12:00 AM SUN DECEMBER 8, 2013
Traditional Knowledge in the "Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment"
By MIKE MASON
The final version of the EPA’a “Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment” will likely be released in the next couple of months. One part of the assessment looks at the importance of salmon in the culture and everyday life of the native people of Bristol Bay. KDLG’s Mike Mason has the story.... http://kdlg.org/post/traditional-knowledge-bristol-bay-watershed-assessment
Washington’s secret book
Congress is stuck, but the bureaucracy persists
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2013, 4:07 AM
............... It’s a reminder of how government impacts our lives. Congress is stuck and polarized, but the bureaucracy persists. Here’s what else I stumbled upon: l Even Penny Pritzker, a sharp third-generation Chicago hotel billionaire who’s the new Commerce Secretary, may not know her department is hiking the fee for catching North Pacific halibut and sablefish off the Alaska coast. The government takes a cut from every pound caught. The dollar amount is determined by multiplying a fee percentage by “the annual individual fishing quota fee (IFQ) percentage by the ex-vessel value of all IFQ landings made on a permit and summing the totals of each permit (if more than one).” Whether that makes sense or not, they’re raising the fee to 2.8 percent from 2.1 percent... http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/washington-secret-book-article-1.1540185
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2013
Editing out that 'fishy' taste
On Tuesday, we posted a link to a National Marine Fisheries Service feature titled 10 Myths about Marine Aquaculture. Some folks with the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, as well as the Alaska office of NMFS, didn't care for the feature. They requested, and got, changes to item No. 1 on the list of "myths." Here is the original version........ http://deckboss.blogspot.com/2013/12/editing-out-that-fishy-taste.html
https://twitter.com/haulinggear/statuses/382911244316835840
Seward man faces pollution conviction
December 5, 2013
A man accused of polluting in the City of Seward small boat harbor was convicted on three different charges last week after a two-day trial before a local jury. Allen McCarty, the local agent for the Anchorage owners of the vessel Dutch Harbor, is facing $5,000 in fines, reimbursement for the costs of cleanup and 50 hours of community service. His attorney, Paul Stockler, is preparing an appeal. State of Alaska attorney Carole Holley specializes in prosecuting environmental crimes for the government. She says that, although there are frequent reports of dumping, meeting the burden of proof is difficult because the evidence has to be.... http://www.thesewardphoenixlog.com/story/2013/12/05/local/seward-man-faces-pollution-conviction/2113.html
The double standard of natural resources
By Jamie Baker, CBC News Posted: Dec 08, 2013 5:32 AM NT
Imagine for a moment if France moved in and started mining ore on the Southern Shore, based on their previous settlement history. Or if England moved in and started harvesting timber in central Newfoundland, citing the previous colonial government as giving them the right to do so. Or if the Scandinavians (formerly Vikings) started drilling and extracting oil in St. Anthony because they used to live there. I wonder how everyone would react to that? Call me a sensationalist, but I would suggest it would be torch and pitchfork time, heads would roll, and Rome would be razed to the ground in a campaign of Newfoundland nationalism the likes of which we have never seen. So please tell me how it is that.... http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/baker-the-double-standard-of-natural-resources-1.2455124
Nations can't agree on Pacific tuna cuts
Major fishing nations have failed to agree to deep cuts in the amount of tuna caught in the Pacific Ocean, angering conservationists who claim unsustainable fishing is threatening the species. A week-long meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, held in Cairns, has seen... http://www.nationalfisherman.com/news-events/top-news/2705-nations-can-t-agree-on-pacific-tuna-cuts
Traditional Knowledge in the "Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment"
By MIKE MASON
The final version of the EPA’a “Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment” will likely be released in the next couple of months. One part of the assessment looks at the importance of salmon in the culture and everyday life of the native people of Bristol Bay. KDLG’s Mike Mason has the story.... http://kdlg.org/post/traditional-knowledge-bristol-bay-watershed-assessment
Washington’s secret book
Congress is stuck, but the bureaucracy persists
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2013, 4:07 AM
............... It’s a reminder of how government impacts our lives. Congress is stuck and polarized, but the bureaucracy persists. Here’s what else I stumbled upon: l Even Penny Pritzker, a sharp third-generation Chicago hotel billionaire who’s the new Commerce Secretary, may not know her department is hiking the fee for catching North Pacific halibut and sablefish off the Alaska coast. The government takes a cut from every pound caught. The dollar amount is determined by multiplying a fee percentage by “the annual individual fishing quota fee (IFQ) percentage by the ex-vessel value of all IFQ landings made on a permit and summing the totals of each permit (if more than one).” Whether that makes sense or not, they’re raising the fee to 2.8 percent from 2.1 percent... http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/washington-secret-book-article-1.1540185
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2013
Editing out that 'fishy' taste
On Tuesday, we posted a link to a National Marine Fisheries Service feature titled 10 Myths about Marine Aquaculture. Some folks with the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, as well as the Alaska office of NMFS, didn't care for the feature. They requested, and got, changes to item No. 1 on the list of "myths." Here is the original version........ http://deckboss.blogspot.com/2013/12/editing-out-that-fishy-taste.html
https://twitter.com/haulinggear/statuses/382911244316835840
Seward man faces pollution conviction
December 5, 2013
A man accused of polluting in the City of Seward small boat harbor was convicted on three different charges last week after a two-day trial before a local jury. Allen McCarty, the local agent for the Anchorage owners of the vessel Dutch Harbor, is facing $5,000 in fines, reimbursement for the costs of cleanup and 50 hours of community service. His attorney, Paul Stockler, is preparing an appeal. State of Alaska attorney Carole Holley specializes in prosecuting environmental crimes for the government. She says that, although there are frequent reports of dumping, meeting the burden of proof is difficult because the evidence has to be.... http://www.thesewardphoenixlog.com/story/2013/12/05/local/seward-man-faces-pollution-conviction/2113.html
The double standard of natural resources
By Jamie Baker, CBC News Posted: Dec 08, 2013 5:32 AM NT
Imagine for a moment if France moved in and started mining ore on the Southern Shore, based on their previous settlement history. Or if England moved in and started harvesting timber in central Newfoundland, citing the previous colonial government as giving them the right to do so. Or if the Scandinavians (formerly Vikings) started drilling and extracting oil in St. Anthony because they used to live there. I wonder how everyone would react to that? Call me a sensationalist, but I would suggest it would be torch and pitchfork time, heads would roll, and Rome would be razed to the ground in a campaign of Newfoundland nationalism the likes of which we have never seen. So please tell me how it is that.... http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/baker-the-double-standard-of-natural-resources-1.2455124
Nations can't agree on Pacific tuna cuts
Major fishing nations have failed to agree to deep cuts in the amount of tuna caught in the Pacific Ocean, angering conservationists who claim unsustainable fishing is threatening the species. A week-long meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, held in Cairns, has seen... http://www.nationalfisherman.com/news-events/top-news/2705-nations-can-t-agree-on-pacific-tuna-cuts
Thank you @USCG for the added personnel stationed in Alaska in preparation for the 2014 Opilio season this winter in the Being Sea.
— Nick McGlashan (@NickMcGlashanCC) December 8, 2013
Thank you @CharlieDaniels & Tampa Hard Rock for another great year of charity fundraising! Great time as always. See you next year!!
— Mike Fourtner (@MikeFourtner) December 8, 2013
Here we go again #hooklineandsisters airing in #australia. I think I know what episode is playing… http://t.co/oxPZ3srTtO
— Sierra Anderson (@sierraganderson) December 8, 2013
While Canada talks, the Russians moves forth on #Arctic infrastructure.
http://t.co/gGFyUwQMuv
— HBMG (@TheNewOcean) December 7, 2013
Mirroring Amazon, Uber could evolve into a platform for transportation and logistical services http://t.co/BGWajoU7Nj #SupplyChain
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) December 8, 2013
Sen. Rand Paul : No problem with @Amazon drones http://t.co/cbFtbkaWh4 March 6, 2013 filibuster re: CIA & drones http://t.co/kgUl2pKq4C
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) December 8, 2013
Sen. Rand Paul: Supreme Court needs to re-examine Fourth Amendment - Washington Times http://t.co/2GGn1CuLLF
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) December 8, 2013
Cellphone data spying: It's not just the NSA (police from Florida 2 Alaska, are buying Stingrays with federal grants) http://t.co/uvyNAsBiKO
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) December 8, 2013
IRS using Google Maps to spy on taxpayers | The Daily Caller http://t.co/9qvqbC4oKe IRS @OpenStreetmap > http://t.co/nH1b0ecGvP
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) December 7, 2013
Alaska Supreme Court finds Permanent Fund dividend residency requirements constitutional http://t.co/QYmH1gD9Yw
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) December 8, 2013
NYTimes/Soldotna: Alaska’s Thin Line Between Camping and Homelessness - Page A23 http://t.co/3ArTEf8QLM pic.twitter.com/zPtvLcJnp2
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) December 8, 2013
Alaska revenue forecast shows unanticipated multibillion-dollar deficit http://t.co/nhNrj91Ni2
— Dermot Cole (@DermotMCole) December 8, 2013
@arstechnica Re: "Web toll roads" (Maybe a tricky way to make Netflix pay extra to support the transition to IPv6?) http://t.co/hsQLnFa3wu
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) December 7, 2013
Will the government make or break the #InternetOfThings? #FitBit #Nest #SeafoodThermometer #SmartGrid #IPv6 http://t.co/2NkTpGPtfL
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) December 8, 2013
The Effects Of Environmentalist and Climate Alarmist Crying Wolf Begin To Appear | Watts Up With That? http://t.co/05cPKuheXK
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) December 8, 2013
Hour of Code for Kids - December 9-15, 2013. Bring kids there or be square. https://t.co/NxgdldRXHH
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) December 8, 2013
Hard not to smile at this: pic.twitter.com/d6EUcP7fZw”
— Brit Hume (@brithume) December 8, 2013
South Korea expands its air defence zone, now partially overlapping with China's zone http://t.co/LdkFq7uayh pic.twitter.com/sxhHUBJnov
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 8, 2013
Today's Daily Escape is from Aurora Borealis in Alaska. http://t.co/mvG0l7VlZP pic.twitter.com/1NkpiEfMDm
— Travel Channel (@travelchannel) December 8, 2013
South Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, on Nov. 29 http://t.co/2uy7nnp54B via @pinterest
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) December 8, 2013