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Listen to this story; Thor Johnson is unpacking what he hopes will soon be a thriving new business in Kodiak: The Emerald Game House. He’s setting up shelves and working on displays for the merchandise. Along with Warhammer figurines and small jars of paint, there’s a trunk that Johnson is packing up.  It’s filled with everything from blankets, to baby …

On this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Marine biologist Tamsen Peeples talks about the challenges and potential rewards of the emerging kelp farming industry:   Tamsen will be presenting on the subject at next week’s Comfish Alaska on Saturday March 26, at 10 am at the Best Western Inn in Kodiak.   Kelp Farming   Marine biologist Tamsen …

On this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Managers consider controversial changes in how halibut is allocated between charter and harvest fishermen. Pelican is selling its City owned processing plant. And another weak forecast for the sockeye salmon run in Upper Cook Inlet. Halibut Sabine Poux/KDLL Federal fishery managers might change how they divvy up halibut available for harvest …

On this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Late run king salmon will be catch and release on the Kenai. Southeast Tanners looks promising. And an international effort to solve the salmon puzzle.  

Listen to this story; Raymond LeGrue, owner of Henry’s Great Alaskan Restaurant, says that keeping regular hours for his restaurant during a pandemic has been a challenge. “This most recent episode, when we restricted our hours, we had some people that were sick, but tested positive. We had several other employees that went up to get tested,” LeGrue said. He …

On this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report Sabine Poux reports on the Abundance Based Bycatch, and Mariculture Grants:

Kodiak businesses have had a problem for the last year; job openings are plentiful, but workers to fill those jobs are rare. Jena Lowmaster, executive director of the chamber, has decided to go and ask the workers of Kodiak what’s changed for them. “We have put together a work force survey to take a glance at what’s going on within …

After 25 years of outfitting Kodiak’s backcountry skiers, snowboarders, and backpackers, Orion’s Sports will be closing its doors this December as the owners enter retirement. Orion’s Sports was founded by Orion Wielebski, son of current owner Steve Wielebski. He invested his fishing money into opening a new skateboard shop in 1996, after a local store closed down. Steve and Sharon …

On this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KDLL’s Sabine Poux reports on the Alaska Board of Fish and gillnetter angst. Plus KTOO’s Rhonda McBride interviews Fisheries Professor Joel Markis on the new hotness…mariculture! Here is a recent talk Professor Markis  gave at “Evening at the Egan” on Aquaculture and Mariculture: https://youtu.be/bmUtT6eD9Ao    Set Net Update     Sabine Poux, KDLL …

On this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: An rewarmed interview with Art about wires and watery environments, a high seas rescue way out west, and some groundfish statistics. https://www.dvidshub.net/video/818349/coast-guard-medevacs-man-patricia-lee-200-miles-southwest-dutch-harbor-alaska