This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: This week dual Area M stories, from KUAC’s Dan Bross and KUCB’s Theo Greenly, and KMXT’s Kirsten Dobroth reports on a field trip by Alaska mariculture folk to South Korea, where kelp is king. Katie Basile/KYUK
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will reconsider the Pebble Partnership’s permit proposal to build a mine at the headwaters of Bristol Bay. The Northwest Arctic and North Slope boroughs have agreed to support the Ambler Road Project. And the Alaska Senate is set to propose a one-time boost to the amount of …
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Not Invisible Commission, advocates working to prevent violence against Indigenous people in Alaska, met in Anchorage this week. Alaska’s Army National Guard recently sent a Black Hawk helicopter to a permanent station in Bethel. And Alaska Native language experts shared their personal stories at the State Capitol on Friday. Alaska Air …
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: For the first time in recent history, Alaska legislators in both parties and the governor are talking about implementing a broad-based tax. School districts are waiting anxiously to see if the Alaska Legislature will increase school funding after years of stagnant state support. And the Sitka School District has crossed its fingers …
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On today’s Midday Report with host Mike Wall: On the same day the first cruise ship of 2023 docked in Juneau city officials signed an agreement with the cruise industry to start limiting visitor volume. And Anchorage police officials say they’re moving forward with getting body cameras on officers, even though they’re locked in a dispute with the police union. …
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Last year’s sockeye salmon surplus is pushing down the wholesale price this year. The Kenai Peninsula Borough will pay more than $200,000 to settle a harassment against former borough mayor Charlie Pierce. And a portion of the Coast Guard Band is scheduled to visit Kodiak on Wednesday. The United States Coast Guard …
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This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: This week KDLL’s Sabine Poux reports on an emergency rockfish reduction, Desiree Hagen tells of testing for toxic algal blooms, courtesy of KOTZ, and Yukon River salmon forecasts are the subject of a story from Dan Bross, of KUAC fame.
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A thirty foot Unangax̂ open skin boat will be the first of its kind to touch water in over two centuries. The Chilkat River has been nominated by as one of ten most endangered rivers in the country. And the Alaska House approved an operating budget on Monday that includes a 2700-dollar …
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: After some record-breaking winter snowfall, Alaska is now approaching the start of summer wildfire season. Two bills being considered by the legislature would allow school districts to opt into the state’s health care plan. And the world’s largest flying salmon took its final swim upstream today on Monday. Salmon Thirty Salmon is …
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A Superior Court judge in Bethel has dismissed a lawsuit accusing state officials of mismanaging Yukon River and Kuskokwim River salmon fisheries. Anchorage’s homelessness experts expect the number of people sleeping outdoors to swell from about 300 now to as many as 800 as the city’s three winter shelters close. And the …
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