In this newscast:
- The second "Blob," a massive marine heat wave across the north Pacific, appear to be subsiding for now,
- Ketchikan city council is skeptical that a cruise-industry backed monitoring program can replace the scrapped Ocean Rangers program,
- The M/V Matanuska won't be returning to service in early March. Repairs have yet to begin on the broken down ferry.
All that, plus Fish Radio, the Island Messenger community bulletin, and Island Byways. Fish Radio is provided by Laine Welch at alaskafishradio.com and Island Byways is produced by KMXT's Pam Foreman.
