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All four candidates running to be the next governor of Alaska were in Kodiak on Wednesday evening, Sept. 9, for this year’s fisheries debate. The debate, hosted by KMXT and the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce, revealed some details about each candidate’s approach to fisheries management.Click the audio link to listen to the full fisheries debate, watch the video from the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce, or read KMXT's recap below:
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Weekly Wrap
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KMXTOn this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, Senate and Congressional candidates will participate in the 2026 Alaska Fisheries Debate in Kodiak this weekend, Borough Assembly candidates discussed their positions at a candidate forum, the Sun'aq Tribe's leader was ousted last week, black bears invaded Juneau's dump this summer, scientists research chum salmon bycatch in Dutch Harbor, and a California-based company generated rainfall over the Kenai Peninsula.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with host Jared Griffin and KMXT's News Director Davis Hovey, we break down what voters can expect from the upcoming candidate forum and fisheries debates.Tuesday, Sept. 8, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. is the local candidate forum for Kodiak Island Borough Assembly candidates.Wednesday, Sept. 9, from 7 p.m. to about 9 p.m. is the Gubernatorial fisheries debate andSaturday, Sept. 12, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. is the Congressional fisheries debate with candidates from both the U.S. House of Rep. and U.S. Senate.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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(Angela Denning/Coast Alaska)On this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with host Terry Haines: A boom in the population of Southeast sea otters is bad news for dive fishermen, according to KFSK's Baiz Hoen, there will be a season for red king crab in Southeast Alaska for the second year in a row, story from KFSK's Olivia Rose, and a better than expected salmon season in Kodiak, as reported by KMXT's Katherine Irving.
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