March 24 was 30th Anniversary of Exxon Valdez Oil Spill We share one of many oral histories from that time Herring fishing in Togiak was a go, but salmon fishing around Kodiak was closed Thirty years ago, March 24, 1989 the Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef, spilling an estimated 11 million gallons of crude oil into Prince …
Read More »A Look Into Kodiak’s Sea Cucumber Dive Fishery
Ivanoff shows off a cooked sea cucumber. (Photo by Kayla Desroches/KMXT) Kayla Desroches/KMXT One of Kodiak’s smaller fisheries opened last week. Around 20 or 22 people dove for red sea cucumbers during its first 48 hours. Diver Reuben Ivanoff holds up a bag of cooked sea cucumbers. They’re spiky, brownish, and long like slugs. He and the crew, some of …
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