Statewide, salmon fishermen are pushing the 100-million mark, half of those fish come from Bristol Bay. We have a report of catches and prices. What happens when the salmon don’t show up? The residents of Chignik on the Alaska Peninsula are suffering the second year of no fish. We look at how a fish-dependent community copes with the loss. …

On Aug. 4, 1790 Congress authorized Secretary Alexander Hamilton’s proposal to build new revenue cutters. Those 10 original vessels were the beginning of the Revenue Cutter Service, which is now the U.S Coast Guard. Congratulations on 229 years!   The Coast Guard Ensign is a familiar flag at all Coast Guard units. Photo courtesy Wikipedia.com  #HBDCoastGuard #CG229      

A 25-year-old Coast Guard member was killed on Wednesday when he fell from a cliff overlooking the ocean near Buskin Beach, a popular hiking and fishing area near the Kodiak Airport. Ricky Reese Jr. of Georgia was hiking at the top of a cliff near the beach with a friend when he fell 60 feet, according to an Alaska State …

  The Commandant of the Coast Guard, the highest ranking in the branch was in town Monday. While in Kodiak, Admiral Karl L. Shultz toured a number of local units with a delegation of congress members and their staff. Coast Guard Public Affairs Specialist Lauren Dean.   “They’re going to various units, not just here in Kodiak. They were in …

  Traditional Knowledge will now be included in management plans by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council. Record breaking temperatures around Alaska are hard on a lot of Alaskans not used to the high temps. But it’s even worse for Kuskokwim salmon which suffered heart attacks from warm water temps. Apparently salmon don’t function well in water temps past 70 …

The cruise ship Silver Explorer is scheduled to make port in Kodiak at 8:00 Saturday morning.   The ship, which is operated by Silver Sea Expeditions, is making its way from Seward to Nome by way of the Russian Far East.  The cost of the luxury 18-day voyage starts at $13,000, according to the company’s website.  The Silver Explorer was …

KMXT just received the following press release form the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities.    This afternoon, the Inlandboatman’s Union of the Pacific initiated a strike. Alaska Marine Highway Vessels will not be sailing until further notice. At this time, we are focused on the safety of passengers, crew and vessels. We are reaching out to ticketed passengers …

The Holland America ship Amsterdam is in Kodiak today. It arrived early this morning and is expected to stay until 2 this afternoon. If the ship looks familiar it could be because it was here twice in June. The Amsterdam measure roughly 780 feet long and can carry up to 1,380 passengers and a crew of almost 650. Holland America’s …

  Today we spoke with Curt Waters and Borghy Holm with About My Father’s Business about their plans to raise money this weekend to purchase food cards for low-income seniors. The Seniors Benefit Program  was vetoed by the governor. For more information, go to AMFB.love.   Borghy Holm and Curt Waters from About My Father’s Business spoke on Friday’s Talk …

A lot of Kodiak residents are feeling the pain of Governor Mike Dunleavy’s line-item vetoes. One group is low income senior citizens. The Senior Benefits Program was cut entirely effective July 1. A local non-profit group is sponsoring a special fundraising effort this weekend to raise money to buy food cards to distribute to seniors in need.   Borghy Holm …