Posts by Davis Hovey

Sea ice forming in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas is starting to close in on Utqiagvik, leaving a lot of open water currently through the Bering Strait. One research cruise taking advantage of the favorable sailing conditions with little ice in Arctic waters, is the Sikuliaq, a University of Alaska Fairbanks vessel. Several scientists onboard…

Norton Sound Red King Crab are moving, Arctic cod numbers have dropped significantly, and Pacific cod are continuing to increase as the Northern Bering Sea ecosystem undergoes drastic change. That’s all according to preliminary results from NOAA Fisheries’ trawl survey this summer in the Northern Bering Sea (NBS). KNOM’s Davis Hovey has more: Before Lyle…

The Port of Nome is moving forward with a repair project for the Inner Harbor launch ramp after a $1.69 million grant from the federal government.  Port Director Joy Baker says the ramp was built in 2005 and primarily is used for launching larger fishing vessels, dredges, and to ship cargo. “It’s seen a great…

Nome and the Norton Sound region experienced a wet and mild October, with temperatures four to six degrees above average in some places. Climate specialist Rick Thoman, with the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy, says last month in the gold rush city was the second wettest October for Nome in the past 110…

Three new businesses, including a smokehouse-inn combo, are set to get off the ground by summer of 2020 in Western Alaska. All of them are supported by Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation (NSEDC) grant funds and seek to fill gaps in their respective communities. KNOM’s Davis Hovey highlights this year’s three Small Business Initiative winners…

Signups for the 2020 Iron Dog end Thursday at midnight, and the approximately 30 registered teams are preparing for an extra challenge. This year the world’s longest snowmobile race will be even longer, with a new loop going through Kotzebue. “By adding what is approximately 375 or 400 miles, we’ll get more action on the…

With a poor start for ice forming in northern Alaska waters this season, the latest climate forecasts predict sea ice may not reach Western Alaska until December. According to the National Weather Service, sea ice has started to form along the upper coast of the North Slope on the Chukchi side, as well as in…

The main suspect for a recent break-in at the Nome Alaska Commercial Company store has been taken into custody. Nome Police announced earlier today that 19-year-old Christopher Gandia was arrested *Monday the 21st (a previous version of this story mistakenly said the arrest took place on Sunday, that has now been updated) and remanded to…

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources has authorized IPOP LLC to continue using a six-inch suction dredge in Safety Sound, east of Nome, as they seek to move forward with a potential project. Earlier this month on October 5th, DNR approved the company’s amended Application for Permits to Mine in Alaska (APMA). KNOM’s Davis Hovey reports:…