Katherine Irving
ReporterKatherine Irving was born and raised in Oakland, California. After graduating from Macalester College, where she dissected sharks, excavated dinosaur bones, and assisted with wolf vaccinations, Katherine dove into a career in journalism with positions at Science Magazine, Sierra Magazine, and more. Katherine loves reporting about the intersection of people and the planet, with a focus on research, wildlife, and the ocean. She is excited to call Kodiak home and delve into the stories that make this place special.
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At 62 years old, the Tusty has more than doubled her expected service lifespan, and is the oldest active mainliner ferry in the state’s fleet. -
Charter boat operators say the stamp doesn't address plummeting halibut numbers. -
On this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, the Benny Benson State Airport will undergo renovations this summer, the Buskin river area closes to sockeye fishing, federal fisheries managers require a halibut stamp for charter tours for the first time this year, three finalists for director at Kodiak College visited from the Lower 48 this week, and a new study finds that Kodiak puffin numbers are dropping. -
According to the study, the number of tufted puffins counted on the archipelago's breeding colonies have dropped by 88% since 1975. -
According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, the closures are a result of below average returns to the Buskin Lake weir -
The late bloom this year gives Kodiak Soil and Water Conservation District a narrow window to treat invasive plants, like orange hawkweed. -
The Buskin River sockeye salmon weir is operating at reduced capacity this summer because of a loss of federal funding. -
On this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, we sit down with Ben Daly, the supervisor for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game's Division of Commercial Fisheries Westward region, to talk about his first summer season in his new role at the Kodiak office. -
On 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.
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The first of the vessels will arrive in Kodiak in 2028.
