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Halibut derby opens with 97-pound leaderValdez StarSo, the miles and piles of snow lingering in town might not realize the calendar says it's spring, but anglers in the Valdez Halibut Derby do. Justin Hoppe of Valdez is one such man; he hit Prince William Sound on board the charter boat Dan Orion and ...

LEE HORTON'S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Sekiu open to halibutPeninsula DailyEspecially during this month, due to what Brian Menkal of Brian's Sporting Goods and More (360-683-1950) in Sequim calls the “short and fierce” halibut season. “There are such little windows, and so wise anglers take advantage of them,” Menkal said.Holiday weekend perfect for fishing […]

Valdez Halibut Derby already reeling in big fishFairbanks Daily News-MinerFAIRBANKS — The summer-long Valdez Halibut Derby started Saturday, and there's already a respectable-sized fish on the leader board. Justin Hoppe, of Valdez, reeled in a 97-pound halibut on Sunday to take the early lead in the summer-long derby.Fishing, like the weather, is defini […]

97-pound halibut leads Valdez derbyAnchorage Daily NewsValdez angler Justin Hoppe took the early lead in his hometown's annual halibut derby, hooking a 97-pound fish Saturday in Prince William Sound. Hoppe caught his fish aboard Dan Orion charters. So did Shawn Shipman of Whitehorse, who ranks second in ...

Port Angeles area halibut fishery reopened with good results but faded by ...The Seattle Times (blog)“We had a couple decent days of halibut fishing, and then it dropped off as the weather kind of got crummy and foggy,” said Larry Bennett, the head state Fish and Wildlife checker in the Strait. On Thursday (May 16), 111 boats with 246 anglers at the ...

My Ballard (blog)Ballard angler lands giant halibut from kayakMy Ballard (blog)Catching a big fish is always a thrill, but when your vessel is a kayak, it adds a certain dimension of excitement and danger. One can only imagine the thoughts running through Ballard resident Brad Hole's head when he pulled a 4.5-foot halibut on ...

Pilots in Fatal Alaska Crash on Different SignalsABC NewsThe pilots involved in a deadly 2011 midair collision in Alaska apparently were communicating on different radio frequencies before the crash, according to a report by the National Transportation Safety Board, a finding that local aviators say ...and more »

Alaska Rep. Don Young, gone hunting in Africa, misses subcommittee oil hearingMiamiHerald.comWASHINGTON -- When a key House of Representatives panel took up a bill this week that would require annual lease sales and streamline permitting in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, home state Rep. Don Young missed the session. He was on a ...Commissioner of Ala […]

Keisel Teams Up With Children's Hospital For VIP Fishing TripCBS LocalAlthough the fishing wasn't the most successful, Keisel says he had a great time. This year, in addition to four lucky contest winners, four patients from Children's Hospital will enjoy the day. Don's Appliances and Hillmon Appliance have joined on as ...

Best Indian Food 2013: Salmon Roasted Over an Alder Fire PitIndian Country Today Media NetworkYet in many regions, familiar foods are being quietly revived or have quietly endured—traditional dishes may include fish caught in the dip net (salmon), greens gathered by hand (milkweed), or dishes that rely on an ingredient that is hard to come by ...

Washington TimesSarah Palin Alaska Senate Whispers Met With Doubt By Lisa MurkowskiHuffington PostWhile Palin comments frequently on the political topics of the day, her interest in returning to a career in elected politics -- especially in Alaska -- has long been questioned. Since losing the 2008 election and months later resigning her ...TV tonight: Sarah […]

Indian ExpressDramatic Photographs of Alaska's Erupting Volcano, as Seen From SpaceThe Atlantic CitiesDramatic Photographs of Alaska's Erupting Volcano, as Seen From Space. Rebecca J. Rosen; 1:27 PM ET; Comments. Dramatic Photographs of Alaska's Erupting Volcano, as Seen From Space. Tweet; Share; Print; Email. Astronauts living on board the .. […]

FISH FACTOR: Shipping 'iceless' salmon; Bristol Bay dollars go nationalAlaskajournal.comNational Maritime Day May 22 marked another maritime benchmark. That's a holiday created by Congress in 1933 to honor America's sea-going industry. It marks the day when the steamship Savannah set sail from Georgia on the first ever transoceanic ...Rea […]

Alaska DispatchAlaska subsistence salmon case draws to a weird close in Bethel courtroomAlaska DispatchWhen Alaska State Troopers caught him, he wasn't just using illegal king salmon gear; he had two, 50-fathom gillnets shackled together to create a mammoth net almost 600-feet-long, or about the length of two football fields. He hadn't quite stretc […]

Alaska DispatchJudge: Salmon run's survival trumps religious rights of Alaska Native fishermenAlaska DispatchThe case has divided villagers, who rely on salmon runs to feed their families, and state officials, who have a duty to manage fish runs for sustainability. Fisherman Yago Evan bailed completely. He told the defense attorney trying to make a reli […]

Penning some revisionist history about Kenai king salmonAlaska DispatchLet us all hope that the scholarship of Emilie Springer, in her doctoral studies of the culture and policy of state fisheries, is better than her research into the history of Kenai River salmon, because the woman posing behind the imprimatur of the ...

KREM.com (registration)Alaska Salmon Arrives in SeattleKTVA CBS 11 News AlaskaAlaska Air Cargo delivered kings and sockeye that were caught in the Copper River near Cordova. Last year the airline flew more than 19 million pounds of seafood to the Lower 48 and about a million pounds of Copper River salmon. Seattle seafood ...Alaskan salmon imported for annual […]

Alaska DispatchSportfishing begins, whether Alaska's spring is ready or notAlaska DispatchChinook, or kings, are among the earliest of five Alaska salmon species to hit the streams and rivers of the 49th state. But their numbers have been dropping across much of Alaska, and no one is quite sure why. The Kenai River, once home to a popular ...Wave of bai […]

Alaska Fish Factor: Crustaceans Shells Being Turned into Food PackagingTheFishSite.comAlaska Fish Factor: Laine Welch Laine Welch has been covering news of Alaska's seafood industry for print and broadcast since 1988. She also has worked 'behind the counter' in wholesale and retail seafood businesses in Alaska and Cape Cod, MA.

Alaska's fishing season forges through winter spring weather in MayCapital city weekly"The fishing industry, apart from our processors, is lots of individual, small businesses. If you compare it to mining, which is something Juneau is well known for; we have more employment in the seafood industry than we do in the mining sector. So it ...and more  […]

Kevin Adams Named Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute ChairmanPerishableNews (press release)With 38 years of fishing experience in Bristol Bay, Adams has long been an active member in the Alaska fishing industry. He has worked for both the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation and the Bering Sea Fisherman's Association, and represents ...

Waterfall Group Announces New Exclusive Alaska Fishing ResortPR Web (press release)... a level of personalized service rarely found in the sport fishing industry. “Steamboat Bay utilizes the same decades-long admired service model as Waterfall Resort Alaska, stepped up several notches,” said Cara Buswell, Steamboat Bay Resident Manager.and more »

Movers & Shakers 05/26/13Alaskajournal.comHer research includes working with the fishing industry to minimize interactions between sperm and killer whales and Alaska longline fisheries. Straley has been with the UAS Sitka Campus since 1994, and also serves as associated faculty with UAF.

WBEZPritzker faces few tough questions at Senate hearingWBEZPritzker seemed prepared for the two-hour hearing, answering a questions on topics including cyber security, job creation, manufacturing, travel and the fishing industry. "The calls you'll get will be about fish," Alaska Senator Mark Begich (D) told ...and more »

Yahoo!7 NewsITC says Microsoft did not violate Google patentReutersWASHINGTON | Thu May 23, 2013 6:48pm EDT. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp won a round in a complex patent war on Thursday when the International Trade Commission said the company's popular Xbox entertainment system did not violate a ...Google Loses Bid to Block US Imports of Micros […]

MSN UKFacebook Home phone plans canned in the UKRegisterThe HTC First "Facebook phone" is not coming to the UK after its frigid reception in the US, and the social networking company is going back to work on the app after mass user apathy. Neither EE or Orange plan to offer the HTC First, Mobile News reported on ...No Facebook Phone For The United […]

Design & TrendOne Gene Responsible for White Tiger's CoatDesign & TrendChinese scientists have discovered that one single change in a gene is responsible for pigmentation in animals, including humans and white tigers. While some may be quick to point white tigers as albinos, they actually aren't. The species has a white coat, ...White tiger […]

Highlight PressEngadget: Samsung Galaxy S4 Sales Reach 10 Million in Record TimeDigital Media WireSamsungGalaxy150 Engadget reports that Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has announced that it has sold more than 10 million units of its flagship phone Galaxy S4 within a month after its worldwide launch on April 27. The phone is estimated to be selling at ...Samsu […]

eWeekGoogle tests enhanced notifications in Chrome browserPCWorldGoogle has released a beta version of Chrome that introduces what the company describes as “richer” notifications from the browser's apps and extensions. The Chrome browser has been able to display this type of notification for more than two years, but ...Google's 'conversational […]

Ars TechnicaHow the Xbox One draws more processing power from cloud computingArs TechnicaWhile Tuesday's Xbox One presentation answered some questions about Microsoft's upcoming system, it left just as many or more unsettled. Luckily, Ars got a chance to sit down with General Manager of Redmond Game Studios and Platforms Matt Booty to ...Xbox One […]

Christian Science MonitorGigaOM: Mailbox Launches iPad App, Android in the WorksDigital Media Wiremailbox-ss GigaOM reports that Mailbox has launched a new iPad app and is currently working on an Android app. Mailbox for iPad is the first new product from the company since it was acquired by Dropbox. The new iPad app is similar to the existing iPhone ...Mail […]

AFPGoogle Maps Reveals Panoramic 'Street View' of the GalapagosPC MagazineThe Google Maps team has been collecting panoramic Street View imagery of the Galapagos Islands, including Underwater Street View photography, and said Thursday that this rich new visual content will be made available on Google Maps later in 2013.Google visits the Galapagos I […]

LivemintYahoo snagged Tumblr; who's next on shopping block?USA TODAYSAN FRANCISCO — More than anything, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr is about buying a new audience to better compete with Google. In that sense, it's a typical media deal, one that might have been made by one of Mayer's ...Tumblr iOS App Updat […]

Christian Science MonitorIn wake of hacks, Twitter introduces new two-step verification processChristian Science MonitorTwitter has seen no end of high-profile hacks in recent months. Burger King had its account commandeered, as did Jeep. Meanwhile, the feeds of several media outlets, including the Financial Times, the BBC, and the Associated Press, have bee […]