Interested in fish and game issues? Don't miss the Alaska Joint Board of Fisheries and Game meeting happening now... http://t.co/QCc5SGtazK
— Sen. Mike Dunleavy (@SenDunleavy) October 13, 2013
http://www.coastaltransportation.com/dutch-harbor |
Jim Paulin
Dutch Harbor Fisherman
October 12, 2013
Bering Sea crabbers feel like they've been “rammed” by Congress, even though what they really need is the reopening of RAM — the federal Restricted Access Management program -- so they can fish in time to sell on the lucrative Japanese New Year's market. Tuesday’s scheduled opening of the valuable Bristol Bay red king crab season could be delayed because of the shutdown of federal agencies including the National Marine Fisheries Service's RAM program, which issues individual fishing quota permits. "We're pretty concerned about it," said crab fishermen's representative Jake Jacobsen of the Inter Cooperative Exchange (ICE). "We can't set pots until we have an IFQ permit on board the vessel." He hopes the RAM staff in Juneau will soon be "unfurloughed."... http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20131012/anxious-bering-sea-crabbers-stuck-onshore-until-federal-government-shutdown-ends
Federal shutdown could keep crab fishermen on the docks
Red king crabs make up over 90% of the annual king crab harvest. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Published: 2013.10.10 02:11 PM
Alaska’s crab fisheries could be a casualty of the government shutdown. All crab seasons officially open Oct. 15, but as of Oct. 8, the National Marine Fisheries Service did not have the staff to issue permits before the season started. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, or ADFG, announced the total allowable catch, or TAC, for Bering Sea tanner crab and Bristol Bay red king crab Oct. 4, and for Bering Sea snow crab on Oct. 8. Although all seasons open Oct. 15, Bristol Bay red king crab are the first to be.... http://www.alaskajournal.com/Alaska-Journal-of-Commerce/October-Issue-2-2013/Federal-shutdown-could-keep-crab-fishermen-on-the-docks/
Posted 10/13/2013
by - Cordova Times Staff
Thirty-two resident fishermen who delivered 337,393 pounds of red king crab to Norton Sound Economic Development Corp.'s subsidiary Norton Sound Seafoods Products in Nome earned in excess of $1.84 million for this year's harvest..... http://www.thecordovatimes.com/article/1341norton-sound-cdq-crab-harvesters-earn-over
NPFMC will look further into salmon halibut bycatch
Posted 10/13/2013
by - Margaret Bauman
Final action is still many months away, but after hours of wrestling anew over trawl fisheries' incidental harvest of salmon and halibut in the Gulf of Alaska and salmon in the Bering Sea, federal fisheries managers have requested more information. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council, during its October meeting in Anchorage, spent more than a third of the five day council session hearing long reports and testimony on these... http://www.thecordovatimes.com/article/1341npfmc-will-look-further-into-salmon-halibut
Posted: Saturday, October 12, 2013 6:05 pm
Associated Press
BETHEL, Alaska — Five men ranging in age from 16 to 28 were rescued Friday by a tugboat alerted by the U.S. Coast Guard in open waters near Hooper Bay..... http://www.newsminer.com/news/alaska_news/five-men-rescued-after-boat-goes-adrift-in-bering-sea/article_e50c8b14-33ab-11e3-bb26-001a4bcf6878.html
Seward: Local growth is a mixed bag
thesewardphoenixlog.com |
October 10, 2013
Alyssa Shanks, economics analyst from the State of Alaska, was cautiously optimistic about Seward’s prospects for growth as she addressed local business leaders at Friday’s Seward Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Dominated by government and NGO non profit spending, Seward’s two standout private enterprise economic drivers are tourism and seafood. Shipping and transportation has seen an uptick and healthcare and.... http://www.thesewardphoenixlog.com/story/2013/10/10/local/local-growth-is-a-mixed-bag/1921.html
Fishermen, farmers, physicists feel shut down
Permits have not been issued for king crab season's opener
By Richard Simon, Los Angeles Times
Published: October 13, 2013, 6:00 AM
WASHINGTON -- The crabbers are getting, well, crabby.
With the offices of the National Marine Fisheries Service closed because of the federal government shutdown, fishermen have been unable to get permits for the Alaska king crab season, which begins Tuesday. "Instead of a fiscal cliff, right now we're facing a fishing cliff in the Bering Sea unless Congress acts before the season is scheduled to start on Oct. 15," said Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash. "This is the first time in my 28 years of fishing that I haven't been in the Bering Sea in October getting ready to go fish," said Keith Colburn, a crabber who journeyed to Capitol Hill on Friday to...... http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/oct/13/fishers-farmers-physicists-shut-down/
Group digs in vs. fed 'habitat' plans
The Northeast Seafood Coalition scored a significant victory this week when it helped fight off additional fishery closures related to what it regarded as unwarranted efforts to protect the harbor porpoise..... http://www.nationalfisherman.com/news-events/top-news/2461-group-digs-in-vs-fed-habitat-plans
Google Chairman talking about mapping Oceans realtime views. #ArcticCircle pic.twitter.com/WKGqTefdOC
— charissemillett (@charissemillett) October 13, 2013
"The internet was invented for everyone, not just rich people" @ericschmidt on expanding connectivity to the whole Arctic
— The Arctic Circle (@ArcticAssembly) October 13, 2013
Alice Rogoff: US Coast Guard sources say the decision has been made to build a deepwater port at Port Clarence (near Nome). #arcticcircle
— Arctic News & Policy (@alaskarobin) October 13, 2013
Lt. Gov Treadwell speaking about Arctic #arcticcircle #meadtreadwell #akleg pic.twitter.com/51uQCsXBW1
— charissemillett (@charissemillett) October 13, 2013
Mayor Joule speaking on Arctic issues- frontline knowledge- amazing honesty. #arcticcircle #akleg pic.twitter.com/E1rEiZPLJp
— charissemillett (@charissemillett) October 13, 2013
High US interest in developing deep water port in Arctic. Background on Port Clarence v Nome here http://t.co/crESLVIF6R #ArcticCircle
— Lisa Graumlich (@LisaGraumlich) October 13, 2013
US Senator Begich: Will continue to work on #UNCLOS ratification. #arcticcircle
— Arctic News & Policy (@alaskarobin) October 13, 2013
Sharing the Arctic OCS pic.twitter.com/PKIwleHg0e
— charissemillett (@charissemillett) October 13, 2013
#arcticcircle The explorer who planted the Russian flag bottom of the ocean- Artur Chilingarov pic.twitter.com/Nmzy618OER
— charissemillett (@charissemillett) October 13, 2013
Greenpeace taking the mic- planting flags for all? Wonder if they rowed a boat to Arctic? #greenpeace
— charissemillett (@charissemillett) October 13, 2013
Overheard: The #ArcticCircle is a way for 'southerners' to explain why they should get a slice of the Arctic.
— Arctic Journal (@arctic_journal) October 13, 2013
Another confusing picture #ArcticCircle pic.twitter.com/6hLMVl6xhl
— Arctica Advisory (@arcticaadvisory) October 13, 2013
Alaska delegation- #arcticcircle @lisamurkowski pic.twitter.com/Bngb20RScZ
— charissemillett (@charissemillett) October 13, 2013
Murkowski: Alaskans are worried the US federal government wont follow thru on what it means to be an Arctic nation. #arcticcircle
— Arctic News & Policy (@alaskarobin) October 13, 2013
For insider reasons too muddy to explore, KTUU is under an FCC obligation to offer its signal throughout 2014 to GCI http://t.co/0hM6XFt2jq
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) October 13, 2013
The Salesforce Conversations with Peter Schwartz, @Scobleizer and Shel Israel http://t.co/hEGGRlqqnt (1 hour video. #PervasiveComputing)
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) October 13, 2013
Why US government IT fails so hard, so often | Ars Technica http://t.co/2NrSCRy8cg #ObamaCare
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) October 13, 2013
Computer Glitch Blamed For Nationwide EBT (food stamp debit-style cards) System Shutdown On Saturday « CBS Boston http://t.co/LgV2NkHEXV
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) October 13, 2013
These #vets drove from #texas to WWII Memorial for #1milvetmarch @wtop pic.twitter.com/bY9b9dn1A7
— Jamie Forzato (@jamieforzato) October 13, 2013
@TwitchyTeam @michellemalkin taking the #barrycades down now pic.twitter.com/nKFznRI07I
— ibreakthings (D) (@Kudzu81) October 13, 2013
‘Awesome!’ Veterans remove Barrycades from memorials, transport to White House [pics] | Twitchy http://t.co/1ZAXalzfJu
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) October 13, 2013
Vets and others dismantle barricades at WWII memorial today. No police resistance. http://t.co/32SeYUC3Wx
— Brit Hume (@brithume) October 13, 2013
Who needs Hollywood when you have a Hexacopter and a VTVL rocket outon the farm?(video)#SpaceX http://t.co/P8SjeoB7CF pic.twitter.com/MY50kK9I8d
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) October 13, 2013
RT @usmanm: This is a ship-shipping ship, shipping shipping ships. pic.twitter.com/E5KrYBxerE < It’s strangely not “ship shape” :)
— Hoff (@Beaker) October 12, 2013