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Five kelp farmers from around Kodiak Island have started the Kodiak Ocean Growers Co-op. It’s a member owned and operated organization that hopes to benefit all of the archipelago’s kelp farmers in the growing, local industry.
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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KMXTOn this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we hear about Kodiak brown bears waking up in town, the Board of Game is hosting its Southcentral Region meeting in Kodiak, where snow gets dumped when the local snow dump is full, how this snowy winter in Kodiak compares to previous ones, and the Kodiak Island Borough School District is not recruiting international teachers for next school year.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we discuss Kodiak Island's two salmon hatcheries and some of the nuances of hatching fish with Tina Fairbanks and Kyle Woolever of Kodiak Regional Aquaculture Association, KRAA.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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WikipediaThis week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:KMXT's Davis Hovey reports that pollock fishermen chose to stop fishing to attend this week's Board of Fisheries meeting, plus a blast of preseason announcements from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
Alaska News
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- Alaska lawmakers look to resolve standoff over fast-track budget bill
- NOAA funds Aleutian seismic stations under new agreement
- Why Alaska school districts are still facing deep cuts after last year’s funding increase
- Iditarod’s top 10 stream into Nome after Holmes’ historic win
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NPR National News
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- Iran rejects Trump's proposal to end the war and lays out 5 conditions, state TV says
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- How Trump's Iran war objectives have shifted over time