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Jay Barrett/KMXT With help from $9,000 across two grants, the Baranov Museum is presenting several events as part of Filipino American Heritage Month. Tonight at 7 p.m.there will be a lecture and discussion with E.J. David (DA’-vid), an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Alaska Anchorage, and the author of the book "Filipino-American Postcolonial Psychology." Filipino-American Heritage Month …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Reduction to halibut bycatch in the trawl and hook-and-line Pacific cod fisheries of the Gulf of Alaska will be a hot topic at the North Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting this week in Kodiak. Currently, there are approximately 5-million pounds of inadvertently-caught halibut tossed overboard each year. The options before the council are cuts to that number of …

Jay Barrett/KMXT After a long, hard and record-setting winter, the Emerald Isle is finally taking on its signature hue. And if the forecast for the next week pans out, a blast of sunshine headed our way should put the greenery over the top. But as master gardener Marion Owen cautions, don’t wait until the sun is shining to get those …

Coming up this week, outlook, outlook, outlook, recap. Also, the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council is headed towards Kodiak, and a Fairbanks professor wants to know what fishermen think of their careers and community. We had help this week from KDLG’s Mike Mason in Dillingham, and KNOM’s Ben Matheson in Nome. Here’s the outlook for the NPFMC’s upcoming meetings: npfmc_three_meeting_outlook

Jay Barrett/KMXT Scientists in Seward working on techniques for hatchery rearing king crab have developed a method to boost survival rates among blue kings. Ben Daly, an Alaska Sea Grant research biologist, says he wasn’t entirely surprised that micro algae worked so well.

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT Over a million troops have been deployed overseas since 9/11. It’s a staggering number when you think about the services returning veterans will need now and in the future. The Department of Veterans Affairs hasn’t always been in the good graces of veterans seeking medical attention, especially mental health services.

Kodiak musician Tim Snodgrass and his dog Kodi. Jennifer Canfield photo Jennifer Canfield/KMXT Local musician Tim Snodgrass played his final shows in Kodiak over the weekend. Accompanied by bandmates Bear Becker and Rick Chamberlin, Snodgrass ended his eight year tenure of entertaining in the Chartroom Lounge at the Best Western Kodiak Inn.

Jay Barrett/KMXT If you have ever fished commercially out of Kodiak, there’s a chance you may have already gotten a University of Alaska survey in the mail – or soon will. Courtney Carothers is an assistant professor at the School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences in Fairbanks, and she’s interested in knowing how fishermen feel about their occupation. We’ve attached …