The U.S. Senate committee on energy and natural resources held a hearing Tuesday on natural disasters. The city of Kodiak’s mayor Pat Branson was a part of a six-person panel and testified on the city’s recent tsunami scare.
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State of Alaska honors Judge Roy Madsen
Gov. Bill Walker ordered all Alaska state flags be flown at half-mast today to honor Kodiak’s Judge Roy Madsen who passed away on Dec. 26.
Kodiak fishermen find extra work through halibut research amid stock concern
The Pacific halibut fishery may see a drop in stock over the next few years and the International Pacific Halibut Commission, which regulates the fishery, uses surveys in Kodiak waters to collect data.
Ferry service in Kodiak will temporarily shut down in March
The city of Kodiak, Ouzinkie and Port Lions won’t have ferry service from March to early April this year, because the Tustumena needs to complete its state overhaul — an annual process to make needed repairs and conduct mandatory inspections.
Coast Guard begins the new year by safely rescuing three hunters in Prince William Sound
Coast Guard personnel spent the weekend searching for three hunters in Prince William Sound and found them on Monday.
Salmon Work Group gears up to fight possible threat to Kodiak fisheries
The Salmon Work Group, which also came together the last time the same issue came up in 1980s, has revitalized to address what many Kodiak salmon fishermen consider a threat to their fisheries — Cook Inlet fish in Kodiak waters.