Katherine Rose, Author at KCAW

Ceremonial Kiks.ádi robes unveiled at gathering to honor herring

Around 200 people attended a gathering in Sitka’s Totem Square to honor the herring on Saturday (4-10-21).

Commercial herring fishery closes with fleet catching 16,000 tons

The Sitka Sound Sac Roe Herring Fishery officially closed for the season at 6 p.m. on Friday (4-9-21).

Sitka adds new color to COVID risk alert chart

Sitka’s going to add a new color to the bottom of its color-coded COVID risk alert scheme, but it’s going to take a lot of cooperation from the public before it’s ever put into use.

Commercial herring fishery winding down

The Sitka Sound Sac Roe Herring Fishery is winding down, and state biologists expect to close the fishery soon.

At ‘Herring Camp,’ an advocate passes down subsistence traditions

KCAW recently spoke with one subsistence advocate who’s determined to see this tradition continue -- by working to protect herring stocks, and by teaching kids how to harvest eggs.

Commercial fishery hauls slow down as major spawning begins in Sitka Sound

The Sitka Sound Sac Roe Herring fishery remained open for the 11th day in a row Tuesday (4-6-21)

After two-year break, seiners hopeful herring fishery will continue into future

The Sitka Sound Sac Roe Herring Fishery opened in late March, after a two-year hiatus. Less than half the fleet is fishing this spring, but the seiners who have stuck around have been hauling in catches every day over the last week and a half. KCAW spoke with two commercial fishermen shortly before the fishery opened about the importance of herring to their businesses and lives.