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Begich: Seafood Guest Worker Fix is a ‘Belt and Suspenders’ Solution
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Contact: Heather Handyside, Press Secretary
Two amendments supported by U.S. Sens. Mark Begich and Lisa Murkowski to help the seafood industry recruit and hire seasonal workers made it through a major legislative hurdle today and are now included in the Senate’s immigration bill, S.744.
“I am determined to make sure Alaska seafood industry employers have the reliable pool of seasonal help they need to maintain adequate processing capacity,” said Sen. Begich. “Without adequate processing capacity fishermen can’t deliver their catch, families lose income, and communities lose tax revenue.”
At the insistence of Sens. Begich and Murkowski, the Alaska seafood language was inserted into...... http://www.begich.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=86c6ec77-9c51-44ff-98bf-85459ee2b188
- http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/307255-support-snowballs-ahead-of-senate-vote-on-immigration-reform-bill
- http://www.cis.org/kammer/sen-begich-angles-bring-home-some-s744-bacon-low-wage-foreign-workers-process-alaska-salmon
- http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/24/us/this-time-more-will-to-overhaul-immigration.html
Begich defends 'Crabhusker kickback' as way to help fishermen http://t.co/vMWj7TRhqx by @RamseyTheHill
— The Hill (@thehill) June 24, 2013
Palin bashes special visa exemption for foreign seafood workers "designed to buy votes from Murkowski and Begich."http://t.co/9OgukjqKNs
— Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) June 24, 2013
FWD.us pumps itself up to the top of the FB stream #Immigration pic.twitter.com/GhWxKcKG0SSelby Sheds Light on NPFMC's Chinook Cap
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) June 24, 2013
Jun 24, 2013
Brianna Gibbs/KMXT
Earlier this month the North Pacific Fishery Management Council met in Juneau and set a cap on chinook salmon bycatch in the Gulf of Alaska trawl fishery. The council was looking a variety of cap amounts, ranging from 3,000 to 10,000, but in the end set it at 7,500. A number of Kodiak representatives attended the meetings in Juneau, including.... http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4794
5:02 PM SUN JUNE 23, 2013
Bristol Bay Fisheries Report for Sunday, June 23.... http://kdlg.org/post/bristol-bay-fisheries-report-sunday-june-23
3 feet a year
Kenai bluffs wash away, project closes in
Posted: June 23, 2013 - 8:04pm | Updated: June 23, 2013 - 8:17pm
By Dan Schwartz
Peninsula Clarion
A 25-year-old Army Corps of Engineers document came with Gary Foster’s bluff-side property when he bought it in 1990 — a sort of buyers’ beware for the then Kenai resident, he said. “We’ve been here 23 years. It’s always sloughed off,” Foster said about his family’s shrinking Riverview Drive yard. “Life on the beach is all..... http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2013-06-23/3-feet-a-year
Wrangell: P&Z Commission approves Institute wood storage, access road
By Greg Knight
June 20, 2013
The Wrangell Planning and Zoning Commission approved a temporary use permit at the former Wrangell Institute property to allow for sorting and processing of wood from a timber sale – as well as the creation of a logging road for access to the property. Alcan Forest Products of Ketchikan made the request in preparation for a timber cut on property owned by the Alaska Mental Health Trust. Previous discussion about the status of a road through the property, for the purpose of logging, fell flat during a meeting of.... http://www.wrangellsentinel.com/story/2013/06/20/news/pandz-commission-approves-institute-wood-storage-access-road/1254.html
6/22/2013
Worthy of support (no paywall)
It doesn't take a biologist or any other type of scientist to understand the importance of the fisheries industry. Nor the value of expanding the industry to encompass mariculture. Expansion boosts the economy, generating jobs. Ketchikan needs industry that can help the economy grow; industry with potential to flourish. That's an apt description for mariculture. Alaska already is world renowned for its salmon; the same natural resources that provide habitat for fish will well serve mariculture. OceansAlaska has had its shoulder to the plow in an effort to develop the mariculture industry even since former Gov. Frank Murkowski raised the idea while in office and during a meeting.... http://www.ketchikandailynews.com/free/local-edit-weekend-oceansalaska
Cashing in on seaweed isn’t so green, study says
MARK HUME
VANCOUVER — The Globe and Mail
Published Sunday, Jun. 23 2013, 10:23 PM EDT
Last updated Sunday, Jun. 23 2013, 10:23 PM EDT
Should the government allow mass harvest of seaweed on the British Columbia coast? Certainly there seems to be an overabundance of it on most beaches, where it often collects in long, thick mats known as wracks. A commercial seaweed harvest has been proposed for B.C. – a new “fishery” that would target an untapped resource potentially worth millions of dollars – but a study led by a group of retired fisheries scientists has raised concerns about its environmental impact..... http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/cashing-in-on-seaweed-isnt-so-green-study-says/article12769060/
Nova Scotia man shot, run over by boat in fishing dispute, documents say
Police statement describes chilling encounter on water with missing fisherman Phillip Boudreau
Phonse Jessome CBC News Posted: Jun 24, 2013 6:02 AM AT
One of the suspects in the murder of Phillip Boudreau told police the victim was shot and then run down as he sat helpless in a stalled motor boat, documents obtained by CBC show. Boudreau's overturned boat was found at the mouth of Petit-de-Grat harbour early on the morning of June 1. The 43-year-old’s body has not been recovered. Phillip Boudreau, 43, is missing and presumed dead. (Photo via Facebook) Three crewmen from the lobster boat Twin Maggies face second-degree murder charges in the case. The investigator’s file said one of those crewmen, 65-year-old James Joseph Landry, gave statements to RCMP investigators shortly after his arrest on June 8..... http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/story/2013/06/23/ns-embargoed-missing-fisherman-petit-de-grat.html
Matt is happily fishing Bristol Bay in his new-to-him boat. Everything seems smooth enough.
— Matt Marinkovich (@mattsfreshfish) June 24, 2013
American No.1 ends trip 19 and starts trip 20(!) today - Sand Point http://t.co/2byIutGcNA Gulf of #Alaska Good Fishing! #Kirkland
— Fishermen's Finest (@FishFinest) June 24, 2013
Black cod prices down 90% from 2011 | Undercurrent News http://t.co/qqB5W3WHdD
— Tom Seaman (@Tom1Seaman) June 24, 2013
{New!} Salmon Skewers with Rosemary Birch Syrup http://t.co/oQFLRuwFDE via @AlaskaScratch #alaska #akfood
— Alaska from Scratch (@AlaskaScratch) June 24, 2013
Interesting read from National Geographic-can your smartphone combat seafood fraud? http://t.co/KjW6QVudYO
— Capt Keith Colburn (@crabwizard) June 24, 2013
A new species of Alaska octopus? http://t.co/EbsZcqg7pt http://t.co/ySyWValpzs
— Anchorage Daily News (@adndotcom) June 24, 2013
Canadian Arctic community trades costly diesel for LNG in pilot project: http://t.co/pQgl9KOcp1 #arctic
— Arctic News & Policy (@alaskarobin) June 24, 2013
Climate Change & the Arctic Ocean Fish Population- by Daniel Zummo of the Fisheries Law Centre http://t.co/14itvmCRgy #arctic #climatechange
— Adam Soliman (@SolimanAdam) June 24, 2013
Prime time for Geothermal Energy? Eruptions at Pavlof and Veniaminof in Alaska Continue | Wired Science http://t.co/OncqNmLR1X #SmartGrid
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) June 24, 2013
Fish-feed maker Cermaq (Norway) selling shares in Peruvian fishmeal Co. to China Fishery Group http://t.co/Y4gPmEWFqc pic.twitter.com/CkAaR941FC
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) June 24, 2013
Did anyone notice the jump in @Google's measured #IPv6 hits on Sat.? Any ideas what caused it? https://t.co/yleCCzRPYX #TheRealCapAndTrade
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) June 24, 2013
http://t.co/sUN17yDv4y: Switzerland: Huge #IPv6 spike http://t.co/tW3ReFqM0Y #SupplyChain pic.twitter.com/X09mSS1Lr2
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) June 24, 2013
Seat belts? Check. Headsets? Check. OK then, we're ready for take off! http://t.co/50mWMzt4au #streetview pic.twitter.com/GdtDniZ11z
— Google Maps (@googlemaps) June 24, 2013
For better representation, of #IPv6 adoption, we improved country #IPv6 deployment ratio, and relative Country index http://t.co/kKbzCOSn8H
— 6lab.cisco.com (@cisco6lab) June 24, 2013
Reporters thought Snowden would be on Moscow-Havana flight. They bought tickets, boarded, doors shut. No Snowden. Now on 12-hour flight.
— Byron York (@ByronYork) June 24, 2013
CNNMoney: 10 most entrepreneurial states - Alaska is #4 http://t.co/0Nox5dXn6U
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) June 23, 2013
Way cool! 'John Bailey created and teaches the first accredited US college class in @GoogleEarth and KML' http://t.co/UQb8JDMNMf
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) June 24, 2013
Explore Views of the Burj Khalifa (Tallest building in the world in Dubai) with Google Maps http://t.co/T7UJvdDbyW via @youtube
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) June 24, 2013
@HaulingGear re: Huawei 7" Phablet: Our favorite @Jawbone earbud never looked so good! http://t.co/5BrNRDjkR5
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) June 24, 2013
Quick IT question to our Tweeple in Alaska and @AndytheATTguy . Any field results with at&t's EPush2Talk?http://t.co/oSOID3zULQ #FutureRadio
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) June 22, 2013
@haulinggear Anywhere AT&T 2G, 3G, & 4G w/ LTE coverage exists the AT&T Enhanced Push-to-Talk is available. Would you like to trial?
— Andy Colley (@AndytheATTguy) June 24, 2013
@AndytheATTguy Lots of fishing groups up here who would surely love to test the PTT for you. Do they need to sign a contract to be testers?
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) June 24, 2013
Mariners use port/starboard instead of left/right, but where did these nautical words come from? http://t.co/m142QUjtnW #NOAA
— NOAA's Ocean Service (@noaaocean) June 24, 2013
Has anyone seen Man of Steel yet? How does Cordova Alaska look? We all know it's not really filmed here, but... http://t.co/N4mv2i4O0v
— Cordova Buzz (@CordovaBuzz) June 24, 2013
Mounties top Troopers in annual shooting competition http://t.co/YRFMWlD4gE pic.twitter.com/oL2kI8Se6p
— Anchorage Daily News (@adndotcom) June 24, 2013
@AKODTV Buy a gun and you're bagged and tagged for life eh? What's next? A gag between our teeth? #BillOfRights
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) June 24, 2013
The place where Climate Change would help is Washington DC. How about a redistribution of intellect instead of a redistribution of our $ ?
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) June 24, 2013
UAF Barrow Sea Ice webcam Jun 21, 2013 24hr. animation http://t.co/lLWYoacxho via @youtube #FrozenOcean #GlobalCooling
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) June 24, 2013
+UAF Fairbanks: Huge marine mammal fossil removed and taken back to the Museum of the North for study (photos) https://t.co/oHLz3jwWPq
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) June 24, 2013
#np @GwenSebastian - Suitcase ♪ https://t.co/uzIWnxq4tC http://t.co/LEUu5kfFjb
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) June 24, 2013