Discards by Gulf of AK hook/line fleet “substantial” says observer data
November 5, 2013 by Laine Welch
This year for the first time the expanded observer program has been covering small boats and the hook and line fleet. Besides getting data on what’s actually coming over the rails, the program has three main goals..... http://www.alaskafishradio.com/discards-by-gulf-of-ak-hookline-fleet-substantial-says-observer-data/
Washington GMO labeling vote to keep watchers in suspense
By JENNY HOPKINSON | 11/5/13 2:10 PM EST
Don’t tell the food industry or Washington state residents that Election Day 2013 is a sleepy one. One vote Tuesday in the Evergreen State could decide whether foods sold there, and ultimately in other states, too, have to be labeled any time they contain ingredients that were genetically engineered..... http://www.politico.com/story/2013/11/washington-state-gmo-labels-vote-99398.html
Seafood Processing Leadership Institute in Kodiak This Week
Nov 5, 2013
Brianna Gibbs/KMXT
Kodiak is no stranger to aspiring cannery bosses, but this week a few more than usual are in town. About 15 mid-career seafood processing professionals are attending the Alaska Seafood Processing Leadership Institute at the Kodiak Seafood and Marine Science Center on Near Island..... http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5196
Will Alaska’s Legislature protect in-stream flows?
By Hal Shepherd
Nov 5th, 2013
In response to significant public opposition to House Bill 77 that arose in last year’s legislative session, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources recently released a fact sheet entitled, “Modernizing Alaska’s Permitting System.” The facts sheet provides that “DNR and the governor … introduced (the bill) as part of an initiative to … ensure that projects are permitted in a timely, predictable and efficient manner, while safeguarding the environment.” Some may suggest that the bill is more likely the result of the Parnell Administration’s intimate relationship with the energy industry than any need to fix inconsistencies in the permitting process. The courts, for one, don’t appear to be on board with DNR’s argument that the bill.... http://homertribune.com/2013/11/will-alaskas-legislature-protect-in-stream-flows/
Aniakchak and Bristol Bay
ARTICLE | NOVEMBER 5, 2013 | BY ALEX GIMARC
The Big Lie that the opposition to the proposed Pebble Mine bases everything on is that Bristol Bay is the Land That Always Was, with nothing ever changing, with nothing ever disturbing the pristine idyllic wilderness inhabited by Friends of Wildlife, and good stewards of the land and fish and other small and not so small furry creatures. They go further and claim that any real or imagined insult that the ecosystem suffers will irrevocably and for all time damage, destroy, and otherwise annihilate all future salmon returns into Bristol Bay. This claim requires past knowledge of what has gone on in Bristol Bay over the last several thousand years. And folks, it ain’t pretty. The problem with this story is......... http://www.northernright.com/articles/front-page/2013/11/5/aniakchak-and-bristol-bay
Salmon Catch Down Again for Russia
06 November 2013
RUSSIA - The Russian Fishery Agency forecasts the total salmon catch in Russia to only reach 360,000 MT in 2013 (nearly all of which is in the Russian Far East), which, if realized would be 20 percent lower than 2012, and 28 percent below 2011..... http://www.thefishsite.com/fishnews/21704/salmon-catch-down-again-for-russia
U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea Unenforceable as Dutch Hope to Free Greenpeace Activists
By Michael Hogan
HAMBURG, Nov 6 (Reuters) – The Netherlands asked an international court on Wednesday to order Russia to release 30 people detained during a Greenpeace protest against oil drilling in the Arctic at a tribunal Moscow refused to attend. Dutch government representative Liesbeth Lijnzaad said Russia had “violated the human rights” of the activists who tried to climb onto Russia’s first offshore Arctic oil rig in September, detaining them for seven weeks “without grounds”. Russia has...... http://gcaptain.com/u-n-convention-law-of-the-sea-unenforceable-greenpeace/
Five more gray whales wash ashore in Chukotka, Russia
By Karen Graham
Nov 5, 2013
Gray whales in the North Pacific belong to two distinct populations, with the Western gray whale population seen mainly along the coasts of China, Korea, Japan and Russia. They have been hunted to the point of near extinction, and less than 100 remain. The Moscow Times reported on Tuesday that five critically-endangered gray whale carcasses had been washed ashore on the..... http://digitaljournal.com/article/361595
November 5, 2013 by Laine Welch
This year for the first time the expanded observer program has been covering small boats and the hook and line fleet. Besides getting data on what’s actually coming over the rails, the program has three main goals..... http://www.alaskafishradio.com/discards-by-gulf-of-ak-hookline-fleet-substantial-says-observer-data/
Washington GMO labeling vote to keep watchers in suspense
By JENNY HOPKINSON | 11/5/13 2:10 PM EST
Don’t tell the food industry or Washington state residents that Election Day 2013 is a sleepy one. One vote Tuesday in the Evergreen State could decide whether foods sold there, and ultimately in other states, too, have to be labeled any time they contain ingredients that were genetically engineered..... http://www.politico.com/story/2013/11/washington-state-gmo-labels-vote-99398.html
- Washington GMO labeling initiative losing, but not done http://www.politico.com/story/2013/11/washington-state-gmo-labeling-initiative-2013-elections-99442.html
- http://twitchy.com/2013/11/06/gmo-labeling-mandate-in-washington-state-appears-to-lose/
Seafood Processing Leadership Institute in Kodiak This Week
Nov 5, 2013
Brianna Gibbs/KMXT
Kodiak is no stranger to aspiring cannery bosses, but this week a few more than usual are in town. About 15 mid-career seafood processing professionals are attending the Alaska Seafood Processing Leadership Institute at the Kodiak Seafood and Marine Science Center on Near Island..... http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5196
Will Alaska’s Legislature protect in-stream flows?
By Hal Shepherd
Nov 5th, 2013
In response to significant public opposition to House Bill 77 that arose in last year’s legislative session, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources recently released a fact sheet entitled, “Modernizing Alaska’s Permitting System.” The facts sheet provides that “DNR and the governor … introduced (the bill) as part of an initiative to … ensure that projects are permitted in a timely, predictable and efficient manner, while safeguarding the environment.” Some may suggest that the bill is more likely the result of the Parnell Administration’s intimate relationship with the energy industry than any need to fix inconsistencies in the permitting process. The courts, for one, don’t appear to be on board with DNR’s argument that the bill.... http://homertribune.com/2013/11/will-alaskas-legislature-protect-in-stream-flows/
Aniakchak and Bristol Bay
ARTICLE | NOVEMBER 5, 2013 | BY ALEX GIMARC
The Big Lie that the opposition to the proposed Pebble Mine bases everything on is that Bristol Bay is the Land That Always Was, with nothing ever changing, with nothing ever disturbing the pristine idyllic wilderness inhabited by Friends of Wildlife, and good stewards of the land and fish and other small and not so small furry creatures. They go further and claim that any real or imagined insult that the ecosystem suffers will irrevocably and for all time damage, destroy, and otherwise annihilate all future salmon returns into Bristol Bay. This claim requires past knowledge of what has gone on in Bristol Bay over the last several thousand years. And folks, it ain’t pretty. The problem with this story is......... http://www.northernright.com/articles/front-page/2013/11/5/aniakchak-and-bristol-bay
Salmon Catch Down Again for Russia
06 November 2013
RUSSIA - The Russian Fishery Agency forecasts the total salmon catch in Russia to only reach 360,000 MT in 2013 (nearly all of which is in the Russian Far East), which, if realized would be 20 percent lower than 2012, and 28 percent below 2011..... http://www.thefishsite.com/fishnews/21704/salmon-catch-down-again-for-russia
U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea Unenforceable as Dutch Hope to Free Greenpeace Activists
By Michael Hogan
HAMBURG, Nov 6 (Reuters) – The Netherlands asked an international court on Wednesday to order Russia to release 30 people detained during a Greenpeace protest against oil drilling in the Arctic at a tribunal Moscow refused to attend. Dutch government representative Liesbeth Lijnzaad said Russia had “violated the human rights” of the activists who tried to climb onto Russia’s first offshore Arctic oil rig in September, detaining them for seven weeks “without grounds”. Russia has...... http://gcaptain.com/u-n-convention-law-of-the-sea-unenforceable-greenpeace/
Five more gray whales wash ashore in Chukotka, Russia
By Karen Graham
Nov 5, 2013
Gray whales in the North Pacific belong to two distinct populations, with the Western gray whale population seen mainly along the coasts of China, Korea, Japan and Russia. They have been hunted to the point of near extinction, and less than 100 remain. The Moscow Times reported on Tuesday that five critically-endangered gray whale carcasses had been washed ashore on the..... http://digitaljournal.com/article/361595
Food products labeled as "natural" are starting to disappear, amid lawsuits challenging their "naturalness." http://t.co/BiMkmkF28Y
— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) November 6, 2013
In the future—alternative #aquaculture feeds using few or no ingredients from wild caught fish—http://t.co/5UTt0eTj1M pic.twitter.com/w0Yvttirec
— NOAA Fisheries (@NOAAFisheries) November 6, 2013
Alaska crab and scallop vessel aground with 7,000 gallons fuel. 6 crewmen escaped. http://t.co/fliFz8j1JJ pic.twitter.com/3VsjpI48CJ
— Anchorage Daily News (@adndotcom) November 5, 2013
I believe the department will open Kaigani for one and a half hours and Little Steamboat for 6 hours. Still... http://t.co/MbnvPg5Cec
— S.A.R.D.F.A. Alaska (@sardfa) November 5, 2013
Deep #Bering Sea storm to impact #Alaska's Aleutians & West Coast. More at http://t.co/8UxVM9EYpw #AKwx #AKstorm pic.twitter.com/1NZSAkyELi
— NWS Anchorage (@NWSAnchorage) November 6, 2013
WOW! Naknek ranked #14 @NOAA Fisheries of US report at $78 million #BristolBay http://t.co/C1KEDf0nGR
— Brett Veerhusen (@brett_veerhusen) November 5, 2013
@SeafoodcomNews @ASMIAkSeafood taps @LotusUK to head its Northern EU marketing campaign http://t.co/0J9FbGYCW5 #seafood
— Michael Ramsingh (@MichaelRamsingh) November 5, 2013
Only in Ketchikan can the police identify a suspect on the scanner as wearing "a Ray Troll sweatshirt."
— A.J. Jankowski (@AJank_KDN) November 6, 2013
AT&T widens more Alaskan tubes.. 4G LTE turned on in Fairbanks http://t.co/7NkNG03Phm pic.twitter.com/ZdyvrV00UI
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) November 6, 2013
Nobeltec software VNS and Admiral will be discontinued in December - read more details here: http://t.co/z9x4r0uKoI #sailing #boating #sea
— Nobeltec (@Nobeltec) November 5, 2013
Google engineer Mike Hearn gives his (personal, not official company) opinion on NSA news: https://t.co/7B2pNHBBhS
— Matt Cutts (@mattcutts) November 6, 2013
Google security engineer says F-you to NSA for breaking into Google network. https://t.co/26ISluN53g Part of me thinks right on, but...
— Danny Sullivan (@dannysullivan) November 6, 2013
When Google bypassed Safari settings to push its ads http://t.co/ldoW5s7KEC, I suspect some Apple engineers were thinking F-you Google
— Danny Sullivan (@dannysullivan) November 6, 2013
Examiner Editorial: Time to restore Americans' right to 'unlock' their cell phones http://t.co/bgBYmhXmhx via @DCExaminer
— Derek Khanna (@DerekKhanna) November 6, 2013
You can take photos with the Samsung Galaxy Gear, but you can't share them. http://t.co/GCysQPAjuR
— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) November 6, 2013
#Obamacare isn’t working in #Alaska & I'm not convinced the new health care plans are secure accessible or affordable http://t.co/ZrKcxY0U3K
— Sen. Lisa Murkowski (@lisamurkowski) November 5, 2013
Health care cancellation letters raise concerns of skyrocketing insurance rates | Alaska Dispatch http://t.co/XCIVG7e6Oe
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) November 6, 2013
Instead of Texans injecting CO2 into the ground (http://t.co/TacnM9I2dy) maybe they can bottle it up to cool fish (dry ice) up here in July?
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) November 6, 2013
Netherlands: Promising developments for oil production from algae (Algae produce oil to store carbon and energy) http://t.co/2Nj6DhZUts
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) November 6, 2013
Port Heiden resident goes to @Indiegogo for $80K geothermal energy study http://t.co/U7DmzCMPdr #SmartGrid pic.twitter.com/LpoYnIu6Uk
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) November 6, 2013