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LEE HORTON'S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Halibut derby this weekendPeninsula DailyThe popular derby will award $20,000 worth of cash prizes to the top 30 halibut caught by ticket holders within the U.S. waters from Low Point to the base of Dungeness Spit. The angler who catches the biggest fish will receive $5,000, second place gets ...and more »

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 […]

Vancouver Sun10000 lbs of fresh halibut the star of West Vancouver festivalVancouver SunWest Vancouver's Fresh St. Market held its first Halibut Festival Saturday to both celebrate the tasty fish and raise money for Cops for Cancer. The festival featured food demonstrations from local chefs, children's activities, contests, wine tastings ...and mor […]

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Shell drilling rig left Alaska port to avoid taxes, company official testifiesMiamiHerald.comANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Shell's Kulluk oil drilling rig left Dutch Harbor in December to avoid the prospect of millions in taxes, a Shell official revealed Saturday morning in testimony to a Coast Guard investigation panel. Questions over the timing of ...and more  […]

Drugs seized in Juneau investigationsSan Francisco ChronicleAlaska State Troopers has recommended a suspect be charged with two felonies for attempted misconduct involving controlled substances. The Juneau District Attorney's Office is reviewing the case. The suspect's name has not been released because he or ...Drug task force seizes heroin, marij […]

Still time to register for Kids Fishing ClinicKansas.comAll equipment is provided for the fishing clinic, and volunteers are on-hand to assist the children. All participants must be accompanied by an adult. Fishing is scheduled in 30-minute periods 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and is catch and release. Gift packs will ...

Alaska DispatchLaine Welch: Report shows nice gains throughout salmon value chainAnchorage Daily NewsThe answer depends on the species, and the product you are talking about, and what gear type," said Andy Wink, a fisheries economist with the McDowell Group in Juneau who compiled the report for the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute. Wink's report […]

Colorado Man Indicted By Federal Grand Jury In AlaskaANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – A Colorado man is indicated by a federal grand jury in Alaska for perjury and making false statements. The U.S. attorney's office says in a release the indictment was returned against 61-year-old James Paul Hunt of Montrose.and more »

Biscayne National Park drops fishing ban planSun-SentinelThe park, which encompasses southern Biscayne Bay, had proposed a no-fishing zone to help coral reefs recover from decades of heavy fishing that had devastated snapper, grouper, lobster and other creatures that make their homes in the park's shallow, ...

Alaska DispatchCopper River salmon harvests double during 'second' season openerAlaska DispatchCORDOVA -- Commercial harvesters in the famed Copper River salmon fishery boosted their catch by 190,000 reds, 1,400 kings and 2,300 chums in the second 12-hour opener May 20, about double that of the inclement weather endured for the May 16 ...Laine Welc […]

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 […]

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 ...

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 […]

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.and more »

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  […]

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 »

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 ...

A history of CDFU-CAMACordova Times1946 stared the era of increased involvement with mention of a United Western Alaska effort against fish traps and the Alaska Salmon Industry, Inc. In 1947, we see a Dungeness crab price of 9 cents per crab, still fighting traps, and union support of ...The Cordova Times - Picnics and politicsThe cordova Timesall 2 news art […]

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 ...

ABC NewsThe ugly truth: Apple vs. PC designCNETcommentary The PC world still hasn't come up with an awesome design to challenge the iPad. The clock's ticking. Brooke Crothers. by Brooke Crothers. May 25, 2013 4:56 PM PDT Follow @mbrookec. The PC world doesn't have anything like the iPad ...Microsoft recruits Siri to bad-mouth the iPad in new W […]

AFPGoogle Considering 'Wireless Balloons' to Deliver Internet to CountriesPC MagazineGoogle's news about its ambitious plans to build wireless networks in "emerging markets" like Africa and Asia isn't nearly as interesting as how the company might ultimately end up deploying Wi-Fi to these areas – not via conventional cable-stri […]

New York TimesApple I Computer Fetches $671K in AuctionPC MagazineAnd here you thought a coffee date with Apple CEO Tim Cook was expensive. Unfortunately, vintage Apple hardware commands a bit more of a price than a one-hour coffee chit-chat with Cook – albeit barely. An original version of the Apple-I computer ...Used Computer, $116000 or Best OfferNew York […]

CBC.caPlanetary alignment peaks with celestial show this weekendReutersBy Irene Klotz. CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida | Fri May 24, 2013 4:22pm EDT. CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Venus and Jupiter, the two brightest planets in the sky this month, will be joined by tiny Mercury for a rare celestial show this weekend.Planets On Memorial Day: See Jupiter, Mercur […]

Indian ExpressMicrosoft knuckles under, yanks YouTube app for Windows PhoneComputerworldComputerworld - Microsoft has bowed to pressure from Google and pulled the YouTube app from its Windows Phone Store that earlier this month triggered a cease-and-desist letter from the search giant. The two companies will instead collaborate on a ...Windows 8: Consumers N […]

Boston GlobeFTC Is Said to Begin a New Inquiry on GoogleNew York TimesWASHINGTON — Google's rivals have again prompted antitrust investigators at the Federal Trade Commission to examine the company's business practices, and staff members have begun a preliminary look at whether Google abuses its market dominance ...Google Said to Face New Antitrust […]

eWeekLambda Labs Is Launching A Facial Recognition API For Google GlassTechCrunchLambda Labs, an early-stage startup out of San Francisco, is preparing to release a facial recognition API for developers working on Google Glass apps. The API will be available to interested developers within a week, company co-founder Stephen Balaban ...Google Glass's Hid […]

IBNLiveGmail Overhaul Might Be On the WayMashableDespite rolling out a major overhaul a little over a year ago, Google could be preparing to redesign the Gmail experience on iOS, Android and the desktop. Reports of a new look for the Android client came from the eagle-eyes at Android Police — who noticed ...Leaked images suggest Gmail to get complete redesig […]

IBNLiveLost Apollo 11 moon dust found in storageFox NewsVials of moon dust brought back to Earth by the first men on the moon have been found inside a lab warehouse in California after sitting in storage unnoticed for more than 40 years. The samples — collected by Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz ...I-Team: NASA, NLV Aerospace Co. to Explore Spac […]

NDTVGoogle Now's "Topics" Page Returns And Shows You How Much Google Knows ...TechCrunchA few weeks ago, Google briefly made a “Google Now” topics page available on the web and then took it down again. The page showed a list of topics Google believed you were interested in, based on your search history. Now this feature is back, but it's […]