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Coming up this week, Togiak herring is over, and the harvest was huge; the chinook bycatch plan is in place for the Bering Sea, and a bizarre tale of a skipper putting himself ashore .We had help from Deckboss Blogger Wesley Loy, KNOM’s Laureli Kineen in Nome, and KBBI’s Aaron Selbig in Homer.

Diana Gish/KMXT Crab Fest 2010 Begins on Thursday. Some of the festival organizers appeared on KMXT’s Talk of the Rock to offer a preview of the big event.

KODIAK, Alaska – The crew of a Kodiak-based MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter forward deployed to Cordova rescued four men from a liferaft three miles south of Montague Island in the Gulf of Alaska May 19, 2010, after their vessel, the 47-foot Juneau-based Cape Spencer, began taking on water and sank. The men were in good condition and taken to Seward. U.S. …

Diana Gish/KMXT Host Diana Gish and Providence Kodiak Island Counseling Center director Melanie Nelson discuss mental health on this edition of Talk of the Rock.

Diana Gish/KMXT Host Diana Gish and Providence Kodiak Island Counseling Center director Melanie Nelson discuss mental health on this edition of Talk of the Rock.

Coming up on this week’s show, Togiak herring is underway, Copper River King Mania is about to begin, and doing the Forbidden Dance with Captain Sig. We had help from Deckboss Blogger and Petroleum News writer Wesley Loy vacationing in Knoxville, Tennessee; and KCAW’s Robert Woolsey in Sitka. The Alaska Fisheries Report was fortunate enough to win First Place in …

Diana Gish/KMXT This week on Talk of the Rock we take a look at the Kodiak Road System Trails Plan. Guests Bud Cassidy, Mike Sirofchuck and Pam Foreman join host Diana Gish to talk about where things stand now, where the trail plan is headed and how to be a part of the planning process.

Coming up on this week’s edition, the Coast Guard says overloading and bad decisions caused the Katmai to go down in 2008; increased observer coverage could be a problem for small boat fishermen in the Gulf; and the connection between Aleut heritage and commercial fishing. We had help this week from KFSK’s Matt Lichtenstein in Petersburg, KBBI’s Marcia Lynn in …

Diana Gish/KMXT On today’s edition of Talk of the Rock, host Diana Gish speaks with author and former Akutan resident Kimberly Woodhouse. Kimberly is the author of "Welcome Home! Our Family’s Journey to Extreme Joy." She and her 12 year-old daughter Kayla are co-authoring a series of suspense novels based in Alaska. Because of Kayla’s challenges with a rare nerve …

Diana Gish/KMXT On today’s edition of Talk of the Rock, host Diana Gish speaks with author and former Akutan resident Kimberly Woodhouse. Kimberly is the author of "Welcome Home! Our Family’s Journey to Extreme Joy." She and her 12 year-old daughter Kayla are co-authoring a series of suspense novels based in Alaska. Because of Kayla’s challenges with a rare nerve …