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Kodiak celebrates first-ever Kelp Festival
The Kodiak Island Brewing Company’s tasting room was packed as live music blasted and artists showed off kelp-inspired pieces. There was even a mariculture-inspired short film playing on loop in the back by the beer stills. It’s Kodiak’s first ever kelp festival, which kicked off July 24. The idea...
Rocket suffers ‘irrecoverable damage’ in fire at Kodiak spaceport
A fire last week caused “irrecoverable damage” to a rocket that was initially expected to launch this summer from the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska on Kodiak Island. According to a press release from the Alaska Aerospace Corporation, which operates the spaceport, a Friday ground test went awry at the Narrow Cape facility when a fire developed on a launch pad during a routine ground test at about 8:30 p.m.
Bear Valley Golf Course brings back 3-club tournament and live music
Music echoed through Bear Valley on a breezy but overcast afternoon as golfers walked around the course between swings. It’s not just leisure though – they’re here for a three-club golf tournament. The July 20 competition was one of the first held on the island in years.
First Steps in Creating a Harmful Algal Bloom Forecast for the Kodiak Archipelago
The Kodiak Archipelago in Alaska has historically had high levels of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP), reporting 25% of all PSP cases in the state in 2022. The outbreaks of this potentially fatal illness are caused by neurotoxins produced by the dinoflagellate Alexandrium catenella, accumulating in consumable shellfish when harmful algal blooms (HABs) occur in the spring and summer months. Subsistence harvesting of clams and other shellfish is a culturally significant food resource in the Kodiak Archipelago, particularly for Native communities who call the area home. The increased severity and intensity of Alaskan HABs in recent years has impacted this subsistence food security in the Archipelago, as well as stunted the development of the Kodiak mariculture industry.
Setnetters turn to seining in effort to save east side fishery, king salmon
For the second year in a row, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has largely barred over 400 permit holders in Cook Inlet’s east side commercial setnet fishery from putting any gear in the water this year. This summer, one group of setnetters is deploying experimental gear they hope will preserve king salmon runs and offer relief to the fishery.
AROUND ALASKA: 100th Birthday, Thin Ice, and Baby Walrus!
The Tanana Valley State Fair has been a summer staple here since 1924. Organizers say it is the largest event in Interior Alaska. You have until next Sunday, August 4 check it out for yourself. Ready or not: The ice is going in at Treadwell Arena. Juneau Parks and Rec...
Congrats to Alaska’s 2024 Farm Family of the Year: Bruce & Vickie Bush!
We have to say "congratulations" to Alaska's 2024 Farm Family of the Year! Bruce and Vickie Bush own and run Bushes Bunches a farm and produce stand in Palmer. If you go to the Alaska State Fair, Bruce is the creator of the great "Bushes Peanut Potato." This award, established...
‘Second chance at life’: Sassy walrus calf recovering after seemingly being left by herd in Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska — A walrus calf seemingly left behind by her herd near Alaska’s northernmost city is alert and “sassy” as she receives care at a nonprofit wildlife response center hundreds of miles away following her recent rescue, a center spokesperson said Thursday.
A Canadian gold mine spill raises fears among Alaskans on the Yukon River
A cyanide spill at a major gold mine in the Yukon Territory — high in the Yukon River watershed — has sparked widespread concern in Canada. But Alaska salmon advocates say the mishap isn’t just a problem for Yukoners: The spill happened upstream of a tributary of the Yukon River. The Yukon is Alaska’s biggest […]
It’s dipnetting season, and Alaskans say the annual tradition is about more than just filling their freezers
Karl Lennox took a knife to the freshly-caught salmon’s belly, starting at the back. When he cut through the fish’s spine to remove the head, it made a distinctive crunch. “You have to have a nice sharp knife [to] cut through the spine there, that’s the hardest part,” he explained as the salmon laid on top of his cooler at Kenai Beach on Tuesday, the white plastic covered in blood.
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