USCG
The first of the vessels will arrive in Kodiak in 2028.
Photo courtesy of Lauren Wild, UAS Sitka Campus, taken under NMFS Permit #24378
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Weekly Wrap
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KMXTOn this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, two new Coast Guard icebreakers will be homeported in Kodiak, KMXT sits down with Ben Daly, the new supervisor for ADF&G's Division of Commercial Fisheries Westward region, Coast Guard Base Kodiak plans the final phase of its member housing expansion, NOAA hydrographic surveys are underway around Kodiak, and Kodiak's waters could be offering gray whales a lifeline in a difficult season.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, we sit down with Sun'aq Tribe researchers Matt Van Daele and Daniel Smith to discuss their work with invasive crayfish, gray whales, Aleutian terns, and more.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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(Photos collected by Alaska Whale Foundation under NMFS permit no. 26663.)This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Katherine Irving of KMXT tells of the dampening effect of high fuel prices on the fishing industry, plus KCAW's Hope McKenney reports on the intersection of spawning herring and grey whales in Sitka Sound.
Alaska News
- Alaska House passes tax cut for North Slope gas pipeline, sending bill to Senate
- Alaska Division of Elections intends to strike U.S. Senate challenger Dan Sullivan from the ballot
- Gasline tax bill heads for House vote as developer pledges to prioritize Alaska labor
- Alaska decline in childhood well-being is a dire warning, advocate says
- Federal judge sides with state in Alaskans’ lawsuit over SNAP delays
- Alaska’s minimum wage will increase next month
- $25M gift to bolster rural- and Indigenous-focused medical training in Alaska
- Candidates decry high energy prices while in Juneau for Celebration
- Best solution to Alaska’s PFD ‘gorilla’ is to end the program with $10K payout, Walker argues
- ANWR lease sale draws $3.7M in winning bids, but major oil and gas players stay home
NPR National News
- Former American businessman detained in Myanmar after alleged financial misconduct
- As Luigi Mangione's lawyers head to court, support grows for the accused 'vigilante'
- Britain will ban under-16s from social media apps, including TikTok and YouTube
- U.S. and Iran announce a deal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz
- It's been a thrilling start to the World Cup. Here are the highlights and what's next
- Inside Ebola country: NPR reports from eastern DR Congo's outbreak zone
- If you plan to catch up on reading this summer, start with these 3 books
- Most parents track their 18- to 25-year-old kids on their smartphones. Is it healthy?
- Do internet super stars matter in elections?
- Eldest son of Norway's crown princess sentenced to 4 years in prison for rape