#09-17-2012 - ComFish News Roundup

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— Xtratuf Boots (@XtratufBoots) September 17, 2012

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Who's on Parnell's king salmon crash dream team?
Alaska Dispatch | Sep 16, 2012
In the heat of the salmon disaster this summer, Gov. Parnell announced that a group of "top fisheries scientists” would be assembled by this fall to develop a research plan to learn more about the decline. The team would address gaps in knowledge, and to make recommendations about improving future runs. The.... http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/whos-parnells-king-salmon-crash-dream-team

What about Pebble Mine?
LETTER - From the September 17, 2012 issue
By Dennis Wentz
As a recently retired U.S. Geological Survey hydrologist, I'm reassured to know that Alaska Lt. Governor Mead Treadwell appreciates the role of science in protecting the environment.... http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.16/what-about-pebble-mine

Shell abandons Alaska offshore drilling efforts until next year
By Kim Murphy
September 17, 2012, 12:53 a.m.
Shell Alaska said Monday it has abandoned its efforts to drill into hydrocarbon deposits in the offshore Arctic after the latest in a series of glitches on the company’s troubled oil containment barge resulted in damage to the high-tech dome designed to contain oil in the event of an underwater spill. Company officials said they will continue to drill "top holes" off the Alaskan coast through the end of this season’s drilling window, but will not attempt to reach any oil deposits this year -- a serious but not fatal setback for the company, which has spent six years attempting to explore its outer.... http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-arctic-shell-20120917,0,5228028.story

Begich: ..ways to make climate change part of the overall discussion on energy without actually saying "climate change" macon.com/2012/09/17/217…
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) September 17, 2012

Alaska Air Group Sustainability Report: CO2 Intensity Drops 4%environmentalleader.com/2012/09/17/ala…
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) September 17, 2012

Skretting OX/NZ is using poultry and freezing industry waste in its feed pellets for farmed fishfis.com/fis/worldnews/…
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) September 17, 2012

Flood Warning for Western Prince William Sound, AK google.org/publicalerts/a…
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) September 17, 2012

Flood Advisory for: northeast Prince William Sound including Valdezgoogle.org/publicalerts/a…
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) September 17, 2012

The Flood Warning remains in effect for Cordova, Eyak Lake, Eyak Rivergoogle.org/publicalerts/a…
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) September 17, 2012

Exciting times here at Saucy HQ! We've started filming new videos for The Dock. Here's our salmon, chilli + pesto dish. twitter.com/SaucyFishCo/st…
— The Saucy Fish Co. (@SaucyFishCo) September 17, 2012

Senator Lisa Murkowski Celebrates U.S. Constitution Day 9/17/2012: youtu.be/shEqhVlfLbc via @youtube
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) September 17, 2012

The Constitution is down but not out | The Daily Caller dailycaller.com/2012/09/17/the…
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) September 17, 2012

Whale Breach Alaska Juneau: youtu.be/Z9AmAxjXZ6o via @youtube Dang!
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) September 17, 2012

Anchorage Startup Weekend Friday, September 21, 2012 at 6:00 PM - Sunday, September 23, 2012 at 9:00 PMeventbrite.com/event/38320036…
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) September 17, 2012

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