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On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we hear about the updated tsunami alert messaging for Alaskans, Bering Sea ice extent hit its highest peak in 13 years, Kodiak hunting guides weigh in on the Board of Game's recent decisions, Alaska Aerospace purchases more land at Narrow Cape, the Kodiak Island cruise ship schedule for this summer is out, and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is considering holding a mineral lease sale for seafloor mining in the Gulf of Alaska.
Davis Hovey was first drawn to Alaska by the opportunity to work for a radio station in a remote, unique place like Nome. More than 7 years later he has spent most of his career reporting on climate change and research, fisheries, local government, Alaska Native communities and so much more.
The Alaska Board of Game reduced the number of sea ducks nonresidents can harvest and rejected increases for deer bag limits during its meeting in Kodiak from March 19-25.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is taking public comments on the proposed mineral lease sale, which covers swaths of Alaska waters, until the end of the day April 1.
The Pacific Space Complex-Alaska on Kodiak Island has expanded its footprint by 139.5 acres after the spaceport’s owner, Alaska Aerospace Corporation, recently bought property from a local family on Narrow Cape.