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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 »

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 ...

NASASee Alaska -- all of it -- in beautiful space imageNBCNews.com (blog)The high-pressure system settled in during the weekend, sending temperatures soaring into the 80s and 90s Fahrenheit (between about 26 and 32 degrees Celsius) in Interior and Southern Alaska. Records started falling, especially in coastal communities ...Rare Clear View of AlaskaNASAAlas […]

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 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 »

PoliticoJohn Boehner fundraising destination: AlaskaPoliticoAlso on the host list are two prominent Alaska Republicans both named Dan Sullivan: one is the mayor of Anchorage, the other is the head of the state Department of Natural Resources and a former state attorney general. The latter Sullivan is a ...and more »

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 […]

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 ...Five […]

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.Whole Foods: 1 Day sale Friday Sockeye Salmon $11.99 lbThe Bir […]

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 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 ...

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 […]

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 IntelligencerSenators Urge Obama to Block Alaska Mine They Say Threatens FisheriesIndustryWeekThe three western states hold over 1,100 fishing permits for Bristol Bay in southwest Alaska, supplying thousands of jobs in the industry. Pebble Mine owners Northern Dynasty and Anglo American (IW 1000/143) say the project's operational investment […]

TheNewsTribune.comFive 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.Don […]

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 ...

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 […]

IBNLiveWake 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.Microsoft E […]

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 […]

The NationGoogle 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 Chall […]