Ready......
— Copper River Salmon (@CopperRiverWild) May 16, 2013
Go!Get them fish!
— Copper River Salmon (@CopperRiverWild) May 16, 2013
Today: SE wind 30 to 35 kt, with gusts as high as 45 kt. Rain. Seas 11 to 13 ft.Hang on to those fish!Copper River Salmon Fleet To Start Fishing Thursday
— Copper River Salmon (@CopperRiverWild) May 16, 2013
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By Tony Gorman, KCHU - Valdez | May 15, 2013 - 10:18 am
The salmon fleet is getting ready to go fishing on Thursday morning on the Copper River Delta. According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, this year’s harvest projection for Copper River sockeyes is 1.3 million. Fish and Game Gillnet Area Management Biologist Jeremy Botz says the numbers are about the same as last year... http://www.alaskapublic.org/2013/05/15/copper-river-salmon-fleet-to-start-fishing-thursday/
- Daily Dish THE INSIDE SCOOP ON FOOD IN LOS ANGELES The Copper River salmon craze: How the race began..... http://www.latimes.com/features/food/dailydish/la-dd-copper-river-salmon-20130514,0,3037675.story
Seward's need
Just as Ketchikan likes the marine highway system to be based in Ketchikan, it recognizes the common sense in Seward seeking to be the homeport for the CDQ fishing ships. Seward is a waterfront community with harbor space and expanding potential to accommodate ships of all sizes.... http://www.ketchikandailynews.com/free/Local-edit-Seward-Harbor-5-15
11:21 AM WED MAY 15, 2013
A Third of the Togiak Herring Quota Has Been Harvested
By MIKE MASON
Fishermen participating in the Togiak Sac Roe Herring Fishery have hauled in over a third of their quota. Through Tuesday the total herring harvest was 10.3-thousand tons. Fishermen are working with a total quota of just over 30-thousand tons. On Tuesday the purse seine fleet hauled in 1,630 thousand tons of herring on 21 deliveries. That puts the purse seine total harvest at 8.2-thousand tons. So far this....... http://kdlg.org/post/third-togiak-herring-quota-has-been-harvested
3:25 PM WED MAY 15, 2013
Coast Guard Inspectors Coming to Dillingham Next Week
By MIKE MASON
Bristol Bay's massive commercial salmon fishery will get started next month and fishermen are already gearing up. The U.S. Coast Guard is also getting ready for the season with safety inspectors scheduled to be in the region later this month and for much of June. KDLG's Mike Mason has the details..... http://kdlg.org/post/coast-guard-inspectors-coming-dillingham-next-week
11:57 AM WED MAY 15, 2013
Alaska Airlines Bristol Bay Jet Service to Start June 9th
By DAVE BENDINGER
Round trip tickets between Anchorage and Dillingham or King Salmon look to be priced at $485 this year.... http://kdlg.org/post/alaska-airlines-bristol-bay-jet-service-start-june-9th
Marine Highway Cuts Programs to Tighten Belt
May 15, 2013
Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska
Say so long to summer drivers riding the ferry for free. Wave goodbye to the winter roundtrip discount. And printed schedules? Those are on their way out too. Those changes won't happen for a while. But they are just some of the ways the Alaska Marine Highway will address a $3.5-million spending cut mandated by the Legislature.... http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4684
Second bill proposes smaller Sealaska land transfer
By CoastAlaska News
Posted on May 15, 2013 at 1:05 pm
A second measure transferring Tongass National Forest land to Sealaska is before Congress on Thursday. It’s stopgap legislation turning 3,600 acres over to the Southeast-based regional Native corporation. Two parcels are proposed, one on the Cleveland Peninsula and the other at Election Creek on Prince of Wales Island. A much larger bill before Congress would transfer about 70,000 acres..... http://www.ktoo.org/2013/05/15/second-bill-proposes-smaller-sealaska-land-transfer/
La Baleine: Eat a meal, save a whale
Pastry chef Mandy Dixon takes second at Great Alaska Seafood Competition
By Sean Pearson
Homer Tribune
Is your seafood social conscience bothering you? Feel like you’re just not doing enough for the world with your dolphin-safe tuna? Executive pastry chef Mandy Dixon can help out with that. Just last Thursday, she officially opened the doors to her family’s new seaside café, La Baleine, on the Homer Spit. And, thanks to the edible pairings of Dixon and her co-owner/chef and mother Kirsten, you can enjoy a down-home gourmet meal while helping keep Cook Inlet waters pristine.... http://homertribune.com/2013/05/la-baleine-eat-a-meal-save-a-whale/
Bill Could Ease Way To Arctic Port
By Peter Granitz, APRN - Washington DC
Posted on May 15, 2013 at 6:54 am
The U.S. Senate is expected to a pass a sweeping bill authorizing dozens of water projects Wednesday. Included is a provision that Alaska’s senators say could ease the way to an Arctic port..... http://www.ktoo.org/2013/05/15/bill-could-ease-way-to-arctic-port/
bullet May 15 2013 Begich Provision to Spur Arctic Deepwater Port Development Clears the Senate.... http://www.begich.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=79aa5f62-701c-4907-8d67-a06764482822
Barge Master Launches At-Sea Motion Compensation Platform for Cranes
BY GCAPTAIN STAFF ON MAY 15, 2013
Anyone who’s ever operated a crane at sea, or worked as a roustabout or deck crew, can attend to the fact that operating cranes in a seaway is challenging at best, or downright deadly at worst. To help mitigate the issue of vessel motions during crane operations, Barge Master BV, a Dutch company, has installed a motion compensation system developed by Rexroth to neutralize waves and enhance the usefulness and safety of offshore cranes..... http://gcaptain.com/barge-master-launches-at-sea-motion/
World’s fish have been moving to cooler waters for decades, study finds
By Lenny Bernstein, Published: May 15
Fish and other sea life have been moving toward Earth’s poles in search of cooler waters, part of a worldwide, decades-long migration documented for the first time by a study released Wednesday. The research, published in the journal Nature, provides more evidence of a rapidly warming planet and has broad repercussions for fish harvests around the globe.... http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/worlds-fish-have-been-moving-to-cooler-waters-for-decades-study-finds/2013/05/15/730292e8-bcd7-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html
U.S. advisory on mercury in fish tied up at health department
By Toni Clarke | Reuters – 14 hrs ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Updated federal advice on mercury levels in fish appears to have stalled within the U.S. department of health, frustrating scientists and advocacy groups who argue that exposure to mercury may be dangerous at lower levels than previously thought. The government last revised its mercury guidance in 2004 when it said young children, pregnant women, nursing mothers and women who might become pregnant should eat seafood but avoid shark, swordfish, king mackerel and tilefish, which contain relatively high levels of mercury. It recommended that this population eat up to 12 ounces a week of fish and shellfish that are lower in mercury, such as shrimp, salmon, pollock and catfish. These recommendations were by and large..... http://news.yahoo.com/u-advisory-mercury-fish-tied-health-department-230800120.html
Holland America Line Goes 'On Location' With New Activity Program To Immerse Guests In The Culture And Activities Unique To Each Cruising Region
Local experts bring destination-centric experiences on board
By Holland America Line
Published: Wednesday, May. 15, 2013 - 10:28 am
.............. Holland America Line's award-winning Culinary Arts Center will also come alive like never before as visiting chefs from along the route add local flavor to cooking demonstrations and hands-on classes. Guests can prepare the perfect salmon in Alaska, roll sushi in Asia or enhance dishes with the spices of the Caribbean. Wine lovers can pair food with the ideal bottle as experts from the vineyards in which they are produced host tastings throughout Europe, Australia and Chile....... http://www.sacbee.com/2013/05/15/5422892/holland-america-line-goes-on-location.html
Chitin from crab, shrimp shells used for bio-plastics, smooths car scratches and more!
Fish Radio
May 16, 2013
The shells of crabs, shrimp, lobsters and other crustaceans are being turned into bio-plastics for food packaging. The shells contain a compound called chitin, which is also found in insects and fungi. It is one of the most abundant biodegradable materials in the world. Now, with funds from their government, scientists at the Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research are turning chitin into so called “active” packaging aimed at reducing plastics made from petro-chemicals. The products can range from hard bio-plastics to.... http://www.alaskafishradio.com/chitin-from-crab-shrimp-shells-used-for-bio-plastics-smooths-car-scratches-and-more/
Surinam Airways to display MSC ecolabel on menu
SURINAME
Thursday, May 16, 2013, 23:00 (GMT + 9)
Surinam Airways (SLM) is the first airline in the Americas to display the MSC ecolabel for sustainable seafood on its menu. On 1 June, the Surinamese airline will start serving MSC certified seabob shrimp from Surinam in business class on the... http://fis.com/fis/worldnews/worldnews.asp?l=e&country=0&special=&monthyear=&day=&id=60864&ndb=1&df=0
Investing in Pebble: The Shively Challenge - National Fisherman nationalfisherman.com/news-events/to…
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) May 16, 2013
Here's a shout-out to Bristol Bay fisherman Kevin Adams on his election to Chairman of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute.
— Ocean Beauty Seafood (@OceanBeautySfd) May 16, 2013
Coast Guard Cutter SPAR departing Womens Bay near Kodiak twitter.com/haulinggear/st…
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) May 16, 2013
Lisa Murkowski and John Kerry in Sweden.. photo in Politico embedded in tweet. blog.haulinggear.com/2013/05/sen-li…
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) May 16, 2013
Nenana Ice Classic tripod is still holding fast at Nenana - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: Local News newsminer.com/news/local_new… #GlobalCooling
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) May 16, 2013
Spring from hell: More snow possible for Southcentral Alaska | Alaska Dispatch alaskadispatch.com/article/201305…
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) May 16, 2013
Lesil McGuire, Bob Herron : US State Dept. should pick Alaskans for Arctic roles | Alaska Dispatch alaskadispatch.com/article/201305…
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) May 16, 2013
Sen. Murkowski on her Recent Visit to Kiruna, Sweden for the Arctic Council Minsterial Meeting youtu.be/7VptEN-6xGo 16min. video @youtube
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) May 16, 2013
The #Arctic is @ front of climate change & economic activity. Let’s balance opportunities w/ indigenous knowledgebit.ly/17AlJDV
— Sen. Lisa Murkowski (@lisamurkowski) May 16, 2013
Begich Statement on Reappointment of Alaskan Mary Pete to Arctic Research Commissionbegich.senate.gov/public/index.c…
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) May 16, 2013
So let's get this straight. AT&T can figure out a way to host MS Office 365 but can't figure out a way to support @google Hangouts? Hmmmm...
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) May 16, 2013
Pilots and air-traffic controllers texting each other? OMG! - WSJ.com online.wsj.com/article/SB1000…
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) May 16, 2013
X-47B Navy Drone Completes First Carrier-based Launch youtu.be/_FMvNrkwmi0 via @youtube
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) May 16, 2013
Google Glass: Don't Be A #Glasshole youtu.be/FlfZ9FNC99k (video) via @youtube
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) May 16, 2013
Watch this: Google's I/O keynote in three and a half minutes youtu.be/lzbMnFt46DU via @youtube
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) May 16, 2013
Google Crisis Response team's collab'ing on externally owned crisis map for Mahasen goo.gl/sCTAS Hit Share button for embed info.
— Vanessa Schneider (@vanessagene) May 16, 2013
Petersburg: Excel Street concrete was poured on a sunny Wednesday afternoon (photo)petersburgpilot.com/story/2013/05/…
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) May 16, 2013
Dealing with the 'no more serial port on the new laptop syndrome'? The new SPOT Global Phone pipes data USB datacable thegearcaster.com/the_gearcaster…
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) May 16, 2013
The 2013 dates have been announced! The show will be: Wednesday November 20, Thursday November 21 and Friday... fb.me/2sQGM1lzH
— Pacific Marine Expo (@PacMarineExpo) May 16, 2013
Fish and shellfish demo @westking courtesy of @seafishuk and @alaskaseafooduk twitter.com/Paul_Jervis/st…
— Paul Jervis (@Paul_Jervis) May 16, 2013
Great lunch just now at #Hakkasan with @mikecerne - some very delicious #Alaska king crab rolls! twitter.com/AlaskaSeafoodU…
— AlaskaSeafoodUK (@AlaskaSeafoodUK) May 16, 2013
EU fisheries - Ireland's longstanding special 'Hague Preference' arrangement under threat under latest CFP deal? irishtimes.com/news/environme…
— Cormac Burke (@Cormacburke) May 16, 2013
Dinner for Schmuck’s! Catch shares leader hosts Markey fund-raiser | fisherynation.com fisherynation.com/archives/8809
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) May 16, 2013
Invasive northern pike is wiping out trout and salmon as it spreads rapidly across western U.S. on.wsj.com/12vOPPl
— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) May 15, 2013
WSJ: With New Twitter Partnership, Yahoo Folds Tweets Into Its News Streamallthingsd.com/20130516/with-… (been there. done that. h/t @twitchyteam)
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) May 16, 2013
@repdonyoung thanks for meeting with @tescharlotte students yesterday to discuss #guncontrol.We want to come back twitter.com/sanityjt/statu…
— Josh Thornton (@sanityjt) May 16, 2013
#NowPlaying @traceadkins - Love Will ♪ itunes.apple.com/us/album/love-…
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) May 16, 2013
The citizens who protested a growing government were targeted by the tax collector of that govt. The 2nd Tea Party therefore justified.
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) May 16, 2013