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Video: Killer whale feasts on Alaska anglers' halibutNOLA.comVideo: Killer whale feasts on Alaska anglers' halibut. Orcas return. An orca, or killer whale, like these came to the surface to eat a halibut being pulled up from the depths off the coast of Alaska. (AP Photo/Kitsap Sun, Meegan M. Reid) (Associated ...

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 ...

Mammoth 225-pound halibut caught near SequimThe Seattle TimesThe eastern Strait, La Push, Neah Bay, San Juan Islands, eastside of Whidbey Island, northern Puget Sound and central Puget Sound are now closed for halibut. The only ocean area still open for halibut is the southern coast off Ilwaco, where fishing is ...'Topped off season just right,' fi […]

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 »

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 ...

Salmon Swimming Upstream Make Riveting Reality TV — in NorwayTIMEIt's not clear how many tuned in to watch the salmon broadcast, but NRK has a solid track record with what's sometimes called ”slow television” — a genre exemplified in NRK's live, nonstop coverage in 2011 of the passenger ship MS Nordnorge as it ...

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 ...

Baked Alaska: Unusual heat wave hits 49th stateThe Seattle TimesANCHORAGE, 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 ...

Alaska DispatchRelief on way for Alaska after record-breaking tempsCNN International(CNN) -- A high-pressure system over the Northwest United States is giving new meaning to the term Baked Alaska. But relief is coming, according to meteorologists. The National Weather Service reported that several record-high temperatures were ...AK Beat: Magnitude 4.1 earth […]

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 hereOttumwacourierThese days, everywhere you turn, you hear health professionals encouraging consumption of “fatty fish” like salmon due to their omega-3 fats and associated health benefits. Fatty fish are a rich source of DHA and EPA omega-3 fats, which are associated ...Whole Foods: 1 Day sale Friday Sockeye Salmon $11.99 lbThe Bir […]

TheNewsTribune.comDon't threaten salmon habitat with huge Alaska mineTheNewsTribune.comThat'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 ...

Overboard 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 ...

Alaska DispatchDam project funds new fish weirs to study Susitna salmonAlaska DispatchThe Alaska Energy Authority is funding five new Alaska Department of Fish and Game fish weirs on tributaries of the Susitna River in the coming weeks, in order to understand aquatic resources while working toward a proposed hydroelectric dam. Courtesy ...Grooming Local Guid […]

salmon hatchery survives spring floodingAnchorage Daily NewsFAIRBANKS, Alaska — The Gulkana Hatchery has survived spring flooding, and should be operational by the time salmon arrive later this summer. Floodwaters have subsided after last week when they threatened the small hatchery along the Richardson ...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 […]

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 ...

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 »

The GuardianXbox One: Microsoft U-turns on DRM restrictions after gamer outcryThe GuardianMicrosoft has sensationally abandoned its controversial plans to restrict the sharing of Xbox One games, and has also removed daily online authentication requirements for its forthcoming console. In a statement released on the Xbox website on Wednesday, ...Microsoft rev […]

The GuardianWake up, Uncle Fester! Huawei's nattering about BUYING NokiaRegisterAnalysis Chinese dragon Huawei says it has “no plans” to buy Nokia, Europe's biggest technology company – but it didn't challenge reports that triggered the story. The FT found Huawei's consumer electronics chief Richard Yu musing on a takeover of Nokia.Micros […]

NewsdayApple TV updated with HBO GO and WatchESPNZDNetSummary: Apple's venerable black hockey puck gets updated with significant content deals with HBO and ESPN. iTunes sells 800,000 TV episodes and 350,000 movies per day. Jason D. O'Grady. By Jason D. O'Grady for The Apple Core | June 20, 2013 ...Apple TV update adds HBO Go, WatchESPN & m […]

International Business TimesNew Eco-Friendly Battery Made of Wood And Sodium Can Be Charged More ...International Business TimesUsing only wood, tin and sodium as raw material, scientists at the University of Maryland have come up with a tiny, long-lasting, eco-friendly battery, which can be charged hundreds of times. The scientists build the battery by usin […]

Headlines & Global 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 billio […]

ValueWalkFacebook's Zuckerberg Meets Samsung to Discuss PartnershipsBloombergFacebook Inc. (FB) Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg, seeking to boost advertising sales from mobile devices, discussed potential partnerships with Samsung Electronics Co., according to the head of the South Korean company's handset division.REUTERS SUMMIT-Facebook h […]

Headlines & Global NewsBest Buy Recalls Over 5000 MacBook Pro Replacement Batteries Over Fire RiskHeadlines & Global NewsBest Buy is recalling 5,100 MacBook Pro replacement batteries because of a possible fire risk after several incidents were reported. Best Buy, the biggest U.S. specialty electronics retailer, recalled 5,100 replacement batteries fo […]

Economic TimesDotcom decries 'largest data massacre' after company deletes filesReutersWELLINGTON, June 20 | Thu Jun 20, 2013 1:18am EDT. WELLINGTON, June 20 (Reuters) - The founder of the outlawed Megaupload file-sharing site denounced on Thursday "the largest data massacre in the history of the internet", after a European firm ...Leasew […]

AppAdviceSpindle Discovery Service Joins Twitter's FlockAppAdviceSpindle, the iPhone app that uses social networks to recommend nearby restaurants, bars, and local attractions, has been acquired by the micro-blogging service Twitter. In a post added to Spindle's blog (which was later retweeted by Twitter), the service ...Twitter buys Spindle to thr […]

New York TimesGoogle pushes secret court to lift gag order on secret surveillanceFox NewsIt's a secret … and even the secret is a secret. The government has been secretly collecting information from many major Internet companies, including Google, Apple, Yahoo and Facebook, and a secret court order has prevented the Internet giants from even ...Google C […]