It's the only region in the state with a higher harvest for the species compared to the last odd year season. Ayakulik sockeye escapement hit a 10-year high, but other south side rivers have had "weak" runs. Kodiak Chinook returns once again near record lows.
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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This week we hear about an oil spill near the Kitoi Bay Hatchery, a small earthquake near Kodiak, elevated levels of harmful algal blooms, Alaska Aerospace is looking to expand its presence along the Aleutian Chain, and Kodiak's landfill is filling up.
Talk of the Rock
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In this week's episode with Host Brian Venua, Alaska Speaker of the House Bryce Edgemon visited Kodiak with Rep. Louise Stutes, talking about education funding, the Permanent Fund Dividend, and the special session in August.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:Ashlyn O'Hara reports on a sport fishing roundtable all around king salmon from KDLL, and KNBA's Rhonda McBride about a subsistence win on the Kuskokwim.
Alaska News
- Republican Bernadette Wilson picks Wasilla Sen. Mike Shower as running mate in governor's race
- Homeownership and renting costs surge around the state, new report shows
- In Alaska governor’s race, Democrats leave the aisle clear for Mary Peltola
- Alaska’s foster care system is among the worst in the nation. Can a lawsuit force real reform?
- Alaska students' test scores show little improvement in reading, math and science
- Alaska officials refused group's request for murdered Indigenous people's names
- Nonprofit coordinating Arctic research will shut down as federal funding dries up
- U.S. House votes to repeal Central Yukon land plan
- ‘We got a tired Tustumena’: State to open bids for long-awaited ferry replacement
- Should Alaskans be able to sue over SNAP delays? State, citing Supreme Court, says no.
NPR National News
- Inflation climbs in August as grocery and gas prices jump
- NPR's next news chief built an international career at CNN
- The U.K. fires its U.S. ambassador over his emails to Jeffrey Epstein
- South Koreans arrested in U.S. immigration raid being sent home
- Scientists link hundreds of severe heat waves to fossil fuel producers' pollution
- Love, drugs and condoms: Couples with different HIV status face a new reality
- What we know about the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk
- 28 new movies worth checking out this fall
- After 10 years of black hole science, Stephen Hawking is proven right
- Israel has hunted its top enemies around the Middle East. What has it achieved?