DoD's Increased Arctic Attention Welcomed by AAPC Co-Chairs
MarineLink.comWednesday, November 27, 2013
Chuck Hagel, announced the release of his agency's 14-page “Arctic Strategy”, touting it as a plan to ensure security, support safety and promote defense cooperation in the region. Hagel chose the International Security Forum at Halifax, Nova Scotia, as the venue for his announcement where he recognized the challenges of climate change and new trends in global geopolitics while calling for Arctic nations.... http://www.marinelink.com/news/increased-attention361494.aspx
Unemployment spikes in Southwest Alaska as winter settles in
Joseph Miller
December 1, 2013
A rise in the unemployment rate for southwest Alaska seems to be spiking at an alarming rate as the winter months continue. The October unemployment rate in the Dillingham Census Area reached a startling 10.1 percent, which indicates a 1.3 percent jump from the statistics recorded in September. The entirety of the Bristol Bay Borough had an unemployment rate of 6.9 percent last month, which is also a significant spike from the 3.7 percent that was recorded in September. While the statewide unemployment rate has risen in the last month from 5.5 percent to 6.1 percent, it appears that the southwest region of Alaska is the only region to reach a double digit percentile in the state. This includes the Bristol Bay Borough, the entirety of the Lake and Peninsula Borough, the... http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20131201/unemployment-spikes-southwest-alaska-winter-settles
Bit by bit, Homer customers see new natural gas service -- and lower bills
Michael Armstrong
Homer News
November 30, 2013
As natural gas line projects on the lower Kenai Peninsula wind down at the end of the construction season, contractors can check these items off their lists:
• 22 miles of the Anchor Point-to-Homer trunk line;
• 9 miles of the Kachemak City expansion project;
• 37 miles of the city of Homer expansion project nearly complete; and
• The installation of 668 paid service-line applications about 90 percent complete.
Of those customers who paid this year to have service lines installed — that is, lines from distribution lines to homes or businesses — almost half – or 331 customers -- have natural gas service, said John Sims, a spokesman for Enstar Natural Gas.... http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20131130/bit-bit-homer-customers-see-new-natural-gas-service-and-lower-bills
Study finds salmon scatter in crucial first weeks at sea
Originally published Saturday, November 30, 2013 at 4:59 PM
By Annette Cary
Tri-City Herald
The behavior of young salmon does not appear to be as predictable as previously thought. Ecologists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland are using a new and more sophisticated fish-tagging system to learn more about the fish as they swim downstream and enter the ocean. The prevailing thought was that young salmon... http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2022370623_salmonbehaviorxml.html
A part of NW fishing science could be lost
By Joe Follansbee
On Feb. 26, 1962, Charles R. “Bob” Hitz volunteered for his first assignment as chief scientist aboard the John N. Cobb, a 93-foot wooden-hulled research vessel operated by the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries. He was 29 years old and had worked for the bureau two years. Departing Seattle, he and nearly a dozen other crew and scientists motored out of the Strait of Juan de Fuca to the mouth of the Columbia River to take samples of fish for the Atomic Energy Commission. The AEC wanted to know whether... http://crosscut.com/2013/12/02/maritime/117540/follansbee-will-research-vessel-john-n-cobb-be-sav/
8:50 AM SUN DECEMBER 1, 2013
Over $27-Million Dollars in Grants Awarded to Improve Water Systems in Alaska Villages
By MIKE MASON
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is giving out over $27-million dollars in grants to help several Alaska villages upgrade their water and sewer systems. The village of Hooper Bay will benefit from the over $5.7-million dollars being given to the Alaska.... http://kdlg.org/post/over-27-million-dollars-grants-awarded-improve-water-systems-alaska-villages
Scallops giving New Bedford fishermen a welcome break
Lucrative shellfish lift fishermen — and the port they call home
By John Dyer | GLOBE CORRESPONDENT DECEMBER 01, 2013
New Bedford is flush with money from the richest fishery in the nation — sea scallops. With many fishermen idle this time of year, the port is mobbed with clean, well-maintained scallopers..... http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/12/01/scallops-bringing-decent-living-new-bedford-fishermen/P9WxPWhm05vYN5xaBSZY8I/story.html
Hagel (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Chuck Hagel, announced the release of his agency's 14-page “Arctic Strategy”, touting it as a plan to ensure security, support safety and promote defense cooperation in the region. Hagel chose the International Security Forum at Halifax, Nova Scotia, as the venue for his announcement where he recognized the challenges of climate change and new trends in global geopolitics while calling for Arctic nations.... http://www.marinelink.com/news/increased-attention361494.aspx
Unemployment spikes in Southwest Alaska as winter settles in
Joseph Miller
December 1, 2013
A rise in the unemployment rate for southwest Alaska seems to be spiking at an alarming rate as the winter months continue. The October unemployment rate in the Dillingham Census Area reached a startling 10.1 percent, which indicates a 1.3 percent jump from the statistics recorded in September. The entirety of the Bristol Bay Borough had an unemployment rate of 6.9 percent last month, which is also a significant spike from the 3.7 percent that was recorded in September. While the statewide unemployment rate has risen in the last month from 5.5 percent to 6.1 percent, it appears that the southwest region of Alaska is the only region to reach a double digit percentile in the state. This includes the Bristol Bay Borough, the entirety of the Lake and Peninsula Borough, the... http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20131201/unemployment-spikes-southwest-alaska-winter-settles
Bit by bit, Homer customers see new natural gas service -- and lower bills
Michael Armstrong
Homer News
English: Aerial view of Homer Spit and Homer Harbor, Homer Alaska, USA. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
As natural gas line projects on the lower Kenai Peninsula wind down at the end of the construction season, contractors can check these items off their lists:
• 22 miles of the Anchor Point-to-Homer trunk line;
• 9 miles of the Kachemak City expansion project;
• 37 miles of the city of Homer expansion project nearly complete; and
• The installation of 668 paid service-line applications about 90 percent complete.
Of those customers who paid this year to have service lines installed — that is, lines from distribution lines to homes or businesses — almost half – or 331 customers -- have natural gas service, said John Sims, a spokesman for Enstar Natural Gas.... http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20131130/bit-bit-homer-customers-see-new-natural-gas-service-and-lower-bills
Study finds salmon scatter in crucial first weeks at sea
Originally published Saturday, November 30, 2013 at 4:59 PM
By Annette Cary
Tri-City Herald
The behavior of young salmon does not appear to be as predictable as previously thought. Ecologists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland are using a new and more sophisticated fish-tagging system to learn more about the fish as they swim downstream and enter the ocean. The prevailing thought was that young salmon... http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2022370623_salmonbehaviorxml.html
A part of NW fishing science could be lost
By Joe Follansbee
On Feb. 26, 1962, Charles R. “Bob” Hitz volunteered for his first assignment as chief scientist aboard the John N. Cobb, a 93-foot wooden-hulled research vessel operated by the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries. He was 29 years old and had worked for the bureau two years. Departing Seattle, he and nearly a dozen other crew and scientists motored out of the Strait of Juan de Fuca to the mouth of the Columbia River to take samples of fish for the Atomic Energy Commission. The AEC wanted to know whether... http://crosscut.com/2013/12/02/maritime/117540/follansbee-will-research-vessel-john-n-cobb-be-sav/
8:50 AM SUN DECEMBER 1, 2013
Over $27-Million Dollars in Grants Awarded to Improve Water Systems in Alaska Villages
By MIKE MASON
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is giving out over $27-million dollars in grants to help several Alaska villages upgrade their water and sewer systems. The village of Hooper Bay will benefit from the over $5.7-million dollars being given to the Alaska.... http://kdlg.org/post/over-27-million-dollars-grants-awarded-improve-water-systems-alaska-villages
Scallops giving New Bedford fishermen a welcome break
Lucrative shellfish lift fishermen — and the port they call home
By John Dyer | GLOBE CORRESPONDENT DECEMBER 01, 2013
New Bedford is flush with money from the richest fishery in the nation — sea scallops. With many fishermen idle this time of year, the port is mobbed with clean, well-maintained scallopers..... http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/12/01/scallops-bringing-decent-living-new-bedford-fishermen/P9WxPWhm05vYN5xaBSZY8I/story.html
Kuskokwim Ice Fishing. No huts on skis, no heaters, no beer. pic.twitter.com/mwzzbTZEhx
— Michelle Sparck (@msparck) December 2, 2013
NPFMC - Dec 9 – 17, 2013
Anchorage, AK
http://t.co/8SeZNupbWg
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) December 2, 2013
Alaska Young Fishermen's Summit V
Anchorage, AK Dec 10 – 12, 2013
http://t.co/8SeZNupbWg
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) December 2, 2013
Ferry Taku to fill in for sidelined LeConte http://t.co/WsX3vmoNwX
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) December 2, 2013
Citizen scientists learn to identify and remove invasive species in Alaska @AlaskaSeaGrant http://t.co/WYEGJvySQI pic.twitter.com/IFEPD4GOnV
— NOAA Sea Grant (@SeaGrant) December 2, 2013
#Oregon Dungeness #crab meat fill still below 25%, delaying season for another 2 weeks @OregonSeafood http://t.co/MQ4NDVAMqZ @PacificSeafood
— Seafood.com News (@SeafoodcomNews) December 2, 2013
pic.twitter.com/FNa6dDnO1r
— F/V Time Bandit (@FVTimeBandit) December 1, 2013
I like to catch fish eat fish & especially film it. Cheers to all you fish lovers out there. here's how its done https://t.co/JDaBFFkQvz
— Sierra Anderson (@sierraganderson) December 2, 2013
Another breakthrough in sustainable fish feed? Canadian firm Enterra using black soldier flies for feed http://t.co/GzifD0Em6T
— Undercurrent News (@undercur) December 2, 2013
Send in the drones. #Amazon AWESOME. http://t.co/gZnbWKgwGD @haulinggear #UAV
— Scott McMurren (@alaskatravelgrm) December 2, 2013
@alaskatravelgrm See fresh seafood in browser @amazon. Click to buy and it's air dropped next to you at the BBQ. Gotta love the free market!
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) December 2, 2013
Anyone out there know if the @Amazon Prime Air Drone can drop an @AlaskaSalmon fillet on to a hot BBQ? ;-) (video) http://t.co/ZUCXX91DsW
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) December 2, 2013
<snicker>
Introducing O.W.L.S. (Book delivery using real owls.) (video) http://t.co/YdRF8TfG3u
</snicker> #AmazonDrone
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) December 2, 2013
Obamacare home delivery by drones!Assume position for injection. Benzos by Bezos, fresh from pharmacy. Cyber Monday special: Double doses...
— MATT DRUDGE (@DRUDGE) December 2, 2013
Amazon's drone idea will really hurt the rest of us normal folks who ship our clothes to be laundered by our parents. http://t.co/1tBLW7kSZL
— J.P. Freire (@JPFreire) December 2, 2013
Are you ready, Alaska? The *NEW* #KTVA 11 launches TODAY! Tune in at 5p, 6p and/or 10p. We're bringing you true HD newscasts, a first in AK!
— Lori Tipton Lester (@LoriTiptonKTVA) December 2, 2013
The Big Dipper and faint aurora over Moose Meadows, Girdwood. pic.twitter.com/V1GZWc7xfZ
— Marc Lester (@marclesterphoto) December 1, 2013
China Is Asserting Ownership of Shipwrecks in South China Sea - China Real Time Report - WSJ http://t.co/df9OOsdvGp
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) December 2, 2013
History falsifies climate alarmist sea level claims | Watts Up With That? http://t.co/CXTpKSnfWa pic.twitter.com/abbcLrquqP
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) December 2, 2013
Anchorage: Main library "crumbling". Seeking bigger tubes on the web. (Where's http://t.co/j8w3ty5scU ?) http://t.co/nHYfid4ICT
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) December 2, 2013
Water decontamination system in trouble at Japan's Fukushima - News - The Voice of Russia http://t.co/FJ1AsuBezQ
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) December 2, 2013
ADN here http://t.co/iot1M2ziRP P. Clarion here http://t.co/O7GVZxOB28 Browser killing results attached. Anyone else? pic.twitter.com/jFva7iUPgm
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) December 2, 2013
Victoria Clipper stolen; Police, Coast Guard appear to be in standoff with suspicious person: http://t.co/0uKULLbTah pic.twitter.com/8jpTXDkI0T
— The Seattle Times (@seattletimes) December 1, 2013
The DARPA Robotics Challenge is only 18 days away! #DARPADRC pic.twitter.com/tMgioFGIrp
— DARPA (@DARPA) December 2, 2013
Looks like @Google Hangouts video chat on @ATT Wireless in Alaska is finally unblocked w/ @Android. That was painful. pic.twitter.com/Fj3gewImHn
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) December 2, 2013
Its CyberMonday & http://t.co/y4Q9PnIv2I is maxed out again. Frustrated? Try eBay, they have everything. Bidding on a kidney now
— Steve Doocy (@sdoocy) December 2, 2013
Sure: RT @ezraklein: Shopping for Obamacare? Tell us about it! http://t.co/8yWZ7VO7Ek pic.twitter.com/fYHVmJ13dm
— J.P. Freire (@JPFreire) December 2, 2013