Katherine Rose, Author at KCAW

As Japan’s consumer tastes change, marketers hope to create the next hot herring product

While Japan's obsession with seafood may never change, it's tastes are evolving. Alaskan herring roe -- kazunoko -- is finding its way snack foods, and other non-traditional products. But there is strong competition from domestic herring, too. This is Part 4 of "Phantom Fish: The return of Japan's vanished herring industry."

While local herring are more affordable and accessible in Japan, some still look to Alaska for eggs

Japanese consumers are readily adjusting to the improved size and quantity of domestically-produced herring. But Alaska herring has niche in sushi -- and an alluring wild "brand" that still sells. Part 3 of KCAW's "Phantom Fish: The return of Japan's vanished herring industry."

Hatcheries are helping Japan’s herring industry rebound. What does that mean for Alaska?

Alaska’s lucrative herring fisheries were born in the 1950s, when Japan’s domestic herring industry all but died out. But Japanese herring are making a comeback now, thanks to a government-sponsored hatchery program that has rebuilt stocks, and most importantly, changed attitudes about hatchery-produced herring in a country that prizes its seafood above just about everything else. In part two of our series "Phantom Fish: The return of Japan’s vanished herring industry," KCAW’s Katherine Rose reports on how hatchery production in western Hokkaido has remade Japan’s herring industry.

Where do Sitka’s herring go? The answer is complicated

KCAW's Katherine Rose travels to Japan this to learn firsthand about the market forces and cultural traditions that directly impact Alaska's commercial herring fisheries. This is Part 1 of KCAW's 5-part series "Phantom Fish: The return of Japan's vanished herring industry."

September 24, 2024: What’s on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?

How much money should the city put back in infrastructure reserves this year? That’s what the Sitka Assembly will consider when it meets tonight (9-24-24).

Internet and cellular service in Sitka restored after 16 days

A representative from GCI says the company has successfully restored internet and cellular service in Sitka. The announcement came on Saturday morning (9-14-24), one day after repairs were made to the broken subsea fiber optic cable that took Sitka offline in late August.

Crews have repaired broken fiber optic cable, but bringing Sitka fully back online could take several days

Repairs have been made to the broken subsea fiber optic cable that took Sitka offline over two weeks ago, but it could be several days until cellular service and internet access are totally restored.

Jones advances as finalist in municipal attorney role

The Sitka Assembly has advanced one candidate for the open municipal attorney job to a final review.

September 10, 2024: What’s on tonight’s assembly agenda?

Sitka needs more tourism data- that’s one of the conclusions the tourism task force reached as it tried to develop next steps for the city’s response to a boom in cruise tourism. When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight, it will consider how to plan a new research initiative focused on collecting data on the impacts of the visitor industry, honing in on three areas: community, economy, and environment.

Repair ship working to mend cable break that took Sitka offline

A cable repair ship is mending a broken fiber optic cable that took Sitka offline in late August, but it could be close to a week until repairs are finished.