FISH TALKS
Fishery management decisions approved this past week in Anchorage hit hard at commercial harvesters as the state fisheries board sought to protect depleted numbers of late run Kenai River king salmon and provide more fish for anglers. Fishery management decisions approved this past week in Anchorage hit hard at commercial harvesters, as the state fisheries board sought to protect depleted numbers of late run Kenai River king salmon and provide more fish for anglers. In a lengthy meeting in Anchorage attended by dozens of setnet and drift gillnet fishermen, sport anglers, professional guides and spokespersons for organizations representing them, the Alaska Board of Fisheries considered 236 proposals, and made decisions they said were aimed at sharing.... http://www.thecordovatimes.com/article/1407fish-talks
11:35 AM THU FEBRUARY 13, 2014
By MIKE MASON
Several members of the Alaska Legislature sent a letter of support earlier this month to the head of the company looking at developing the controversial Pebble Mine in the Bristol Bay region. The letter was signed by 8 lawmakers including the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House.... http://kdlg.org/post/republican-lawmakers-send-support-letter-northern-dynasty-minerals
Officials, contractors debate future leases at Wrangell boatyard
By Brian O Connor
Don Sorric opens the door to a workshop at the larger of his two leased holdings at the Wrangell Marine Services Center. Sorric worries a proposed ordinance could adversely affect his plans to pass on his business, built over the last six years, to a business partner... http://www.wrangellsentinel.com/story/2014/02/13/news/officials-contractors-debate-future-leases-at-wrangell-boatyard/1867.html
Council acts on guide loophole, grenadiers; open seat debated
BY MOLLY DISCHNER, ALASKA JOURNAL OF COMMERCE
Published: 2014.02.13 04:46 PM
SEATTLE – Halibut guides and grenadiers will see management changes in coming years under action taken at the North Pacific Fishery Management Council’s February meeting. The council took final action to define a sportfishing guide at its February meeting, but a new regulation likely won’t be implemented until the 2015 fishing season, at the earliest. Grenadiers were added to the fishery management plans as an ecosystem component in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, and the Gulf of Alaska, which means catch reporting will be.... http://www.alaskajournal.com/Alaska-Journal-of-Commerce/February-Issue-3-2014/Council-acts-on-guide-loophole-grenadiers-open-seat-debated/
Subsistence lifestyle will be a memory
By Bobby Gregory
Bethel
Dear Editor.
An unhidden factor while the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers are in depletion of unsustainable salmon stock: Caveat: 1. Arby’s: “white fish from Alaska.” 2. Long John Silver’s: “pollock from Alaska’s Bering Sea.” While the brunt of conservation is not placed on the 5-mile long nets of the factory trawlers of Western and Great American Seafoods, bycatch, salmon headed up the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers is thrown over as..... http://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2014/02/13/opinion/subsistence-lifestyle-will-be-a-memory/1095.html
CVRF halibut quota cut in half
By Dawson Hoover
CVRF
This year the International Pacific Halibut Commission cut the total allowable catch limits of halibut for the United States and Canada by 11.2 percent overall. However, Coastal Villages Region Fund's halibut quota for 9,437 residents was cut by a stunning 48.9 percent from 210,248 pounds to 107,384 pounds.
The other group's quota for 2014 is as follows:
Before the IPHC's 90th Annual Meeting in Seattle on Jan. 13-17, CVRF proposed an increase in area 4E's quota to 450,000 pounds, citing high Catch Per Unit Effort in the area. Fishermen in the Nelson Island area reported that they were catching larger..... http://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2014/02/13/opinion/cvrf-halibut-quota-cut-in-half/1094.html
Obama Arctic Plan Falls Short Says Treadwell
February 12, 2014
Wednesday PM
(SitNews) Houston, TX – Alaska Lt. Governor Mead Treadwell today told a gathering of oil and gas experts at an Arctic technology conference that President Obama's recently released implementation plan for the nation’s Arctic strategy misses the mark.... http://www.sitnews.us/0214News/021214/021214_arctic.html
Murkowski Slams “Unambitious” White House Arctic Plan
Senate.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 13, 2014
Senator Tells President Alaska Must Be a Top Priority for U.S. Arctic Strategy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Lisa Murkowski today reached out to the Obama administration and expressed her disappointment that its recently-released “Arctic Strategy Implementation Plan” falls far short of America’s needs as the nation slips further behind other nations investing in the region.
The United States is scheduled to become the Chair of the Arctic Council next year, and Senator Murkowski has been working with Cabinet officials, top military brass and international leaders to advocate for a better awareness of Alaska’s Arctic role and the need for action and investment now. Murkowski also gave the key note address at last week’s Arctic Symposium in Seattle.
In her letter to the White House, Senator Murkowski notes:
“The Plan did not offer a vision to make the United States a leader in the Arctic, particularly as we prepare for the Chairmanship of the Arctic Council in May 2015, nor does it suggest that the Arctic is a national priority. Instead, the Plan provides a snap shot of existing Arctic-related programs and projects with numerous assessments to be undertaken, but no real path of action. ‘Implementation Plan’ is a misnomer for a document that simply pushes our involvement in the Arctic down the road and does nothing to advance our already lagging role in the region.”
Of the Implementation Plan, Murkowski also writes:
“This unambitious timeline for basic inputs, while consistent throughout the Plan, does nothing more than ensure that our nation will be sorely late in addressing our needs in the region.”
Fishery management decisions approved this past week in Anchorage hit hard at commercial harvesters as the state fisheries board sought to protect depleted numbers of late run Kenai River king salmon and provide more fish for anglers. Fishery management decisions approved this past week in Anchorage hit hard at commercial harvesters, as the state fisheries board sought to protect depleted numbers of late run Kenai River king salmon and provide more fish for anglers. In a lengthy meeting in Anchorage attended by dozens of setnet and drift gillnet fishermen, sport anglers, professional guides and spokespersons for organizations representing them, the Alaska Board of Fisheries considered 236 proposals, and made decisions they said were aimed at sharing.... http://www.thecordovatimes.com/article/1407fish-talks
- http://www.ktuu.com/news/news/board-of-fisheries-ends-meetings-but-fish-debates-continue/24475712 (video)
- http://www.nationalfisherman.com/blogs/the-rudderpost/3009-setnet-saga-continues
- http://www.alaskajournal.com/Alaska-Journal-of-Commerce/February-Issue-3-2014/Board-leaves-dipnetters-alone-preserves-24-hour-fishing/
- http://www.frontiersman.com/sports/outdoors/some-shady-deals/article_47b1f9be-9556-11e3-a624-001a4bcf887a.html
- http://alaska-native-news.com/blogs/fishermens-news-online-blog/10124-fisheries-board-tangles-over-kenai-river-salmon-issues.html
11:35 AM THU FEBRUARY 13, 2014
By MIKE MASON
Several members of the Alaska Legislature sent a letter of support earlier this month to the head of the company looking at developing the controversial Pebble Mine in the Bristol Bay region. The letter was signed by 8 lawmakers including the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House.... http://kdlg.org/post/republican-lawmakers-send-support-letter-northern-dynasty-minerals
Downtown Wrangell, Alaska - Wikipedia) |
Don Sorric opens the door to a workshop at the larger of his two leased holdings at the Wrangell Marine Services Center. Sorric worries a proposed ordinance could adversely affect his plans to pass on his business, built over the last six years, to a business partner... http://www.wrangellsentinel.com/story/2014/02/13/news/officials-contractors-debate-future-leases-at-wrangell-boatyard/1867.html
Council acts on guide loophole, grenadiers; open seat debated
BY MOLLY DISCHNER, ALASKA JOURNAL OF COMMERCE
Published: 2014.02.13 04:46 PM
SEATTLE – Halibut guides and grenadiers will see management changes in coming years under action taken at the North Pacific Fishery Management Council’s February meeting. The council took final action to define a sportfishing guide at its February meeting, but a new regulation likely won’t be implemented until the 2015 fishing season, at the earliest. Grenadiers were added to the fishery management plans as an ecosystem component in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, and the Gulf of Alaska, which means catch reporting will be.... http://www.alaskajournal.com/Alaska-Journal-of-Commerce/February-Issue-3-2014/Council-acts-on-guide-loophole-grenadiers-open-seat-debated/
Subsistence lifestyle will be a memory
By Bobby Gregory
Bethel
Dear Editor.
An unhidden factor while the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers are in depletion of unsustainable salmon stock: Caveat: 1. Arby’s: “white fish from Alaska.” 2. Long John Silver’s: “pollock from Alaska’s Bering Sea.” While the brunt of conservation is not placed on the 5-mile long nets of the factory trawlers of Western and Great American Seafoods, bycatch, salmon headed up the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers is thrown over as..... http://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2014/02/13/opinion/subsistence-lifestyle-will-be-a-memory/1095.html
CVRF halibut quota cut in half
By Dawson Hoover
CVRF
This year the International Pacific Halibut Commission cut the total allowable catch limits of halibut for the United States and Canada by 11.2 percent overall. However, Coastal Villages Region Fund's halibut quota for 9,437 residents was cut by a stunning 48.9 percent from 210,248 pounds to 107,384 pounds.
The other group's quota for 2014 is as follows:
Before the IPHC's 90th Annual Meeting in Seattle on Jan. 13-17, CVRF proposed an increase in area 4E's quota to 450,000 pounds, citing high Catch Per Unit Effort in the area. Fishermen in the Nelson Island area reported that they were catching larger..... http://www.thetundradrums.com/story/2014/02/13/opinion/cvrf-halibut-quota-cut-in-half/1094.html
Obama Arctic Plan Falls Short Says Treadwell
February 12, 2014
Wednesday PM
(SitNews) Houston, TX – Alaska Lt. Governor Mead Treadwell today told a gathering of oil and gas experts at an Arctic technology conference that President Obama's recently released implementation plan for the nation’s Arctic strategy misses the mark.... http://www.sitnews.us/0214News/021214/021214_arctic.html
Murkowski Slams “Unambitious” White House Arctic Plan
Senate.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 13, 2014
Senator Tells President Alaska Must Be a Top Priority for U.S. Arctic Strategy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Lisa Murkowski today reached out to the Obama administration and expressed her disappointment that its recently-released “Arctic Strategy Implementation Plan” falls far short of America’s needs as the nation slips further behind other nations investing in the region.
The United States is scheduled to become the Chair of the Arctic Council next year, and Senator Murkowski has been working with Cabinet officials, top military brass and international leaders to advocate for a better awareness of Alaska’s Arctic role and the need for action and investment now. Murkowski also gave the key note address at last week’s Arctic Symposium in Seattle.
In her letter to the White House, Senator Murkowski notes:
“The Plan did not offer a vision to make the United States a leader in the Arctic, particularly as we prepare for the Chairmanship of the Arctic Council in May 2015, nor does it suggest that the Arctic is a national priority. Instead, the Plan provides a snap shot of existing Arctic-related programs and projects with numerous assessments to be undertaken, but no real path of action. ‘Implementation Plan’ is a misnomer for a document that simply pushes our involvement in the Arctic down the road and does nothing to advance our already lagging role in the region.”
Of the Implementation Plan, Murkowski also writes:
“This unambitious timeline for basic inputs, while consistent throughout the Plan, does nothing more than ensure that our nation will be sorely late in addressing our needs in the region.”
Petersburg: Operation Sea Lion disperses sea lions, for now - Petersburg Pilot http://t.co/jY1okMXTp2 pic.twitter.com/l7yyApOOq9
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) February 14, 2014
Sat down with @washingtonpost to discuss why I continue to serve AK. Here are short 6 videos from our interview. http://t.co/lh0UESkA5I
— Rep. Don Young (@repdonyoung) February 13, 2014
@repdonyoung 2 WaPo reporter re: brown bear rug 'I strangled him with my bare hands" they zoom to his hands. Love it! http://t.co/H2xzPxj9Ys
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) February 14, 2014
Bethel: Why People In Alaska Can't Watch Netflix Without Fearing A $100 Surcharge http://t.co/wIysXdbGfZ pic.twitter.com/uhm07v2Dfa
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) February 14, 2014
@haulinggear That doesn't add up. The overage charges for GCI in Bethel is $7.50 per GB for the plan they're on. 2GB overage=$15, not $100.
— Scott A. Johnson (@akscojo) February 14, 2014
Blackout: On eve of Games, GCI, KTUU ink contract through 2017 - Alaska Journal of Commerce http://t.co/V65uzNueQ4
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) February 14, 2014
Juneau: Alaska Legislators ponder police drone usage (no paywall at this moment) http://t.co/8C3VtpEeSF
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) February 14, 2014
@lisamurkowski on coal power, the EPA and severe cold. “What happens … when that capacity is gone?” http://t.co/UgGP7w1fFp #GlobalCooling
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) February 14, 2014
'@Google Analog' launched with huge solar plant in Nevada http://t.co/o2FRDGJE2A pic.twitter.com/gtKtCzMdYB
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) February 14, 2014
Fairbanks: 'Searchable' sea ice atlas holds 160 years of info http://t.co/fmov1U1zvi Link > http://t.co/7Tr2exw6Us pic.twitter.com/HuD52hBXBI
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) February 14, 2014
UK: Genetic chip will help improve salmon selective breeding http://t.co/wv5O6TvME3
— Hauling Gear #Alaska (@haulinggear) February 14, 2014