This week the Alaska Fisheries Report with host Terry Haines features Jamie Diep’s story on the latest mariculture meet up, courtesy of KBBI, a report on the sudden drop in salmon prices by KFSK’s Hannah Flor, and voracious young black cod could be a challenge for salmon hatcheries, according to Thomas Copeland, also of KFSK. Sablefish swimming just above the …
Read More »Midday Report August 17, 2023
On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg traveled to Haines on Wednesday. A bus is roaming rural Alaska supporting people with brain injuries. And in Petersburg, a survey indicates that more than 300 houses may need to be built or renovated in the next decade. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg listens …
Read More »Midday Report August 15, 2023
On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Record-breaking rain this weekend in Sitka triggered their landslide warning system. Alaska is home to a large Hawaiian community, many of whom have links to Maui. And Alaska could see more renewable energy use in the future.
Read More »Midday Report August 14, 2023
On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Authorities have released the names of the two victims who are presumed to have died after their airplane crashed Wednesday in Denali National Park. A man from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta was sentenced to over 12 years in prison for sexually abusing a minor. And the Anchorage School District has installed security vestibules …
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On this week’s Alaska Fishery Report with Terry Haines: Shelby Herbert tells of a clam garden in Kake for KFSK, and the North Pacific Fishery Management Council is calling for Advisory Panel nominations! Clam garden on British Columbia’s Central Coast – Photo by Elroy White
Read More »Alaska Fisheries Report 03 August 2023
This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Cristina McDermott’s piece on price transparency, plucked from the KDLG vine, pairs nicely with a story about using Bristol Bay abundance to shore up salmon supplies in the Yukon, supplied by Alaska Public Media’s Kavitha George.
Read More »Midday Report August 07, 2023
On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A glacial outburst flood eroded the banks of the Mendenhall River on Saturday evening, undermining some homes and sending at least one into the river. Hot, dry, windy weekend weather expanded wildfires around the Interior leading to hazardous air quality. And surfers in the Turnagain Arm catch the longest wave in the …
Read More »Midday Report August 04, 2023
On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Unalaska’s drinking water shows traces of PFAS. Black seaweed in Southeast is becoming less tasty and harder to find. And scientists use sediments to predict future storms.
Read More »Midday Report August 03, 2023
On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The rapid advance of a wildfire prompted an evacuation notice last night for a neighborhood north of Fairbanks. Alaska’s Congressional delegation wants to make the “Landless” communities of Southeast landless no more. And two swimmers have successfully crossed the Frederick Sound. Andrew Simmons in Frederick Sound. Photo: Orin Pierson
Read More »Midday Report August 02, 2023
On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Warm and dry conditions increased wildfire activity around the Interior yesterday. Satellite data provided by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute is helping state and federal agencies fight wildfires. And the Senate has passed its version of the defense bill, with money for Alaska projects. Smoke column of the Teklanika River …
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