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Casey Kelly/KMXT The North Pacific Fishery Management Council wrapped up its weeklong meeting in Kodiak Tuesday. The last day consisted mostly of setting the agendas for upcoming meetings and tasking council staff with producing reports on various topics. The council also said goodbye to one member who will be leaving due to term limits. And they did it all with …

Casey Kelly/KMXT Although a comprehensive rationalized limited entry program for groundfish in the Gulf of Alaska is off the table at the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, the council continues to work on incremental steps that would limit the amount and scope of fishing effort. Two items in particular were on the table during this week’s council meeting in Kodiak. …

Mary Donaldson/KMXT A workshop on applying integrated pest management to control rats on the Kodiak waterfront will be taking place this week. It is a part of an effort to minimize invasive rats in communities around the state. Mary Donaldson has more.

Jay Barrett/KMXT , Casey Kelly/KMXT Casey Kelly phoned into the KMXT Midday Report to talk with Jay Barrett about the North Pacific Fishery Management Council’s progress in their meetings at the Kodiak Inn.

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly passed its budget at Thursday night’s meeting, and approved funding for two organizations that promote the island and its businesses. The general fund budget amounts to a little over 15-and-a-half-million dollars, as part of a total budget of 31-million-600-thousand dollars. For the first time ever, the borough is funding the school district to …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak High School Bears are the small schools state softball champions. The team took the scenic route after losing their first game and being forced to come up through the losers’ bracket. In the end, though, they defeated the defending state champs twice in a row for the title.

Casey Kelly/KMXT Bering Sea crab fishermen are looking for emergency relief from the Crab Rationalization program, but it’s not what you might think. KMXT’s Casey Kelly has more.

Jay Barrett/KMXT Three members of the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly, Tom Abell, Reed Oswalt and Louise Stutes, are now suing the borough, seeking reimbursement for their legal fees and for damages in the aftermath of the Mel Stephens lawsuit. Borough Manager Rick Gifford announced the lawsuit at Thursday night’s assembly meeting.