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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 ...

The GuardianThe farmed halibut that's better to eat than its wild brothersThe GuardianThese are four-year-old Atlantic halibut, and they may be the future of fish-farming: raised without chemicals and on organic feed. Unlike the flabby, slimy stuff we have come to accept as farmed salmon, this halibut is lean and far better to eat – in ...and more »

Washington TimesTV tonight: Sarah Palin is just one of Alaska's popular exportsWashington TimesWASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 —With three new Alaska themed reality shows making their debut just this month, one has to wonder how much longer the lower 48's fascination with Alaska will last. This month “Ultimate Survival Alaska,” “Great Bear Stakeout,” ...S […]

Pilots in Fatal Alaska Crash on...ABC NewsThe National Transportation Safety Board says the pilots involved in a midair collision in Alaska that killed a family of four apparently were communicating on different radio frequencies before the crash. The NTSB says in a factual report that ...

Fishing report: King salmon were king last weekend, bass season opener looks ...Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.comKyle Buck of Great Lakes Guide Service submitted this photo of veterans aboard his boat, 2 Bucks, who had a good weekend catching king salmon during the Armed Forces Salmon Assault event in Muskegon. Courtesy photo. MUSKEGON, MI – Make way for ...

Fishing, like the weather, is definitely getting betterAnchorage Daily NewsSteve Babinec with Saltwater Safari Company has been getting limits of halibut, although many of fish are chickens with very few larger fish. Babinec ... Fishing is starting to turn on. Captain Diane Caso-Morris with Bob's Trophy Charters said the fish ...Valdez Halibut Derby alr […]

State police: Ex-Pa. judge stole coke from casesAnchorage Daily NewsPITTSBURGH — A western Pennsylvania judge who abruptly resigned last year and was hired as a hearing officer by the state of Alaska was charged Thursday with stealing cocaine from evidence in cases before him. The state police say the charges against ...and more »

MiamiHerald.comDramatic 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 ...

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 […]

The Alaska Salmon BindField and Stream (blog)Three years ago, outdoor writer, photographer, and consummate sportsman Peter Mathiesen left his hometown of St. Louis to start a new life in Alaska. Here's why he made the move, what everyday life is like, and how it feels to have Denali right outside ...

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.

NOAA Releases Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures for Public CommentAlaska Native NewsThe State of Alaska and several fishing industry groups sued NOAA in the U.S. District Court of the District of Alaska, saying that NOAA Fisheries implemented more protection for Steller sea lions than necessary to comply with the ESA, resulting in ...

New York Daily NewsSamsung Galaxy S4 laps HTC One in salesLos Angeles TimesOn its way to becoming the fastest-selling Android smartphone, the Galaxy S4 has been sold twice as many times as the HTC One in their first few weeks on the market. Samsung announced this week that it has sold 10 million Galaxy S4 phones. Currently in ...Samsung Admire 2 brings LTE t […]

IBNLiveTwitter's Two-Factor Authentication Can't Stop Account HijackingsPC MagazineTwitter is finally addressing thorny problem of account hijackings by rolling out two-factor authentication for all users. While a necessary first step, this is not sufficient to foil all the hijackers. Users who opt in to use two-factor authentication will be prompt […]

Popular ScienceWhite Bengal tiger enigma solvedThe HinduA change in a single amino acid (A477V) in one pigmentation-related gene (SLC45A2) causes some tigers to have white fur with dark or sepia brown stripes, scientists from Peking University, Beijing, have found. They studied 16 captive white tigers from three ...White tiger's coat down to one change […]

UbergizmoHTC First 'Facebook Phone' UK Launch Postponed IndefinitelyUbergizmoHTC First's and Facebook Home's problems have been well chronicled over the past few weeks. Apart from getting sued by Eminem's publisher, Facebook's new Home on Android hasn't been doing as well as the company had hoped. It has also taken its toll […]

ABC NewsMicrosoft's Xbox One Raises Questions About Apple's Mysterious TV PlansABC NewsOn Tuesday Microsoft unveiled the next generation of its Xbox – the Xbox One. The One though isn't just a gaming system as the Xbox has long been – it's an "all-in-one" entertainment system. The new console integrates with a cable box, will ha […]

ABC NewsMailbox (for iPad)PC MagazineThe dedicated iPad app for Mailbox by Orchestra Inc., gives iPad and iPad mini owners the opportunity to try the much-hyped email management system. The app's philosophy isn't for everyone, but gives clear guidelines to people who struggle to feel in ...Popular E-Mail App Mailbox Comes to iPadABC NewsMailbox For […]

San Francisco ChronicleGoogle Takes Street View Trekker And Underwater Cameras To The Galapagos ...TechCrunchGoogle today announced that it has been taking its Street View Trekker – the compact backpack version of its Street View cars – and its underwater Street View cameras to the Galapagos Islands and that it plans to make these images available on Google […]

San Francisco ChronicleStudy finds for first time frogs and other amphibians declining around US at ...Fox NewsGRANTS PASS, Ore. – A new study has determined for the first time just how quickly frogs and other amphibians are disappearing around the United States, and the news is not good. The U.S. Geological Study says populations of frogs, salamanders and . […]

ABC NewsPad this, Apple! Microsoft blasts iPad yet again in new adCNETAfter getting Siri to do its critical work, Microsoft releases another ad comparing the iPad and Windows 8 tablet. Guess which comes out looking better? Chris Matyszczyk. by Chris Matyszczyk. May 23, 2013 11:21 AM PDT Follow @ChrisMatyszczyk. See, see.WATCH: Microsoft takes a swipe at Appl […]

AFPAmazon's Kindle Fire HD: A Stealth BYOD Tablet CompetitorForbesAmazon announced today that its Kindle Fire HD tablet offerings will rocket from availability in just seven markets (U.S., U.K., Germany, France, Spain, Italy and Japan) to 170+ countries in mid-June. The 7” and 8.9” Amazon Kindle Fire HD models have ...Kindle Fire HD spreads to over 170 […]