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Kreiss-Tomkins, others awarded by teen environmental group
Posted: March 14, 2013 - 10:11pm | Updated: March 15, 2013 - 12:14am
By MARK D. MILLER
JUNEAU EMPIRE
As a strong wind howled down 4th Street downtown, many of the legislators they intended to honor were ensconced inside the Alaska State Capitol, deliberating over the state operating budget in a lengthy floor session. But the students were undeterred. High school students from across Alaska gathered in Dimond Courthouse Plaza to barbecue salmon and hand out awards for legislators Thursday at noon, whether they were there or not. The teenagers of the Alaska Youth for Environmental Action were in Juneau this week .... http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-03-14/alaskas-food-thought
OPINION: Processors need to pay for quality
March 15th 12:43 pm | Izetta Chambers
I recently wrote an article on how fishermen have been raising the bar on quality in the Bristol Bay. This article has generated some interest, and a few follow up questions. One reader posed a question about how we can get the other half of the fleet to adopt these salmon quality improvements. Here is my response: processors need to start paying for quality. This is a three-pronged approach, which is... http://www.thebristolbaytimes.com/article/1311processors_need_to_pay_for_quality
Musical chairs along the Aleutian Chain
March 15th 12:45 pm | Jim Paulin
Musical chairs, or rather municipal chairs, continues among top local government administrators in southwest Alaska. Former Unalaska assistant city manager John Fulton is now the manager of the Bristol Bay Borough. He replaces Pat Jordan, who replaced Fulton down the Chain in Unalaska, where Jordan is now the assistant city manager. Fulton started work at his new job on Feb. 13 with a two-year contract approved by.... http://www.thebristolbaytimes.com/article/1311musical_chairs_along_the_aleutian_chain
Boat storage, renovations top Port Commission agenda
March 14, 2013
A possible change to a City ordinance dealing with the long-term storage of vessels at the Marine Service Center was one of the topics discussed during the Wrangell Port Commission meeting held March 11 at City Hall. A discussion about prioritizing renovations at either Shoemaker Bay or Inner Harbor also took place before the regular meeting during a workshop session. According to Harbormaster Greg Meissner, a possible renovation of Shoemaker would cost as much as $9.75 million and would... http://www.wrangellsentinel.com/story/2013/03/14/news/boat-storage-renovations-top-port-commission-agenda/988.html
City sues three firms over Anchorage port design, oversight
Published: March 15, 2013 Updated 7 hours ago
By LISA DEMER
JUNEAU -- In a new lawsuit, the Municipality of Anchorage is blaming expensive and complex problems with the Port of Anchorage expansion directly on the engineers that designed it and the firm hired to manage the project. Three companies all failed in their roles in designing, analyzing or overseeing the beleaguered, long-stalled project, the city says in a lawsuit filed March 8 in Anchorage Superior Court. http://www.adn.com/2013/03/15/2827483/city-sues-three-firms-over-anchorage.html
Fish Factor
Increased Surveys of Halibut Stock Planned
By LAINE WELCH
March 15, 2013
SitNews - Halibut scientists plan to expand the yearly Pacific stock assessments by 30% next summer, adding 390 survey stations to the existing 1,300 already in use from Oregon to the Bering Sea. Since 1998 the halibut surveys, which occur from June through October, have been conducted in a depth range of 20 to 275 fathoms where most of the fishing was taking place. But that’s been changing in recent years, said Claude Dykstra, Survey Manager for the International Pacific Halibut Commission. “We’re seeing the catch coming out of the deeper areas, particularly out in Area 4, the Unalaska region, out through the Aleutians and on into the Bering Sea, and we’ve seen shallower water captures being pulled out of.... http://www.sitnews.us/LaineWelch/031513_fish_factor.html
Surprise: A terrible bill is sailing through Alaska's Legislature
Tara Jollie
March 15, 2013
Senate Bill 26 (SB26) is terrible public policy that drastically alters the sale, exchange, permitting and use of state lands and or water. It passed the House under its sister bill HB77. Obviously, the governor has this on the fast track. Why, one might ask. Approximately 223,205 people (AKDOL, R&A, US Census 2010) -- one third of the total state population, live in unorganized places all across the state. How will this legislation impact their... http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20130315/surprise-terrible-bill-sailing-through-alaskas-legislature
March 16, 2013
NOAA economic report seen as 'sham'
Sales, job data doesn't add up, fishermen say
By Richard Gaines
Staff Writer
NOAA's annual statistical progress report on the vitality of the nation's fishing industry, which traditionally accentuates the positive, indicates that 2011 produced the "highest landings volume since 1997 and the highest value" in dollars "ever recorded." The massive document of narrative, charts and figures provided fodder for the testimony Wednesday by Samuel D. Rauch III, the deputy assistant administrator at NOAA, before the House Natural Resources Committee's opening hearing in the lengthy.... http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/x1533629659/NOAA-economic-report-seen-as-sham
Fish farm application rejected over wild salmon concerns
CANADA
Friday, March 15, 2013, 01:40 (GMT + 9)
Ottawa has rejected an application by Snow Island Salmon Inc to build a fish farm in Shoal Bay over concerns about the risk to nearby wild salmon populations. “This was the first time (Fisheries and Oceans Canada) used the term moderate risk to wild salmon,” specified Sterling Belliveau, fisheries and aquaculture minister. DFO said the proposed Shoal Bay fish farm site posed a “low risk to fish habitat” but.... http://fis.com/fis/worldnews/worldnews.asp?l=e&country=0&special=&monthyear=&day=&id=59488&ndb=1&df=0
Cat and Dog is closed.Glenn Wilber will sample Warren Island and Ulitka.There is 4,000 pounds left at Warren and 6,000 at Ulitka.
— S.A.R.D.F.A.Alaska (@sardfa) March 15, 2013
Deckboss: Fields reappointed, Long named to North Pacific Fishery Management Council #MPFMCdeckboss.blogspot.com/2013/03/fields…
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) March 16, 2013
OPINION: From the Bristol Bay Times Editor: Streamlined government is not better -- re: Alaska House Bill 77thebristolbaytimes.com/article/1311fr…
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) March 15, 2013
Fighting #Frankenfish is also good for business. Just ask @wholefoods 1.usa.gov/XHrSv7
— Sen. Lisa Murkowski (@lisamurkowski) March 16, 2013
Red salmon, green salad, white rice......St. Patrick's Day colors! fb.me/2Nwu89HBn
— Jen Pickett (@pickfysh) March 16, 2013
re:The Fishing Widow: a fairy tale begins,“Once Upon A Time,” and a fisherman’s tale begins,“This Ain’t No Bullshit.” teamnerdreviews.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-r…
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) March 16, 2013
Atomic Bombs in Alaska Live From Amchitka! (October 2, 1969) youtu.be/Yx9mq8FkfOI #MilrowEvent #ColdWar Background> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amchitka
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) March 16, 2013
First God made the Seiner. Then he made the SuperSeiner . (photo h/t Radar Marine) facebook.com/permalink.php?…
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) March 16, 2013
Sen. Murkowski Opens Rural Public Safety Initiative Conversation (video) youtu.be/Q49NBZYrKv8 PR > murkowski.senate.gov/public/index.c…
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) March 15, 2013
Frustrated Sen. Murkowski takes heat as Alaska tribes get left out of new domestic violence law | McClatchy DC mcclatchydc.com/2013/03/15/186…
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) March 16, 2013
Kyle Simonsen, from Girdwood, rides the bore tide on his stand up paddle board on Turnagain Arm (photo) #AlaskaTough adn.com/2013/03/15/281…
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) March 16, 2013
NRA’s Wayne LaPierre : ‘You Keep Your Advice, We’ll Keep Our Guns’ (full 20 min speech) youtu.be/MZp2c81e0Hw #RogerThat #BillOfRights
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) March 15, 2013
California: Firearms are not a legal method of take for halibut, so a gun may not be used to assist in taking or.... orland-press-register.com/articles/used-…
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) March 16, 2013
Federal Judge Finds National Security Letters Unconstitutional, Bans Them | Threat Level | Wired.com wired.com/threatlevel/20… <3
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) March 16, 2013
Wild Seafood Exchange Wednesday, Mar 20, 2013 Newport, OR haulinggear.com/calendar
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) March 16, 2013
CBC.ca : Interpol takes steps to help battle illegal fishing (IUU's = Illegal, Unreported & Unregulated) (audio) cbc.ca/fisheriesbroad…
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) March 16, 2013
U.S. Senator Begich: Fewer Weather Satellites a Concern 'problem has been known since 2011'kmxt.org/index.php?opti…
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) March 16, 2013
23 years since the F/V Alaska Monarch crew's rescue by #CGASKodiak. Don't forget your fishing vessel safety exam! twitter.com/USCGAlaska/sta…
— USCGAlaska (@USCGAlaska) March 15, 2013
NOAA Ocean Media Center: Derelict Fishing Gear (video)vimeo.com/61928402
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) March 16, 2013
Photo of the Day: Methane Ignition, Alaska on.natgeo.com/ZCSsA0 #pod #photography
— National Geographic (@NatGeo) March 16, 2013
PETA Enraged After Shark Dies in Backyard Pool During Kmart Commercial Shoot | TheBlaze.com theblaze.com/stories/2013/0…
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) March 16, 2013
North Korea sparks missile defense upgrade in Alaska: politi.co/13XEeAy
— POLITICO (@politico) March 15, 2013