Kirsten Dobroth

Boats stacked with empty crab pots in Kodiak’s St. Paul Harbor, Jan. 16, 2023 (Brian Venua/KMXT) This post was updated Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. Kodiak’s Tanner crab fleet is continuing to stand down, saying they still haven’t come to an agreement with local processors on price. Nat Nichols is an area management biologist with the …

This post was updated Jan. 17, 2023. Kodiak’s Tanner crab fishery opened yesterday, but the fleet is continuing to stand down. Local fishermen and canneries in Kodiak haven’t come to an agreement on price – and this year’s harvest may end up being processed off the island. Boats stacked with empty crab pots sit in …

Kodiak’s biggest Tanner crab fishery in nearly 40 years is set to open on Sunday, but the fleet is standing down. Fishermen say they won’t go fishing for the prices offered by local canneries. It’s the latest wrinkle on a winter fishing season already impacted by closures and strikes. Kodiak’s commercial fishing fleet has been …

Kodiak’s tanner crab fishery opens on Sunday, Jan. 15 and it’s a whopper – this year’s harvest levels are the biggest they’ve been in nearly 40 years, and fishermen are gearing up for a big season in more ways than one. Kodiak’s St. Paul Harbor in early January, 2023 (Kirsten Dobroth/KMXT) Darren Platt owns the …

The future of Kodiak’s Port and Harbors Advisory Board was up for discussion at Tuesday night’s city council work session. There was no clear consensus on what changes, if any, might be in store for the group, except that the advisory board is here to stay. Tuesday evening’s work session included discussion of a draft …

A black plume was visible from the city of Kodiak shortly after ABL’s launch attempt on Jan. 10, 2023. (Brian Venua/KMXT) This post was updated Jan. 11, 2023. ABL Space Systems confirmed that its RS-1 rocket experienced an anomaly during liftoff from the Kodiak Pacific Spaceport today. All nine of the the rocket’s engines shut …

In many homes across Alaska, Christmas trees stay up through mid-January in celebration of Russian Orthodox Christmas, which falls each year on January 7. There’s days of feasting and praying – and starring. And after two years of relative quiet due to the pandemic, parishioners on Kodiak Island are ready to welcome back the tradition. …

Doug Letch, who has served in incoming Senate President Gary Stevens’ office for more than two decades as a legislative aide, retired on Friday. He’s been working remotely from Florida since Alaska’s legislative session ended in May, and on his first day off the job, he said he was still getting used to the new …

Many travelers are still trying to get home after a major winter storm slammed the Lower 48 and disrupted travel across the country over the weekend. Ferries and flights to and from Kodiak Island were also delayed – leading to a ripple of other cancellations. Kodiak’s Joe Floyd Christmas Tournament brings high school basketball teams …

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Chase Burningham, a marine science technician, waves aboard a helicopter as it circles over Larsen Bay, Alaska, on Dec. 5, 2022. (Courtesy U.S. Coast Guard) Santa traded his sleigh for a Jayhawk helicopter and made a special visit to Kodiak’s villages earlier this month, as part of a …