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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On this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with host Katherine Irving (filling in for Terry Haines), KMXT's Davis Hovey reports that state lawmakers have ordered an audit of the Board of Fisheries, KDLG's Jessie Sheldon reports on the decline of women set netters in Bristol Bay, and Alaska Public Media's Mikayla Finnerty reports on fishing conditions at Anchorage's Ship Creek. -
The number of cruise ship guests coming to Kodiak is expected to increase by more than 25% this summer. -
On today's Midday Report with host Katherine Irving, today is the deadline to submit comments on the winter ferry schedule, Alaska Public Media discusses the role bycatch is playing in this year's political races, also a recap of a speed dating event with gubernatorial candidates in Anchorage, and KDLG reports that a commercial fishing crew member who died in Bristol Bay earlier this summer has been identified. -
On this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, the deadline is coming up to register to vote in the Alaska state primaries, ADF&G launches a new bycatch portal, new KIBSD superintendent Daniel Brigman attends his first regular Board of Education meeting, four whales wash up dead on the Kodiak archipelago, Alaska Public Media reports on ways to avoid getting cyclosporiasis, and the Borough Assembly swears in a new member. -
Local scientists aren't sure yet what caused these whales' deaths. At least three out of the four are gray whales. -
Brigman attended Monday's regular meeting virtually from Tennessee, where he was attending a professional development conference. -
On today's Midday Report with host Katherine Irving, ADF&G has launched a new bycatch portal, multiple Alaskan businesses and individuals have been charged with Medicaid fraud, researchers have a model to predict when rivers in Alaska's Arctic will turn orange and acidic as permafrost thaws, and KYUK has an update on summer salmon fishing from an Elder on the Yukon River. -
In Kodiak, experts say a lack of food resources could make bears more likely to initiate conflict this summer -
Fishermen can harvest nearly 400,000 scallops in Alaska waters this year -
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.
