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Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Across the state anglers and biologists alike are scratching their heads and asking the same question, "where have all the king salmon gone?" For much of the state, sport fishing for the prized species, even catch and release, has been closed. Donn Tracy is the Kodiak area management biologist for the Department of Fish and Game Sportfish Division. …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Alaska’s commercial salmon harvest will likely retain its Marine Stewardship Council seal of approval past this year, if it can pass another round of showing it is well-managed and sustainable. The current MSC certification is due to expire on October 29th, but the Seattle-based Purse Seine Vessel Owners Association recently signed a contract with Intertek Moody Marine to …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Last week we told you about the Emerald Island 2012 Writer’s Conference, sponsored by the Kodiak Arts Council. The conference, which will be hosted over the course of five days, will provide workshops in various genres of writing, with a primary focus each day. On August 10, author and scholar Nate Leboutillier will lead the prose workshop. KMXT …

Rear Adm. Thomas P. Ostebo gives recognition to the crew of a Coast Guard HH-3F Pelican helicopter, for a 1988 rescue from the fishing vessel Wayward Wind 115 miles southwest of Kodiak, during a ceremony at Air Station Kodiak Thursday, July 19, 2012, in Kodiak. Each of the aircrew members was awarded an Air Medal for their heroic actions that …

Capt. William C. Deal, left, retiring commanding officer of Air Station Kodiak, turns command over to Capt. Melissa L. Rivera at a ceremony held at Air Station Kodiak Friday, as Rear Adm. Thomas P. Ostebo looks on. Before coming to Kodiak, Rivera most recently served as executive officer for two years at Air Station Borinquen, Puerto Rico.U.S. Coast Guard photo …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT In August, Kodiak’s literary enthusiasts will have an opportunity to sharpen their pencils and skills during a writing conference, hosted by the Kodiak Arts Council. The Emerald Isle 2012 Writers Conference is board member Merissa Koller’s brainchild. "Over the winter the arts council board had a strategic planning session with the woman from the Foraker Group and we …

Jay Barrett/KMXT With the housing market in Kodiak being so tight and rents so extremely high, a seemingly good deal could turn into an international financial nightmare. It looks like overseas scammers are targeting Alaska’s toughest housing market by impersonating the owners of buildings for sale and rent in Kodiak at very low prices. So low in fact that one …

Periodically this summer Deb Mignogno, the volunteer naturalist at Fort Abercrombie, brings us a closer look at the natural world around us. Today, what makes sea otters different from land otters.