Tag Archives: Kodiak

Alaska Fisheries Report 13 April 2023

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council

This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Sabine Poux reports for KDLL that the North Pacific Fishery Management Council has decided not to pick a poison in the Upper Cook Inlet. Tribal organizations are suing the federal government over management of salmon in the Yukon/Kuskokwim as reported by KNBA’s Rhonda McBride. And Kavitha George of AKPM tells …

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Midday Report April 13, 2023

Shiveluch, one of Kamchatka’s most active volcanoes,

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The eruption of a volcano this week on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula has prompted some Alaska flight cancellations. Denali National Park will be radio-collaring grizzly bears this spring. And an advisory board has endorsed placement of a book on relationships and sexuality within the Ketchikan Public Library’s teen section.   Shiveluch, one of …

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Midday Report April 12, 2023

Front Street in Nome, in March 2017. (David Dodman/KNOM)

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Rep. Alyse Galvin has introduced a new bill to reimpose a state income tax, part of a broader proposal to address persistent state deficits. A labor department program to help immigrants gain employment in Alaska has been restarted, as hundreds of Ukrainian refugees are resettling here. And the City of Nome is …

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Midday Report April 11, 2023

(Photo courtesy of Maranda Hamme)

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Three Wasilla overdose deaths in less than 24 hours last week were likely due to counterfeit drugs containing fentanyl. In the small Prince of Wales Island town of Whale Pass a nearly 300-acre timber sale proceeds despite local opposition. And a 22 year old Russian Mission man faces over 100 years in …

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Midday Report April 10, 2023

A heavy masticator like this was among the pieces of heavy equipment used by state Forestry and a contractor to clear vegetation from the fuel break the agency cut in an area west of the Delta River and the City of Delta Junction. The masticator knocks down trees and then grinds them up into chips. (Alaska Division of Forestry

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska’s panhandle may look unchanging, but the area is moving rapidly in a geologic sense. The Division of Forestry is cutting firebreaks in anticipation of fire season. A heavy masticator like this was among the pieces of heavy equipment used by state Forestry and a contractor to clear vegetation from the fuel …

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Midday Report April 6, 2023

A policeman wears a body camera.

On today’s Midday Report with Terry Haines: Left-of-center candidates are leading in six out of seven Anchorage Assembly races. Anchorage Police officials say the timeline to put body cameras on officers has hit another delay. And a former Houston treasurer stole more than $1 million from the Mat-Su community and a Wasilla company where he later worked, according to federal …

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Midday Report April 5, 2023

The East Fork Toklat River, where the white spruce are marching northward. Photo by Kirk Stueve

On today’s Midday Report with Terry Haines: The treeline is moving north. A federal judge has ruled that ConocoPhillips can move ahead with the Willow Project. And Representative Peltola shys away from stands on gun safety measures and former President Trump’s guilt. The East Fork Toklat River, where the white spruce are marching northward. Photo by Kirk Stueve  

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