen are gearing up for a small fishery set to begin Jan. 15. And, here’s a question for you fish …