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.
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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.
Alaska sockeye market shifts away from Japan
According to the McDowell Group’s 2017 fall sockeye market analysis, in 2016, “only 34 percent of Alaska sockeye production went to Japanese or canned markets.” As outlined in the same analysis, the seafood industry struggled across the board in the early 2000s.
Kodiak’s commercial kelp harvest begins inside a seaweed nursery
Kodiak’s seaweed industry is growing, partly thanks to the investment of one company. Blue Evolution, which is based in the Lower 48 and turns kelp into pasta products, successfully completed harvest in May with a local fisherman in the City of Kodiak.
Alaska meets global demand for sea cucumbers
The sea cucumber fishery in Southeast opened for harvest in the beginning of October. It’s now half way through its season. And, much like salmon this year, it looks like the state’s sea cucumber harvest is also finding success on the global market.