Crabbers in Kodiak are still standing down almost two weeks after the opening of the area’s largest Tanner crab fishery in nearly 40 years. Fishermen say they won’t go fishing for the prices offered by local seafood processors, and the impasse comes as both the Bering Sea snow crab and king crab fisheries were closed this year. KMXT’s Kirsten Dobroth …
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City eyes overhaul of Kodiak’s biggest boat harbor
Kodiak’s St. Herman’s Harbor at sunset (Kirsten Dobroth/KMXT) The City of Kodiak has outlined a list of capital improvement projects it hopes to fund this year. Among the city’s top priorities – and biggest expenses – are $40 million worth of repairs for its biggest harbor. St. Herman Harbor – right by Near Island – is the larger of Kodiak’s …
Read More »Midday Report January 26, 2023
On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A nationwide outbreak of avian influenza is having impacts far beyond the grocery store. The Sitka Assembly will donate $25,000 to support a fight against a legal decision that could shut down SE king salmon trolling. And state officials say they have no authority to investigate a behavioral health facility where two …
Read More »Alaska Fisheries Report 26 January 2023
This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Oceana’s Jon Warrenchuk makes a case for a freezing the footprint of bottom trawling in the Gulf of Alaska, plus KMXT’s Kirsten Dobroth with a tanner crab stand down update. Alberto Lindner/NOAA
Read More »Chocolate Lovers’ Fling and Art Auction makes a groovy return to Kodiak
Discover Kodiak is planning to use funds from the art auction for a new “Kodiak” sign near St. Paul Harbor (Brian Venua/KMXT) The visitor’s bureau Discover Kodiak and the Kodiak Maritime Museum are bringing back their Chocolate Lover’s Fling and Art Auction. The annual event has chocolatiers and art enthusiasts gather to taste some of the best cocoa confections around, …
Read More »It’s been more than a week, and Kodiak’s Tanner crab stand down continues to stand still
Crabbers in Kodiak still haven’t come to an agreement with the island’s canneries on prices for this year’s harvest. And this weekend, the fleet voted again to continue standing down – with no plans to meet again until they get a better offer from processors. Boats tied up in Kodiak’s St. Herman Harbor on Jan. 22, 2023 (Brian Venua/KMXT) Kodiak’s …
Read More »Talk of the Rock: Dave Johnson, Kodiak Harbormaster
Talk of the Rock host Jared Griffin sits down with Kodiak Harbormaster Dave Johnson to discuss the Ports and Harbor Advisory Board, the waterfront masterplan, and how funding Kodiak’s ports could poise the community to accommodate increased Arctic traffic. Listen here:
Read More »Midday Report January 24, 2023
On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Teachers, school administrators and parents rallied outside the capitol building last night to call for increased education funding. The Board of Game has voted down a proposal to require hunters in Southeast to complete an education course. And a petition to get rid of the state’s ranked choice voting system and non-partisan …
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