5:01 PM TUE JUNE 18, 2013
A Large Driftnet Fleet is Ready to Fish in the Egegik District (FAA webcam)
By MIKE MASON
All indications are that the Egegik District is the 1 district in Bristol Bay that is seeing a substantial amount of sockeye and the district apparently features a very large fleet ready to fish. KDLG’s Mike Mason has the details..... http://kdlg.org/post/large-driftnet-fleet-ready-fish-egegik-district
10:24 AM TUE JUNE 18, 2013
Escapement Counts in the Nushagak District
By MIKE MASON
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game reports that another 421 king salmon were counted as escapement on Monday to the Nushagak River. That pushes the season total up to 8,355. The... http://kdlg.org/post/escapement-counts-nushagak-district
Overboard or not? Do Kenai Peninsula salmon need more protection?
Jenny NeymanRedoubt Reporter
June 18, 2013
Across Europe, the East Coast and much of the West Coast, wild salmon runs are gone altogether, or struggling in the few places where wild fish do return to their natal streams to spawn. Alaska — particularly, the Kenai Peninsula — stands out as one of the few remaining places that boasts sustaining, wild salmon populations. It’s also home to the concept of being an ownership state, with residents protective of their rights and leery of governmental intrusion..... http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20130618/overboard-or-not-do-kenai-peninsula-salmon-need-more-protection
More Subsistence Waters Open at Mouth of Buskin River
Jun 18, 2012
Jay Barrett/KMXT
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have opened up more water at the mouth of the Buskin River in an attempt to limit sockeye salmon escapement into Buskin Lake. A release from the Kodiak office of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game says, “In.... http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4780
ASMI Sends Alaska Seafood Worldwide
Jun 19, 2013
Brianna Gibbs/KMXT
This week a number of representatives from the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, also known as ASMI, are in town for an annual meeting to discuss how to better market Alaska seafood around the world. ASMI has a presence in about 21 countries worldwide, with representatives on the ground promoting the state’s bounty. A handful of those individuals spoke on KMXT’s Talk of the Rock yesterday and explained exactly what their job entails, and what seafood varieties are favored in different countries. Ksenia Gorovaia represents Russia and said despite sharing the same waters....,. http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4782
TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2013
Halt the hatcheries? http://deckboss.blogspot.com/2013/06/halt-hatcheries.html
With king salmon returns slowing to a trickle, Alaska managers roll out closures
Suzanna Caldwell
June 18, 2013
Abysmal king salmon returns to the Kenai River already have fisheries managers curtailing fishing in one of Alaska's most popular fisheries -- and wondering what's next..... http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20130618/king-salmon-returns-slowing-trickle-alaska-managers-roll-out-closures
NYT: Spoils of the Sea Elude Many in an Alaska Antipoverty Plan
By KIRK JOHNSON and LEE VAN DER VOO
Published: June 18, 2013
AKIAK, Alaska — The humble pollock, great cash fish of the north, conquered the world through the flaky bland hegemony of a fish stick. At more than $1 billion a year, there is no bigger fishery for human consumption on the planet. But pollock was also meant to be a savior, part of a Washington-backed antipoverty plan aimed at residents here on Alaska’s mostly undeveloped west coast. A generation ago, organizers envisioned federally guaranteed shares of the pollock catch that would create a rising tide of funds to lift up poor, isolated villages where jobs and hope are scarce. Pollock did succeed, wildly. The dollars that flowed into the Community Development Quota Program, as the catch-share system was called, created a hydra-headed nonprofit money machine. Six nonprofit groups arose on the Bering Sea shore, and they have invested mightily in ships, real..... http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/19/us/spoils-of-the-sea-elude-many-in-an-alaska-antipoverty-plan.html
2:56 PM TUE JUNE 18, 2013
Researchers Suggest Creating New, Small, Commercial Fisheries to Supply Local Food Markets #FoodSecurity
By MIKE MASON
A small handful of researchers with the University of Alaska recently published a study that tries to shed some light on why some Alaskan’s can’t get enough locally caught seafood to make themselves “Food Secure”. KDLG’s Mike Mason has the story..... http://www.kdlg.org/post/researchers-suggest-creating-new-small-commercial-fisheries-supply-local-food-markets
Will Anchorage plant get another waiver to dump waste into Cook Inlet?
Sean Doogan
June 18, 2013
In Alaska's largest city, federal regulators are considering whether the town's water treatment plant will need upgrades, in part to comply with the endangered listing of the Cook Inlet beluga whale population..... http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20130618/will-anchorage-plant-get-another-waiver-dump-waste-cook-inlet
Assembly OKs first read of OceansAlaska grant
by Leila Kheiry
June 18, 2013 4:55 PM
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly introduced an ordinance Monday to provide nearly $400,000 to help OceansAlaska, a local shellfish hatchery, continue operations for the next couple of years. Tom Henderson of OceansAlaska addressed the Assembly before the vote. He said that, worldwide, the mariculture industry is an emerging economy, and needs a little boost from governments to get going. He said that OceansAlaska provides a key component to that industry, “One of the biggest things the farmers need right now to make this work is a source of seed,” he said. “There is no seed available anywhere else right now. Even this spring, what we’ve been doing at OceansAlaska has been to buy larva. For a month.... http://www.krbd.org/2013/06/18/assembly-oks-first-read-of-oceansalaska-grant/
Halibut surveys to expand by 30%; Vessels needed to help
June 18, 2013 by ladyfish
Halibut scientists plan to expand the yearly stock assessments by 30% next summer, adding 390 survey stations to the existing 1,300. The stations are located coast wide from Oregon to the Bering Sea. Since 1998 the halibut surveys have been done in a depth range of 20 to 275 fathoms where most of the fishing was taking place. But that’s been .... http://www.alaskafishradio.com/halibut-surveys-to-expand-by-30-vessels-needed-to-help/
Sealaska Lands Bill Passes Senate Committee
By Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska - Juneau | June 18, 2013 - 5:18 pm
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski’s version of the Sealaska lands bill has passed out of its only committee of referral. That’s a major step toward a Senate floor vote..... http://www.alaskapublic.org/2013/06/18/sealaska-lands-bill-passes-senate-committee/
Map of Alaska highlighting Lake and Peninsula Borough (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
By MIKE MASON
All indications are that the Egegik District is the 1 district in Bristol Bay that is seeing a substantial amount of sockeye and the district apparently features a very large fleet ready to fish. KDLG’s Mike Mason has the details..... http://kdlg.org/post/large-driftnet-fleet-ready-fish-egegik-district
10:24 AM TUE JUNE 18, 2013
Escapement Counts in the Nushagak District
By MIKE MASON
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game reports that another 421 king salmon were counted as escapement on Monday to the Nushagak River. That pushes the season total up to 8,355. The... http://kdlg.org/post/escapement-counts-nushagak-district
Overboard or not? Do Kenai Peninsula salmon need more protection?
Jenny NeymanRedoubt Reporter
June 18, 2013
Across Europe, the East Coast and much of the West Coast, wild salmon runs are gone altogether, or struggling in the few places where wild fish do return to their natal streams to spawn. Alaska — particularly, the Kenai Peninsula — stands out as one of the few remaining places that boasts sustaining, wild salmon populations. It’s also home to the concept of being an ownership state, with residents protective of their rights and leery of governmental intrusion..... http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20130618/overboard-or-not-do-kenai-peninsula-salmon-need-more-protection
More Subsistence Waters Open at Mouth of Buskin River
Jun 18, 2012
Jay Barrett/KMXT
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have opened up more water at the mouth of the Buskin River in an attempt to limit sockeye salmon escapement into Buskin Lake. A release from the Kodiak office of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game says, “In.... http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4780
ASMI Sends Alaska Seafood Worldwide
Jun 19, 2013
Brianna Gibbs/KMXT
This week a number of representatives from the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, also known as ASMI, are in town for an annual meeting to discuss how to better market Alaska seafood around the world. ASMI has a presence in about 21 countries worldwide, with representatives on the ground promoting the state’s bounty. A handful of those individuals spoke on KMXT’s Talk of the Rock yesterday and explained exactly what their job entails, and what seafood varieties are favored in different countries. Ksenia Gorovaia represents Russia and said despite sharing the same waters....,. http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4782
TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2013
Halt the hatcheries? http://deckboss.blogspot.com/2013/06/halt-hatcheries.html
With king salmon returns slowing to a trickle, Alaska managers roll out closures
Suzanna Caldwell
June 18, 2013
Abysmal king salmon returns to the Kenai River already have fisheries managers curtailing fishing in one of Alaska's most popular fisheries -- and wondering what's next..... http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20130618/king-salmon-returns-slowing-trickle-alaska-managers-roll-out-closures
NYT: Spoils of the Sea Elude Many in an Alaska Antipoverty Plan
By KIRK JOHNSON and LEE VAN DER VOO
Published: June 18, 2013
AKIAK, Alaska — The humble pollock, great cash fish of the north, conquered the world through the flaky bland hegemony of a fish stick. At more than $1 billion a year, there is no bigger fishery for human consumption on the planet. But pollock was also meant to be a savior, part of a Washington-backed antipoverty plan aimed at residents here on Alaska’s mostly undeveloped west coast. A generation ago, organizers envisioned federally guaranteed shares of the pollock catch that would create a rising tide of funds to lift up poor, isolated villages where jobs and hope are scarce. Pollock did succeed, wildly. The dollars that flowed into the Community Development Quota Program, as the catch-share system was called, created a hydra-headed nonprofit money machine. Six nonprofit groups arose on the Bering Sea shore, and they have invested mightily in ships, real..... http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/19/us/spoils-of-the-sea-elude-many-in-an-alaska-antipoverty-plan.html
2:56 PM TUE JUNE 18, 2013
Researchers Suggest Creating New, Small, Commercial Fisheries to Supply Local Food Markets #FoodSecurity
By MIKE MASON
A small handful of researchers with the University of Alaska recently published a study that tries to shed some light on why some Alaskan’s can’t get enough locally caught seafood to make themselves “Food Secure”. KDLG’s Mike Mason has the story..... http://www.kdlg.org/post/researchers-suggest-creating-new-small-commercial-fisheries-supply-local-food-markets
Will Anchorage plant get another waiver to dump waste into Cook Inlet?
Sean Doogan
June 18, 2013
In Alaska's largest city, federal regulators are considering whether the town's water treatment plant will need upgrades, in part to comply with the endangered listing of the Cook Inlet beluga whale population..... http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20130618/will-anchorage-plant-get-another-waiver-dump-waste-cook-inlet
Assembly OKs first read of OceansAlaska grant
by Leila Kheiry
June 18, 2013 4:55 PM
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly introduced an ordinance Monday to provide nearly $400,000 to help OceansAlaska, a local shellfish hatchery, continue operations for the next couple of years. Tom Henderson of OceansAlaska addressed the Assembly before the vote. He said that, worldwide, the mariculture industry is an emerging economy, and needs a little boost from governments to get going. He said that OceansAlaska provides a key component to that industry, “One of the biggest things the farmers need right now to make this work is a source of seed,” he said. “There is no seed available anywhere else right now. Even this spring, what we’ve been doing at OceansAlaska has been to buy larva. For a month.... http://www.krbd.org/2013/06/18/assembly-oks-first-read-of-oceansalaska-grant/
Halibut surveys to expand by 30%; Vessels needed to help
June 18, 2013 by ladyfish
Halibut scientists plan to expand the yearly stock assessments by 30% next summer, adding 390 survey stations to the existing 1,300. The stations are located coast wide from Oregon to the Bering Sea. Since 1998 the halibut surveys have been done in a depth range of 20 to 275 fathoms where most of the fishing was taking place. But that’s been .... http://www.alaskafishradio.com/halibut-surveys-to-expand-by-30-vessels-needed-to-help/
Sealaska Lands Bill Passes Senate Committee
By Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska - Juneau | June 18, 2013 - 5:18 pm
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski’s version of the Sealaska lands bill has passed out of its only committee of referral. That’s a major step toward a Senate floor vote..... http://www.alaskapublic.org/2013/06/18/sealaska-lands-bill-passes-senate-committee/
Aleutian Beauty hauls in the biggest blackcod ever? (It's a monster) (photo) - National Fisherman http://t.co/VfwsBOMcbk
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) June 19, 2013
Floodwaters Damage Potter Marsh; Biologists say young salmon may have a hard time finding food in the murky water. http://t.co/KaeyzUHQhT
— KTVA CBS 11 News (@KTVA) June 18, 2013
Alaska Seafood sampled these delicious snow #crab claws in #FWClassic's Grand Tasting: http://t.co/W0hc062SdD
— Food & Wine magazine (@fandw) June 17, 2013
UK salmon smoker supplied Morrisons with Chilean salmon, when it was sold as Norwegian or Scottish http://t.co/jsPqOrCijC
— Undercurrent News (@undercur) June 18, 2013
Spot the difference, best quality farmed and wild salmon from J. Bennett Billingsgate. Salmon prices easing today. pic.twitter.com/QaBmCQ0aCL
— Adam Whittle (@adamwhittle) June 18, 2013
A #BristolBay sockeye salmon butchering lesson from @bartonseaver http://t.co/yF7c8fvN9p @umassdining
— Sea to Table (@Sea2Table) June 19, 2013
Arctic Policy Commission, 6/13/13 Barrow, AK (video) http://t.co/S8OQiT5d1v
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) June 19, 2013
GE: from oil rigs to oceanographers. “It’s not just the analytics, it’s the whole pipeline” http://t.co/nUCV3Lzz82 #InternetOfThings
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) June 19, 2013
Google Fiber Shows 77.55% #IPv6 Deployment In Latest World IPv6 Launch Statistics http://t.co/CYghLYjJwU #SupplyChain
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) June 19, 2013
25 minutes to my #HostingCon panel discussing @CloudFlare's experience deploying #IPv6.
— Matthew Prince (@eastdakota) June 19, 2013
Ocean temps highest in 150 years But in Delaware, it stays cool http://t.co/pL1SNJV5Lb
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) June 19, 2013
NASA: Rare Clear View of the entire state of Alaska http://t.co/u4RfNftVkZ --- (Download 10 MB, JPEG, 6400x8400) > http://t.co/TIQO1E2eeK
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) June 19, 2013
Unusual heat wave bakes Alaska. http://t.co/fSCgfMY2Qq
— Alaska News (@Alaska) June 19, 2013
John Boehner fundraising destination: Alaska - Alexander Burns - http://t.co/Kmk8uRdFNa http://t.co/VWHhhFv5DP
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) June 19, 2013
U.S. House Bill Would Open Bristol Bay to Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing | KDLG http://t.co/yqnVN7G7pX
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) June 19, 2013
USCG refuels @USMC HC-130 from Stewart ANG Base after they delivered Marines for Old Harbor airport expansion project pic.twitter.com/HhtLBiloMI
— USCGAlaska (@USCGAlaska) June 19, 2013
Two-Seat Electric Aerobatic Trainer Hits The Ramp at Paris Air Show http://t.co/6jVohcXLuN
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) June 19, 2013
Japan's nuclear power reactors set to reopen later this year under tighter regulations | The Verge http://t.co/3QGaIp0VLX
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) June 19, 2013
In the valley of Media Row, NYC. Network hopping... pic.twitter.com/KppwRHljqQ
— MATT DRUDGE (@DRUDGE) June 18, 2013
In newsroom of one of the big wires-- is staffed with children! Grown ups are too expensive? No wonder such confusion, errors when breaking!
— MATT DRUDGE (@DRUDGE) June 18, 2013
Hydro Project Promises Cheap, Renewable Energy in Chignik Lagoon http://t.co/nWcMg860zm
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) June 19, 2013
Using Google Earth to find water for power plants - Google Earth Blog http://t.co/pKpmzx8BEx
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) June 19, 2013
UPDATE 1-Time to stop arguing about climate change, World Bank says | Reuters http://t.co/Q4gFhbcgWP #GrabYourWallet
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) June 19, 2013
Anyone know if President Obama intends to perform background checks on the Syrian rebels before providing them weapons?
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) June 18, 2013
#np @TheHenningsens - American Beautiful ♪ https://t.co/STYQIUEHrQ http://t.co/LEUu5kfFjb
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) June 19, 2013