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Herring fishery opens!

Today at 3 p.m. was the first opening of Sitka's lucrative commercial herring fishery. About 48 boats were on the water fishing until it came to an end for the day a few minutes after 6 p.m. The fishery area was between Bieli Rock and Makhnati Island.

Outage in Yakutat

Our signal has been down in Yakutat since Sunday afternoon. It appears that there are some technical issues on site. We are working with our engineer to get this fixed as soon as possible, and we apologize for any inconveniences.

We’re just under $10,000! We need some more Polka Power!

Although we'd never put you in a squeeze, your support of Raven Radio will be music to our ears! A great public radio station requires dedication, energy, and a commitment to community. Remind you of anyone? The IRS may call it a donation, but we consider it more than money: It's Polka Power.

Sitka science fellow studies whale sounds

The Sitka Sound Science Center has a new fellow in town for its scientist-in-residency program. Alison Stimpert studies the sounds that animals make. It’s a field called bio-acoustics.

Deserted Island loud and quiet

Peter Williams played the 10 songs he would choose to have on a deserted island this past Friday night. Along with the great music, Peter brought the recipe for a traditional frozen dessert along with plenty of stories:being an artist in Sitka, Stardust Ball performances (he was one of the award winning Village People in 2004), and hunting for marine mammels. Here is Peter's playlist, the dessert recipe and a recording of the show...

Artist pursues identity, sustainability in hunt for sea otters

Sitkan Peter Williams is an artist who makes a variety of garments and craft objects from the hides and fur of seals and sea otters -- marine mammals that he hunts himself. But Williams did not grow up hunting. He discovered it as an adult, and discovered himself as he learned how to hunt. In order for Williams to expand his business and career, he’d like to sell work outside the state. In fact, he’d like to enter the fur trade on the Eastern seaboard. Subscribe in a reader

Let the race begin!

Raven Radio's Spring goal has busted out of the gates and is gaining speed as it sprints toward the one-day Spring drive on April 5. Place your bets! Help us reach our $85,000 goal and cross the finish line even faster by donating online right now at kcaw.org.