Kirsten Dobroth
Alaska Desk Managing EditorKirsten Dobroth is the managing editor of the Alaska Desk. She previously covered Alaska's fisheries for the seafood industry trade publication Undercurrent News. Before that she was the news director at KMXT in Kodiak, where she still lives. She got her public radio start at Aspen Public Radio in Colorado.
Reach Kirsten at kdobroth@alaskapublic.org.
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Such a large, sudden die-off and a lack of sea ice were a red flag for scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. -
The lawmakers discussed the challenges faced by Alaska’s fishermen in a remote address to Kodiak’s annual commercial fishing trade show. -
Daily forums aimed at identifying and stopping an opioid overdose will include instructions on how to use the overdose-reversing drug. -
Grocery store shelves in Kodiak were bare this weekend after rough weather delayed food deliveries to the island. -
ABL Space Systems is still investigating the crash, but says the rocket rose more than 700 feet before its engines shut down 11 seconds after launch. -
Kodiak’s Tanner crab season started two weeks late, after the entire fleet refused to go fishing because of low prices from local processors. -
Harvard University's Peabody Museum transferred ownership of the kayak to the Alutiiq Museum, where it has been displayed on loan since 2016. -
Among the City of Kodiak’s top priorities – and biggest expenses – are $40 million worth of repairs for its biggest harbor. -
After two weeks of staying at the dock, Kodiak’s Tanner crab fleet is finally going fishing after crews and processors agreed on a price. -
Kodiak crabbers voted Sunday to press pause on the Tanner crab season altogether until they get a price from canneries they think is fair.
