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Lauren Rosenthal/KUCB The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is opening public comment on a plan to relax Steller sea lion protections and allow more commercial fishing in the western Aleutian Islands. The agency released a draft of its new regulations on Tuesday. They would pave the way for the first commercial harvests of Atka mackerel and Pacific cod since 2011. …

Jay Barrett/KMXT As KMXT told you on Thursday, Kodiak’s annual Eco Challenge race been cancelled for the first time in its 12-year history. The Eco Challenge was a 40-mile race across Kodiak’s wilderness that required biking, hiking, running, rafting and orienteering skills to complete. Kodiak Coast Guard spokeswoman Petty Officer Diana Honings said the Eco Challenge was cancelled due to …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Though the first two days and nights of operation were reportedly very successful for the floating bar and grill “Wild Alaskan” anchored off Kodiak’s water front, the weekend was a bust. Literally. According to owner and operator Darren Byler, persons unknown contacted the Coast Guard and soon Kodiak’s newest entertainment venue had to shut down for the weekend. …

Marina Cummiskey/KMXT Hello, I’m Marina Cummiskey, an intern at KMXT as part of the station’s summer archiving project. This week I listened to an Alaska Fisheries Report from 1993, hosted by Laine Welch. In the audio, Welch talked about a new menu item coming to the local Kodiak McDonalds. “And speaking of salmon, the manager of the Kodiak McDonalds is …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Sportfishing for king salmon in the Monashka Creek and the waters of Monashka Bay outside the creek mouth closed on Saturday because there has so far been no fish returning to the system. According to Fish and Game’s Donn Tracy, the return to Monashka Creek is vital for the hatchery-reared king salmon enhancement project. The department usually collects …

Alexander Petropavlovskiy/KMXT June is Filipino American month in Kodiak. The proclamation was made by Borough Mayor Jerrol Friend during the Borough Assembly’s regular meeting earlier this month. “It’s my honor tonight to make the proclamation declaring Filipino American heritage month in Kodiak, where as the Kodiak island borough is made up of a wonderful mosaic of culturally diverse people in …

Coming up this week, they started fishing on the Kuskokwim this week, much to the relief of pretty much everybody; The President is moving to crack down on IUU fishing to protect American stocks, and saving king salmon from low water. Thanks to Brianna Gibbs for filling in while Jay was away. We had help this week from KYUK’s Ben …

Al Asuncion/KMXT Hi, I’m Al Asuncion, an intern at KMXT as part of the station’s summer archiving project. This week, I listened to the show “My Green Earth”, hosted by Stacy Studebaker, also known as Leila Liverwort. “Hello everyone and welcome to “My Green Earth,” a weekly radio show about the environment for the young and young at heart. I’m …