Kachemak Bay
News related to Kachemak Bay and Kachemak Bay State Park, the first state park in Alaska.
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Hiker Amandine Testu was reported missing on July 22 in Kachemak Bay State Park before ending up at a wilderness lodge two days later.
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The Coast Guard will patrol Homer's waters to ensure compliance with regulations and safety standards.
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On Tuesday, research reserve staff, along with community members, conducted crab monitoring on the Homer Spit. The group was searching for signs of the invasive European green crab.
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The Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve installed a Motus tower earlier this month that uses radio waves to track tagged birds that enter its radius.
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The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is appealing the Alaska Superior Court judge’s decision to reinstate the personal watercraft ban in Kachemak Bay and Fox River Flats Critical Habitat Areas.
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The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly passed a resolution at Tuesday night’s meeting supporting a project that would install a heat pump at one of the schools in southern Kachemak Bay.
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Jet skis are banned again after Alaska Superior Court ruled against the Department of Fish and Game in a lawsuit.
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Homer's Winter King Salmon Tournament has seen record participation in recent years. This year, the event was postponed one week due to winter weather, but still drew 818 participants and 273 boats from all over the state for one day of king salmon fishing on Kachemak Bay, and a chance at nearly $200,000 in tournament prizes.
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Estuaries are ecosystems where salt and fresh water mix, creating diverse habitats for marine life, and supporting the plants, animals and people that call its shores home. With spring around the corner, the waters and shoreline of Kachemak Bay are essential feeding grounds for migrating birds winging their way north.
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A Halibut Cove woman faces federal charges in a standoff between a floatplane and boat last summer. Marian Tillion Beck — the owner of The Saltry Restaurant in Halibut Cove — was indicted by a federal grand jury last week on counts of attempted destruction of aircraft and gross negligent operation of a vessel.