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Video: Killer whale feasts on Alaska anglers' halibutNOLA.comEmail the author | Follow on Twitter on June 19, 2013 at 10:37 AM, updated June 19, 2013 at 10:40 AM. View/Post Comments. If you've ever eaten halibut, you know it's so delicious, you probably don't want to share. But these Alaska anglers had little ...

Halibut Cove Live music series starts July 7Homer NewsQuiet Place Lodge and the Homer Foundation present Halibut Cove Live, a music and dining series held weekends in July at the lodge in Halibut Cove. All concerts include transportation to the lodge, meals prepared by local and Alaska chefs, and music.

Duke's Premium Halibut is Better Than FreshThe Herald | HeraldOnline.comSEATTLE, June 18, 2013 — /PRNewswire/ -- Duke Moscrip, the owner of Duke's Chowder House in Seattle, is pleased to introduce "Duke's Premium Halibut." Harvested from the cold waters near Kodiak, Alaska, Duke's Premium Halibut is "better than fresh" […]

Halibut Migration Issues; $1500 Profiler Payouts; & More...SitNewsSitNews - It's back to the drawing board for halibut iTags that will soon tell us more about where the fish travels than ever before. The internal tags, which were deployed in 30 halibut two years ago, were the first to test Smart Phone geomagnetic ...

New York Daily NewsKiller whale snatches halibut in AlaskaWANEALASKA (CNN/LIVELEAK) - A group of fishermen off the coast of Alaska sure have a fish tale to tell. Watch the video to see what happens as they try to reel in a halibut: A killer whale comes right up to the boat and grabs it. The men lost the halibut ...VIDEO:Killer whale snaps a halibut right off […]

Halibut hunt: Is that a chicken -- or a turkey?Anchorage Daily NewsRegular Redoubt Reporter contributor Christine Cunningham, while waiting for a tug on her line, wonders about the origin of the term "chicken" as applied to smaller halibut. It's not an "Alaska thing," she learned, nor is it even modern. In order to ...and more »

New York TimesSpoils of the Sea Elude Many in an Alaska Antipoverty PlanNew York TimesBut pollock was also meant to be a savior, part of a Washington-backed antipoverty plan aimed at residents here on Alaska's mostly undeveloped west coast. A generation ago, organizers envisioned federally guaranteed shares of the pollock catch that ...and more »

NBCNews.com (blog)Baked Alaska: Crazy weather swings from ice to fireNBCNews.com (blog)In Alaska, houses are built to keep warm air in and cold air out, not the other way around. So with a record-setting heat wave scorching the state, residents are sweltering amid temperatures soaring past 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Southcentral Alaska hit ...

Alaska's Murkowski becomes third GOP senator to back same-sex marriageNBCNews.comAfter having lost the Republican nomination in Alaska to Tea Party favorite Joe Miller, Murkowski waged an unusual, independent write-in campaign, which she rode to re-election – a rare feat in politics. Since returning to the Senate, she has ...

New York Daily NewsBaked Alaska: Unusual heat wave hits 49th stateNew York Daily NewsANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A heat wave hitting Alaska may not rival the blazing heat of Phoenix or Las Vegas, but to residents of the 49th state, the days of hot weather feel like a stifling oven - or a tropical paradise. With temperatures topping 80 degrees ...Relief on way for A […]

ABC NewsAlaska Lt. Gov. Treadwell to run for SenateUSA TODAYAlaska Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell formally jumped into the 2014 race for U.S. Senate, hoping to take on Democratic incumbent Mark Begich. "Alaskans are very concerned about what is, or is not, happening in Washington, D.C. So am I," said Treadwell, who ...Sparks fly early in Alaska Senate rac […]

NASARare Clear View of AlaskaNASAOn most days, relentless rivers of clouds wash over Alaska, obscuring most of the state's 6,640 miles (10,690 kilometers) of coastline and 586,000 square miles (1,518,000 square kilometers) of land. The south coast of Alaska even has the dubious ...See Alaska -- all of it -- in beautiful space imageNBCNews.com (blog)Alas […]

Alaska DispatchWith king salmon returns slowing to a trickle, Alaska managers roll out closuresAlaska DispatchEarly-run king salmon -- the first group to pass through the Kenai -- are about 60 percent through their run, according to Fish and Game. As of Tuesday, the cumulative estimate of king salmon to have passed by the sonar at river Mile 8.9 was 969 fish […]

Alaska Sockeye Salmon is hereOttumwacourierAlaska sockeye salmon are considered the best and are prized by high-end restaurants for their succulent, rich, flavorful and silky flesh. Why are these salmon so spectacular? All wild salmon are born in freshwater and migrate to the salty seas to mature.and more »

Alaska DispatchOverboard or not? Do Kenai Peninsula salmon need more protection?Alaska DispatchAcross Europe, the East Coast and much of the West Coast, wild salmon runs are gone altogether, or struggling in the few places where wild fish do return to their natal streams to spawn. Alaska — particularly, the Kenai Peninsula — stands out as one ...

Don't threaten salmon habitat with huge Alaska mineTheNewsTribune.com (blog)That's great — for Alaska. But the Pebble Mine could harm West Coast salmon fisheries by threatening key Bristol Bay habitat. And that's if everything goes right with the mine. If something were to go wrong, the effects would be devastating to a $500 ...

Alaska DispatchDam project funds new fish weirs to study Susitna salmonAlaska DispatchThe study will focus on two species, king salmon, or Chinooks, and silvers, or Coho, on the Susitna, a 300-mile long river in Southcentral Alaska, and its tributaries. Rivers of the Susitna drainage have recently been subject to various fishing ...Grooming Local Guides For […]

Whole Foods Market One-Day Sale: Wild Alaska Sockeye SalmonWebWire (press release)Wild Alaska sockeye salmon on sale 6/21 for $11.99/lb. Date of sale: June 21, 2013. What's on sale: wild Alaska Sockeye salmon. Price: $11.99/lb. What to know about this salmon: -It's wild salmon season! This Sockeye is fresh, never frozen, and rich in ...and more » […]

Grooming Local Guides For Bristol Bay's Growing Sport Fishing IndustryIndian Country Today Media NetworkAccording to Save Bristol Bay, an Alaska-based project of Trout Unlimited that works to protect the world's most productive salmon fisheries, roughly 37,000 fishing trips are taken annually to Bristol Bay freshwater fisheries, and out-of-state to […]

United Fishermen of Alaska Announces New Officers, At-Large Board and ...Anchorage Daily NewsThe United Fishermen of Alaska (UFA), the largest statewide commercial fishing industry trade association, representing 36 member organizations, announces the election of Mr. Jerry McCune of Cordova District Fishermen United as President. President ...

Seattle Post IntelligencerWest Coast senators try to preempt Pebble Mine in AlaskaAlbany Times Union (blog)The West Coast senators stressed that Bristol Bay is important not just to Alaska's fishing industry. It cited a recent report by the University of Alaska Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER). They wrote: “ISER found that Bristol Bay […]

Five West Coast Senators Say Pebble Mine Threatens FisheriesAlaska Native News (blog)Five Senate Democrats representing West Coast states told President Barack Obama on June 10 that his administration should consider the impact on the West Coast fishing industry before permitting a large-scale mine in Alaska's Bristol Bay region.and more »

Halibut iTags will be refreshed this yearCapital city weeklyA portion of the Alaska cod pack goes to U.S. markets as fillets, but most goes to China for reprocessing. Laine Welch has been covering news of Alaska's fishing industry since 1988. She lives in Kodiak. Visit her website at www.fishradio.com. Share ...and more »

Senators Urge Caution on Pebble Mine, Partnership Says Fishing on DeclineAlaska Public Radio Network“The commercial fishing industry might be an answer for California, Washington, and Oregon, but it's not an answer for people who live out in Southwest Alaska, which is why more and more people are willing to look at whether Pebble can solve some of ...

San Francisco ChronicleMicrosoft has 'no plans' to revisit Xbox One's $499 priceCNETEven as the company backtracks on its unpopular game-sharing policy, a company executive tells CNET that it won't budge on the price for the console, some $100 more than the rival PlayStation 4. Jay Greene. by Jay Greene. June 19, 2013 5:41 PM PDT ...Micro […]

The Australian Financial ReviewThat Microsoft-Nokia merger you've been predicting? It's no goRegisterMicrosoft's acquisition of Nokia's mobile phone business – the deal you probably assumed would happen sooner or later – has been scuppered before talks were even made public, according to a new report. On Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal […]

CBS NewsAppleTV Grabs HBO And ESPN , But Disrupts NothingForbesApple Apple CEO Tim Cook likes to talk about the company's “intense interest” in the television arena. Today that interest turned into a bit of action as the AppleTV lineup added two of the biggest whales in online streaming: HBO Go and WatchESPN.HBO Go, WatchESPN come to Apple TVMacworldApp […]

CBS NewsWanna Be A Rock Star? NASA Needs Help Tracking AsteroidsUtah Public RadioActor Bruce Willis appears on the surface of an asteroid in a scene from the movie Armageddon. It won't be quite like Bruce Willis in Armageddon, but maybe you'll feel just as much a hero. The White House and NASA are seeking the public's help in hunting ...NASA […]

WiredLytro Releases iOS App, Adds Wi-Fi to CameraPC MagazineLytro on Wednesday launched an iOS app that lets users view and share photos snapped with a Lytro camera on the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. The app can communicate with the Lytro camera, though users will have to update their camera to add wireless ...Lytro announces iOS app, unlocks hidden Wi-Fi f […]

Science RecorderScientists make 'green' battery using woodScience RecorderThe scientists discovered that after charging and discharging the sodium-ion battery hundreds of times, the was was wrinkled but still intact. Scientists make 'green' battery using wood. Photo credit: Maryland NanoCenter. Science Recorder | James Fluere ...Battery M […]

Social TimesTwitter buys Spindle to thread in location discovery toolsPCWorldTwitter has bought Spindle, a search technology company that informs users about what's happening with local businesses and organizations around them. The deal, the terms of which were not disclosed, could help Twitter beef up its efforts to keep users "in ...Twitter Buys […]

ABC NewsFacebook Plays Catch-Up With Twitter on VideoWall Street JournalWhen Twitter Inc. acquired the video-sharing app Vine in October, it was largely viewed as a consolation prize after the company missed out on photo-sharing app Instagram, which was snapped up by rival Facebook Inc. earlier last year. But now, Facebook is ...Vine videos hide clues to new […]

BBC NewsEarly Mars atmosphere 'oxygen-rich'BBC NewsMars' atmosphere could have been rich in oxygen four billion years ago - well before Earth's air became augmented with the gas. That is the suggestion put forward by the author of a study in Nature journal, which outlines an explanation for differences ...Mars had an oxygen-rich atmospher […]

Zee NewsNASA serves up Curiosity's billion-pixel panoramaRegisterNASA has stitched together 1.3 billion pixels of Martian marvellousness, giving the world the chance to peruse a planetary panorama of unprecedented detail. Available here with pan and zoom tools thrown in, the composite comprises nearly 900 images ...JPL releases billion pixel-panorama of […]