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Brian Venua/KMXTIt’s been a year since Kodiak’s new indoor mall opened to the public, and it’s already become a sort of community center. Several events have been held there and businesses are celebrating their growth in the Marketplace ahead of the holidays. The space will also host Kodiak’s annual boat parade afterparty this weekend. -
Brian Venua/KMXTAlaska's Seafood Task Force holds its final meeting today and over the last several months lawmakers have been looking at ways to aid all sectors of the state’s seafood industry, which faced a number of struggles. But the group could also address the outmigration of fishing permits and unequal fishing access in rural Alaska communities.
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Communities across the Kodiak Archipelago are facing environmental challenges that climate change is making worse — problems like coastal erosion, depleted salmon spawning grounds and disrupted wildlife populations. A recent workshop in Kodiak connected some rural communities to resources that could help them adapt to those challenges. -
A reinvigorated program to recruit firefighter cadets on Kodiak Island will kick off in about a month, in January of 2025. Some of the island's fire departments are looking to locally grown recruits, like high schoolers, to help fill their ranks for the long-term. -
Coast Guard Base Kodiak’s child development center has faced major staffing issues this year that nearly led to the daycare temporarily closing. Officials have figured out a solution for now, but it’s just one hurdle to jump as more service members arriving in the next few years could put more pressure on the center. -
A property tax exemption court case, currently being appealed to the Alaska Supreme Court, between the Kodiak Area Native Association and the Kodiak Island Borough could set precedent for other communities around the state. -
A proposed ocean and fish restoration project in the Gulf of Alaska is trying to generate support at the local and state level. Ocean Pasture Restoration wants to begin its three-year pilot starting in 2025. The project hinges on renewing pastures in the ocean to boost production of phytoplankton. -
Officials with Alaska’s Department of Transportation are looking into cracking down on parking at Kodiak’s state airport. Specifically, the department is looking at instituting tickets or fees so more people are able to use the limited amount of spaces. -
While none of the catcher-processor's boats fish near Kodiak, they still set aside $12,500 for the region. Ten nonprofits received grants in the most recent cycle, the next one will be in the spring of 2025. -
Among the roughly one hundred proposals on the Alaska Board of Fisheries agenda at its upcoming meeting next month are a handful focused on further restricting or closing the state-managed pollock trawl fishery in Prince William Sound. Now, a Kodiak organization is trying to drum up support for local trawlers, and oppose the proposals. -
Kodiak’s main public event space is rebranding and changing its focus. The Kodiak Harbor Convention Center building downtown at 211 West Rezanof Drive is being renamed the Kodiak Harbor Center. -
More specifically, Thursday was the warmest November 21st in local climate history, which goes back to 1913, when a record high temperature of 58 degrees was recorded at the Kodiak Airport.
