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— F/V Time Bandit (@FVTimeBandit) November 23, 2013
Fishermen propose broader testing of electronic monitoringMSC ecolabel (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
November 22, 2013 3:34 pm
Alaska fishermen want to broaden the experimental use of cameras and other monitoring devices in the federal government’s fishery observer program. Under the recently-revamped program, many more vessels, including smaller boats, can now be required to carry an observer at times. A new industry proposal is aimed at making electronic monitoring available as an alternative to carrying that extra person on the boat. Matt Lichtenstein reports... http://www.kfsk.org/2013/11/22/fishermen-propose-broader-testing-of-electronic-monitoring/
- WWF calls for AIS for commercial fishing vesselsA new pilot project initiated by WWF proves that the use of satellite technology in the surveillance of fishing activities can be an efficient and simple method to increase safety on fishing vessels and promote legal and transparent fishing operations. WWF cooperates with Sea Quest, a fishing company in Fiji in the South Pacific that agreed to install Automatic Identification System (AIS) transmitters on its....
wordpress.com - "Our cooperation shows that this MSC-certified tuna fishery is willing to make their fishing operations fully transparent,” said Alfred Schumm, WWF’s Smart Fishing Initiative Leader. “I hope that the Sea Quest project will become a global example of how to make fishing transparent, and that it will trigger other companies to join us aboard.” http://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/?212552/WWF-calls-for-satellite-technology-on-all-commercial-vessels-to-increase-transparency-of-fishing-activities
Posted: Thursday, November 21, 2013 10:41 am | Updated: 11:09 am, Thu Nov 21, 2013.
By Scott Christiansen
There’s an established fishery war on the Kenai Peninsula that heated up in recent weeks on two battlefronts: politics and news media. The feud is yet another struggle over gear type and licensing, the type of controversy that’s become more common as Alaska fisheries get more popular and the state gathers more “stakeholders” while Mother Nature and the hatcheries stubbornly refuse to make certain every stakeholder gets precisely the fish — or freezer full, or paycheck — they want out of their fishery. This particular feud is at least three decades old and pits commercial sport fishing guides and their clients against set net fishermen on the Kenai Peninsula. The..... http://www.anchoragepress.com/news/fish-wars-heat-up/article_f901ba42-52e4-11e3-9da8-0019bb2963f4.html
Kenai Council talks personal use fishery (paywall)
With the end of the year looming, Kenai Council members set January dates to review its 2013 Dipnet Report and talked about their capital improvement project priorities.
by Rashah McChesney..... http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2013-11-21
Bait and Switch: The Farm Bill's Expensive and Pointless Catfish Subsidy
5:23 PM, NOV 20, 2013 • BY MARK HEMINGWAY
As Congress moves ahead with the farm bill -- legislation that has historically been full of (figurative) pork -- there's one really obvious measure that needs to be eliminated. A new program that will require that catfish be monitored by the Department of Agriculture. Catfish, like all fish consumed by Americans, is already monitored by the Food and Drug Administration. Supposedly, this extra layer of regulation is a matter of food safety. But according to the Heritage Foundation, this doubling up on.... http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/bait-and-switch-farm-bills-expensive-and-pointless-catfish-subsidy_767965.html
Watch a crab climb out of its old shell [VIDEO]
Watch a crab ditch its shell and emerge with a new set of lungs.
Science Recorder | Kramer Phillips | Thursday, November 21, 2013...... http://www.sciencerecorder.com/news/watch-a-crab-climb-out-of-his-old-shell-video/
.ru: 5-Year Crab Fishing Ban Lifted in Kamchatka
NOAA photo at themoscowtimes.com |
The Moscow Times
The Federal Fisheries Agency has lifted a ban on the commercial production of Kamchatka crab implemented in 2008, an unidentified source in the agency's northeastern regional office said Friday. This year the agency issued permits to produce 5,760 tons of crab in two local fishing zones, which leaves.... http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/5-year-crab-fishing-ban-lifted-in-kamchatka/490104.html
China creates new air defense zone in East China Sea amid dispute with Japan
By Chico Harlan, Published: November 22 | Updated: Saturday, November 23, 5:45 AM
SEOUL — China said Saturday that noncommercial aircraft entering a broad zone over the East China Sea must first identify themselves to Beijing, at the risk of facing “defensive emergency measures” by Chinese armed forces. China’s establishment of a so-called air defense identification zone, announced by its Ministry of National Defense, adds a new dimension to the simmering territorial dispute with Japan and raises the odds of armed conflict..... http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/china-creates-new-air-defense-zone-in-east-china-sea-amid-dispute-with-japan/2013/11/23/c415f1a8-5416-11e3-9ee6-2580086d8254_story.html
Photo from Sep 29, 2013 http://t.co/tMjt8HJ4Mh
— Monte Colburn (@MonteColburnDC) November 23, 2013
RFID Journal Founder: Frozen seafood might be RFID tagged sooner than later http://t.co/yygkoBPnzS
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) November 23, 2013
Chef Leah made this Alaskan special tonight. Black cod and jumbo tiger prawn with bok choy! You want this. pic.twitter.com/RPuhbNzBg4
— Simon and Seafort's (@simonseaforts) November 23, 2013
UAV industry taking off in Alaska (one in photo is flown by Xbox video game controller) http://t.co/sZInv0Lcuq pic.twitter.com/FyLZ7Avkjv
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) November 23, 2013
California: Caterpillar Inc. Under Investigation for Possibly Tossing Train Parts Into the Ocean http://t.co/0E3dOLje9e
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) November 23, 2013
Brand new road now under construction in Ward Cove! Our url > http://t.co/hdeNfJhssf Map > https://t.co/2GVtJhvhvU pic.twitter.com/XDZnawx6Xk
— Ward Cove (@wardcove) November 23, 2013
MT Meanwhile in #Kodiak @USCGAlaska Beautiful sunrise, winter wx coming. CG reminds mariners to plan ahead & #prepare pic.twitter.com/8UQTqS6VVB
— NWS Alaska Region (@NWSAlaska) November 22, 2013
KTUU and GCI Cable continue talks (KTUU News not being cut off in SE Alaska by deadline tonight) http://t.co/VWb3dwswvc
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) November 23, 2013
For the first time in memory, adults in the United States under 40 are now expected to be poorer than their parents http://t.co/pMpTpy5VFK
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) November 23, 2013
AlaskaLegislature.tv Training Video: 'Stay On Topic' http://t.co/QAXEILCiqN #RogerThat
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) November 23, 2013
Begich: Phones on a plane an “ill-advised proposal.” Potential “air rage” http://t.co/LcxOmqZvPn All quoted clueless on VOIP?
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) November 23, 2013
Wonder what a search pattern looks like? A fan, Jeff, stacked 60 photos of a #USCG helo's search through the night. pic.twitter.com/FvZc6Wap7z
— USCG (Official) (@USCG) November 23, 2013
Please don't go pic.twitter.com/O10TgHAMcX
— Scott Hillstrand (@HillstrandScott) November 23, 2013
Do you spend almost as much time on the tubes 'incognito' as you do logged in? Don't worry. You're not weird. Just ahead. #OpenTheInternet
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) November 23, 2013
Kodiak: http://t.co/mimfLtwwhg (KMXT Radio) Villages and KMXT on KUHB are Off the Air pic.twitter.com/yy5phlKmGg
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) November 23, 2013