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KNBA NEWSCAST: Wednesday, October 21, 2026

KNBA | By Alena Naiden
Published October 21, 2026 at 8:57 AM AKDT
A technician chucks the carcasses of spawned sockeye salmon into a boat, which will take them out into the middle of Afognak Lake to decompose naturally. The Afognak Lake egg take is funded largely by KRAA's pink and chum operations.
Katherine Irving
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KMXT
A technician chucks the carcasses of spawned sockeye salmon into a boat, which will take them out into the middle of Afognak Lake to decompose naturally. The Afognak Lake egg take is funded largely by KRAA's pink and chum operations.
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Alena Naiden
Alena Naiden is an Alaska Desk and KNBA reporter who focuses on rural and Indigenous communities in the Arctic and around the state.
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