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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 »

Domestic Asset Protection Trust Comes Blows Up Bigger Than Alaska In Huber ...ForbesThereafter, and though Donald was up to his neck in personal guarantees, Attorney Snow set up an Alaska domestic asset protection trust (DAPT) called the “Donald Huber Family Trust” on September 23, 2008. According to correspondence later acquired by ...

China, North Korea and the Tale of Two Fishing BoatsBloombergA curious confluence of recent events involving two fishing vessels suggests that might be the case. The crisis began in the waters of Scarborough Shoal, a set of fish-laden reefs and small rocky islands west of the Philippines and the source of ...Taipei's Sattelite Record Rejects Manila […]

Daily MailEerie pictures capture abandoned Japanese fishing village recreated for ...Daily MailThe seaside town of Steveston, in Vancouver, Canada, has historic connections with Japanese fishermen, as large numbers settled there to work in the salmon canning industry. It as also been used a location for the TV show Once Upon A Time. The remake ...and more » […]

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 […]

Fishing reportMiamiHerald.comFishing out of Bimini, captain Jimbo Thomas, friends and family fished aboard the Thomas Flyer north of Great Isaac's in 2,500 feet of water and caught seven yellowfin tuna up to 50 pounds, blackfin tuna up to 38 pounds and dolphins up to 30 pounds.

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 »

Alaska DispatchJudge: Salmon run's survival trumps religious rights of Alaska Native fishermenAlaska DispatchEach of the 25 defendants were cited last summer for subsistence fishing for king salmon during an emergency closure. They are relying on a religious defense, saying that the taking of king salmon is an essential part of their culture and religio […]

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 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 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 ...and more »

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 Public Radio NetworkFishermen Found Guilty, Although Court Agrees Subsistence Salmon Fishing Is ...Alaska Public Radio NetworkJudge Ward said he did a lot of research, including looking at an older case, Frank vs. the State, which was decided by the Alaska Supreme Court in 1979. That case shows that the free exercise clause may work when three things […]

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 »

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 ...

Huffington Post (blog)See and Sail Affordable, Authentic AlaskaHuffington Post (blog)In town, the Southeast Alaska Discovery Center offers a hands-on overview of the 49th state's history and industry, while the Great Alaska Lumberjack Show delivers a dose of raucous Alaskan fun, with logging antics that keep kids yelling for their ...and more »

GigaOMGoogle X acquires kite-power startup MakaniCNETThe research unit's "focus on real atoms, not bits" is expanding to include the startup's work on tethered flying wings that are designed to generate 600 kilowatts of power. Stephen Shankland. by Stephen Shankland. May 23, 2013 2:25 AM PDT Follow @ ...Google picks up kite power firm Mak […]

Washington PostTwitter's Two-Factor Account Verification Process Is LiveMarketing PilgrimSo while this is a good first step it may not really be much help to those who really need it. How's that you ask? Well, TechCrunch's Josh Constine has this to say. However the brands and news outlets whose accounts are the most valuable to hackers may not […]

Apple InsiderGmail service Mailbox redesigns app with iPad in ...CNETAfter hitting 1 million users, the popular e-mail app sets its sights on making e-mail easy on devices of many sizes. Donna Tam. by Donna Tam. May 23, 2013 5:00 AM PDT Follow @DonnaYTam. The new Mailbox for iPad. (Credit: Mailbox). Mailbox, the ...Superhyped email app Mailbox comes to iPad, […]

ExtremeTechAMD reveals next-gen mobile CPUs, claims unprecedented graphics performancePCWorldAMD hopes to have a big second half in 2013, launching three new CPUs featuring integrated graphics that perform on par with the company's discrete GPUs. On Thursday, AMD revealed key details of these next-generation mobile chips, code-named ...AMD details Elite […]

PCR-online.bizNvidia officially launches the GTX 780FudzillaJust as we wrote a couple of days ago, Nvidia has picked the 23rd of May as the official launch date for its new Geforce GTX 780 graphics card based on the 28nm GK110 GPU, the same one that is behind the high-end GTX Titan graphics card. The new ...Maingear Now Offering GeForce GTX 780 Graphics Card […]

New York Daily NewsSamsung Touts Galaxy S 4's Quick RiseInformationWeekSamsung's Galaxy S 4 is its fastest-shipping smartphone, the company says. HTC's One also moving briskly. Start The Discussion · Tweet; Mail Mail; Print Print · Eric Zeman | May 23, 2013 09:32 AM. Samsung Galaxy S 4: 11 Clever Tricks. (click image for ...Samsung Galaxy S 4 […]

NDTVNew Microsoft ad mocks Apple's iPad with Siri declaring Windows 8 tablet a winnerNDTVLooks like the Mac vs. PC war has re-ignited in the post-PC era with Microsoft taking a shot at Apple's iPad with its new TV commercial. The commercial mocks the Apple iPad through a comparison with a Windows 8 powered Asus tablet highlighting tasks the ...20 M […]

IBNLiveXbox One Promises to Change How We Watch TV (But So Did the Wii U)PC MagazineThe Xbox One will let you watch TV! Well, you probably can already watch TV, but the Xbox One will let you watch TV better! At least, that's what Microsoft claims about its new game system. It's almost revolutionary, adding a full program guide and television ...Xbo […]

HP Envy Rove is a 20 inch desktop PC that's also a 12 pound tabletLiliputingApparently all-in-one desktop PCs with touchscreen displays and built-in batteries are a thing now. Sony and Dell have them, Lenovo and Asus have put their own spin on the idea. And now HP is getting in on the action. The HP ENVY Rove 20 is an all-in-one ...and more »

The Full SignalJennifer Lopez and Verizon Launch Mobile Stores for LatinosMashableLAS VEGAS — Jennifer Lopez unexpectedly took the stage at a Verizon Wireless press conference Wednesday to talk about Latinos and wireless service. “As modern Latinos we do things differently, including how we shop for mobile devices,” said Lopez.Verizon partners with Jennifer […]