A humpback whale was found dead near Kodiak Island on Sept. 25. Federal and tribal workers brought the corpse to a nearby island the next day to try to determine the cause of death. It’s the first whale necropsy in Alaska this year and biologists hope it could help explain why local humpback populations seem to be shrinking. Matt Van …
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Federal officials are looking into the deaths of nine orcas that were hauled up by groundfish trawlers in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands. Fat Bear Week kicks off this week with its junior bear competition. And a group of U.S. Forest Service personnel traveled to Kake late last month to help …
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This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: The Alaska Department of Fish and Game kicks off its traveling bycatch roadshow, story from Brian Venua of KMXT (plus audio postcard!), and Kavitha George delves into the Yukon salmon collapse for Alaska Public Media. The Kodiak bycatch meeting was standing-room only. September 19, 2023. (Brian Venua/KMXT)
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This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: A Bristol Bay two-way with KDLG’s Christina McDermot and economist Gunnar Knapp. Not to be outdone, CoastAlaska’s Angela Denning sits down with biologist Bo Meredith to break down SE salmon. F/V Sounder gillnetting in Lynn Canal, Southeast Alaska. Photo: Joe McCabe
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Senator Lisa Murkowski is not optimistic Congress can avoid a shutdown. Physician Assistants, or PAs, are not happy about how the state medical board is rewriting their regulations. And Golden Valley Electric Association and Westinghouse are teaming up on a power storage project near Healy. Westinghouse long-duration energy storage system.
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On this week’s episode of Talk of Rock, host Jared Griffin caps off World Dementia Month as he speaks with author and lyricist John Campbell about his book Beyond the Fading Memories: Guiding Words for Dementia Caregivers, and his song based off the book, “Beyond Fading Memories.” Listen here:
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Garage and estate sale season is still in full swing. Fatal crashes have been notably high on Kenai Peninsula highways this fall. And a lack of affordable housing continues to plague Alaska. Rhonda Johnson works with owner-builders in RurAL Cap’s mutual self-help housing program at a site in Soldotna on Aug. 31, …
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Tension was high as fishers were eager to share their questions, stories, and even demands for controlling bycatch, which is the incidental harvest of a non-targeted species. Fish and Game Commissioner Doug Vincent-Lang said the goal is to hear fishers’ ideas about what regulations could help curb bycatch. “People are passionate about bycatch, they want tools to address bycatch,” he …
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Affected communities look back on Typhoon Merbok after one year. The Center for Biological Diversity intends to sue the federal government over a new marine highway in Alaska. And a large part of the Denali Park Road is closed this week so scientists can collar bears. Biologist Pat Owen and helicopter pilot …
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Kodiak Harvest Food Co-op, a locally owned grocery store, raised $770 for the Kodiak Middle School’s agriculture program, according to a press release from their board of directors. The co-op raised the money through a silent dessert auction held during the co-op’s annual meeting. KHFC project director Rob Stauffer presents KMS STEAM teacher Amanda Johnson with the donation. (Courtesy of …
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