Nikiski pool is getting a new boiler. Kodiak’s Crabfest turns 65.

Nikiski pool is getting a new boiler. Kodiak’s Crabfest turns 65.

Kenai Peninsula Borough releases survey results about resident satisfaction with borough services. South Peninsula Amateur Radio Club discusses amateur radio and its role in the area.

Kenai Peninsula Borough releases survey results about resident satisfaction with borough services. South Peninsula Amateur Radio Club discusses amateur radio and its role in the area.

One person is dead, and another four are missing and presumed lost after their charter fishing vessel sank in rough seas near Sitka on Sunday; and the Blessing of the Fleet is a tradition for many coastal communities as fishermen get ready for their summer season, this year, the Southeast Alaska community of Wrangell revitalized the tradition by holding the ceremony in its newly-completed Mariners’ Memorial.

Eastern Cook Inlet Beaches will have a limited opening for razor clams, July 1st-4th. KCAW’s Ezra Dan speaks with a Sitka scallop fisherman who is bringing the delicacy to dinner tables with sustainability in mind.

The United States Department of Justice will appeal a federal court order forcing the closure of the commercial king salmon troll fishery in Southeast Alaska; and sport and personal-use harvest of razor clams will open this summer on the east side of Cook Inlet for the first time since 2015.

Invasive green crabs are in Alaska. At a workshop in Metlakatla last month, citizen scientists learned from experts how to look out for the invasive crabs in their own communities.

Grubby the Opossum finds a new home at the Alaska Zoo; and Wrangell’s long-time library director is retiring, and the borough is looking for a replacement.

A bill exempting veterinarians from reporting to the state’s prescription drug database passes the House and Senate. Grubby the Opossum finds a new home at the Alaska Zoo. Flooding is still an issue along Kalifornsky Beach Road.