ComFish is arguably Kodiak’s biggest event of the year. It went virtual in 2020, and was rebooted in-person this year. And as afternoon clouds blew in on Saturday, a small crowd gathered in the Harbor Convention Center’s parking lot to watch the Fishermen’s Showcase. Listen to the story here: The four fishermen competing in this year’s challenge battled against the …
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The federal legislative forum at ComFish opened with tributes to the late Congressman Don Young, who was also supposed to be part of the panel. Afterwards, however, the ongoing effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine were top of mind for Alaska’s senators. Appearing via Zoom, Sen. Murkowski described the close ties between Alaska’s seafood industry and Ukraine. “We have …
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Kodiak’s annual commercial fishing trade show ComFish kicks off in-person and virtually on Thurs., March 23. The event typically brings together a mix of vendors, fishermen, lawmakers and scientists to discuss and celebrate the state of Alaska’s fisheries. And one topic is top of mind at this year’s conference: climate change. “For years now we’ve been thinking about climate change …
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Our guest is Sarah Phillips from the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce. She says forms for booth requests and other info is ready to go. Don’t wait, now that spring is here things will move quickly. Also highlights from what to expect this year. And a sneak preview of next week’s ComFish event. Be sure to listen to Tuesday’s Talk …
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On this week’s Talk of the Rock, we feature a forum from Kodiak’s commercial fisheries trade show, ComFish, with Lt. Gov. Byron Mallot. Mallot spoke Thursday at the Kodiak Harbor Convention Center and gave an Office of the Governor update. He touched on salmon issues, climate change, and fisheries group appointments.
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On this week’s Talk of the Rock, host Kayla Desroches talks with guests about the Alutiiq Museum’s new graphic arts book, “Igaruacirpet-Our Way of Making Design,” and Kodiak’s commercial fisheries trade show, ComFish.
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On today’s Talk of the Rock, we feature an excerpt of one of the presentations at this year’s ComFish. The ComFish trade show brought with it a series of forums from Wednesday to Friday last week. On Thursday, members of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council spoke before an audience about the electronic monitoring program they’re developing.
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Kayla Desroches/KMXT Kodiak’s favorite fishery-themed trade show, ComFish, comes to town Thursday with fishy goods like nets and boat engines. It’s not just a platform for buying and selling. ComFish also brings with it free lectures from professionals in the fishing industry, exhibitions of local talent, and free food to wrap up the day with a full stomach. Chamber of …
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On today’s Talk of the Rock, host Kayla Desroches talks with staff from the Coast Guard’s CISM program, which stands for Critical Incident Stress Management. They counsel Coast Guard members who have gone through a traumatic event. Also joining will be Trevor Brown from the Chamber of Commerce and Julie Bonney from the Alaska Groundfish Data Bank to talk about …
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Coming up this week, a disaster is declared at the mouth of the Yukon because of the cannery fire there last month, flatfish harvesting gets another stamp of approval for sustainability, and fishermen race against the clock to be named deckhand of the year in Kodiak. We had help from KNOM’s Laura Kraegel and Mitch Borden in Nome, KMXT’s Kayla …
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