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On this week’s Talk of the Rock: KMXT’s news director Kirsten Dobroth is joined by Rep. Louise Stutes during her visit to Kodiak for ComFish to discuss progress with the budget, the Alaska Marine Highway System, and what a state Bycatch Board might look like in the future.

This week on the Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A new article examines coastal communities that are losing land to erosion. The Choose Respect March is tomorrow. And Senator Sullivan speaks at Comfish. Erosion carries trees over the edge of a cliff and into the sea in Dillingham, Alaska, a coastal city about 350 miles west of Anchorage. Grist …

Sen. Dan Sullivan reiterated his support for the state’s salmon fisheries during his presentation on the final day of Kodiak’s annual commercial fishing trade show, ComFish, on Saturday. Sen. Sullivan reiterated his support for the state’s salmon fisheries during his federal legislative update (Photo courtesy KMXT) Sullivan slammed a Washington state conservation group’s lawsuit seeking to close Southeast Alaska’s king …

Kodiak’s state legislators are concerned about Alaska’s shrinking budget and shared their priorities at ComFish last week. There wasn’t much talk about fish at the state legislative update on Friday, but Rep. Stutes did provide one big update for fisheries; the commissioner of Fish and Game is creating a new board to tackle bycatch.  A screen capture of Rep. Louise Stutes’ …

This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KBBI’s Corinne Smith serves up a Cook Inlet Salmon forecast wrap, and Sage Smiley’s tour de force on transboundary watersheds, produced in the studios of KSTK. Illustration detailing the Stikine River layout.

On Today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Buddy Streeper defended his title in the Open North American Sled Dog Championship in Fairbanks over the weekend. The world’s wildest, weirdest boat race is back for another year this summer. And a UAF study seeks to find out why most park patrons are white. Buddy Streeper nears the finish line on …

Doug Vincent-Lang is the commissioner of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. He opened his presentation sharing concerns about Chinook and chum salmon stocks across the state.  Salmon populations across most areas of the state have been struggling, with particular concerns for Chinook. Vincent-Lang says preservation is the priority amidst struggling fisheries around the state. Attendees exploring booths on …

On today’s Midday Report with host Kirsten Dobroth: Alaska senator’s fight to regulate “forever chemicals” get a boost from new federal standards, protesters concerned about limits on the power of Alaska grand juries spent two days this week advocating for their cause on the Kenai Peninsula and beyond, and an Old Harbor bison herd helps with the island’s food security.

Alaska’s congressional delegation says species collapse in Alaska’s fisheries is nearing crisis levels. Senator Lisa Murkowski and Rep. Mary Peltola discussed the monumental challenges faced by Alaska’s fishermen and coastal communities during their legislative update on the opening day, Thursday, of Kodiak’s annual commercial fishing trade show, ComFish. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Rep. Mary Peltola addressed attendees virtually for the …

Contaminated fuel with the strange fluid sinking to the bottom. Via Pat Anderson Kodiak drivers have reported filling up with contaminated fuel from Petro Express, near Safeway on Mill Bay Road. The incident has involved nearly a dozen drivers over a four day period in early March.  According to drivers and local mechanics, the fuel issues began on Saturday, March …