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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 Eats A Halibut Right Off A Fisherman's HookSan Francisco ChronicleThis video was shot in Alaska and at first looks like just another fisherman reeling in a decent-sized halibut. But then the group get a surprise visitor, a killer whale intent on a free meal. The video is from the Facebook page of "The Alaska Life […]

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 »

Orca chomps large halibut as it's reeled to boat (video)Pete Thomas OutdoorSea lions are notorious fish stealers, but have you ever seen a killer whale swim casually up to a fishing boat and chomp on an angler's hooked halibut? It happened somewhere off Alaska, and the proof is in the accompanying video clip, which posted to ...

Mammoth 225-pound halibut caught near SequimThe Seattle TimesThe eastern Strait, La Push, Neah Bay, San Juan Islands, eastside of Whidbey Island, northern Puget Sound and central Puget Sound are now closed for halibut. The only ocean area still open for halibut is the southern coast off Ilwaco, where fishing is ...'Topped off season just right,' fi […]

NBCNews.comUnusual record-setting heat wave baking AlaskaFox NewsANCHORAGE, Alaska – A heat wave hitting Alaska may not rival the blazing heat of Phoenix or Las Vegas, but to residents of the 49th state, the days of hot weather feel like a stifling oven -- or a tropical paradise. With temperatures topping 80 degrees ...Baked Alaska: Crazy weather swings from […]

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 »

PoliticoMead Treadwell to run for Senate in AlaskaPoliticoRepublican Alaska Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell announced Tuesday that he will run for Senate next year. He enters as the apparent frontrunner against Joe Miller, a conservative who blew the 2010 race, in a GOP primary. Continue Reading ...Alaska Lt. Gov. Treadwell to run for SenateUSA TODAYTea Party Fight […]

PoliticoBoehner fundraising destination: AlaskaPoliticoHouse Speaker John Boehner is hunting for cash on America's last frontier. The top Republican in Congress is due in Alaska for a fundraiser early next month, according to an invitation obtained by POLITICO. Continue Reading ...and more »

Why Male Dark Fishing Spiders Spontaneously Die After SexWiredIt's an unusually cruel fate even in the twisted world of spider sex: When male dark fishing spiders copulate, they die — death is the unavoidable consequence of the mechanism by which males transfer sperm to females. Dark fishing spiders are the ...News in Brief: In dark fishing spiders, mal […]

ABC NewsAlaska Man Feeds Bear Barbeque: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?ABC NewsA man who was mauled by a black bear at an Alaska campground after feeding it meat from a church barbeque "should consider himself lucky" to be alive, officials said. Jesus Mabalot, 38, of Anchorage was attending a picnic with a church group at Eklutna ...Alaska man mauled […]

Alaska Sockeye Salmon is hereOttumwacourierThese days, everywhere you turn, you hear health professionals encouraging consumption of “fatty fish” like salmon due to their omega-3 fats and associated health benefits. Fatty fish are a rich source of DHA and EPA omega-3 fats, which are associated ...

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 […]

Overboard 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 Alaska Energy Authority is funding five new Alaska Department of Fish and Game fish weirs on tributaries of the Susitna River in the coming weeks, in order to understand aquatic resources while working toward a proposed hydroelectric dam. Courtesy ...

Whole Foods Market One-Day Sale: Wild Alaska Sockeye SalmonWebWire (press release)-It's wild salmon season! This Sockeye is fresh, never frozen, and rich in Omega-3s. Sockeye Reds draw people in with their bright red color and extra firm texture. Premium sockeye – that with the highest oil content – comes from either very long river ...and more »

Coast Guard searches for deck hand missing off southeast Alaska salmon boat ...Daily JournalJUNEAU, Alaska — A deck hand is missing after falling overboard off a Juneau fishing vessel in southeast Alaska. KINY-radio reports the man fell Monday night from the Swift, which was working the chum salmon fishery in Icy Strait 30 miles west of Juneau.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 […]

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 […]

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 ...

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 ...

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 »

Golden king crab in Aleutians doing wellCapital City WeeklyThose are followed in August by golden kings along the far flung Aleutian Islands, which might soon take the title as Alaska's largest king crab fishery. Unlike other ... Laine Welch has been covering news of Alaska's fishing industry since 1988. She ...and more »

Economic TimesSilicon Valley should fight for open InternetMarketWatchSAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — News that Yahoo Inc. has joined Google Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Facebook Inc. in demanding more transparency regarding surveillance requests by the National Security Agency is late — but still welcome. It likely will ...Google calls for greater transparency a […]

MetroSony pulls PS3 update after complaints it bricks consolesPCWorldSony's gaming division pulled its latest firmware update for the PlayStation 3 Wednesday, after widespread reports that installing it could render the console useless. Gamers took to Twitter and online forums such as Reddit to spread word that PS3 firmware ...Sony releases PS3 Firmware […]

IBNLiveHTC's new 5-inch Butterfly S phone takes ...CNETThe Taiwanese handset maker unveils the Butterfly S smartphone, which comes with a 5-inch display and features from the HTC One. Charlie Osborne. by Charlie Osborne. June 19, 2013 4:11 AM PDT. HTC has unveiled the Butterfly S at a press conference ...HTC Butterfly S debuts with 5-inch 1080p display, […]

Nature World NewsWhich qubit my dear? New method to distinguish between neighbouring ...Science CodexSydney: Researchers at the University of New South Wales have proposed a new way to distinguish between quantum bits that are placed only a few nanometres apart in a silicon chip, taking them a step closer to the construction of a large-scale quantum ...New W […]

IBNLiveNvidia to license graphics technology: CEOReutersBy Noel Randewich. SAN FRANCISCO | Tue Jun 18, 2013 7:54pm EDT. SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Nvidia Chief Executive Jen-Hsun Huang said he will license graphics technology to other companies, a new model for the chipmaker that could lead to ...Nvidia expands business, offers graphics licensingZDNetNvidia t […]

Google 'putting consumers at risk,' state AGs sayNBCNews.comGoogle is being accused of “assisting in the sale of prescription drugs without a prescription and intentionally ignoring reports of rogue pirate sites selling stolen music, movies, software and video games.” Updated at 6:25 p.m. ET: Three state attorneys ...Mississippi leans on Google to […]

ABC NewsChrysler faces deadline to recall JeepsCNNMoneyChrysler Group reversed course and agreed to a recall of 2.7 million Jeeps Tuesday, giving in to the government's request in the final hours before a deadline. Chrysler stated last week that it would not comply with the recall demand, arguing that the vehicles ...Fire Risk Forces Massive Jeep Recall […]

ValueWalkMicrosoft Surface RT 2 will feature a Qualcomm 800 chip and Windows 8.1InquirerHARDWARE DESIGNER Microsoft reportedly is planning to release a second Surface RT tablet this year that will feature a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor and Windows 8.1. Bloomberg reports that some new versions of the Surface tablet will feature ...Microsoft launches Surf […]

IBNLiveHuawei Ascend P6 reviewTelegraph.co.ukFrom around £21 per month. Huawei's Ascend P6 is a remarkable device – at just 6.18mm thin it turns heads in a way that no other phone in its £21-5 per month price range can. Made entirely of glass and steel, there's distinctly something of the iPhone 4 or ...Huawei Ascend P6 is priced at £329 UK ahead o […]

Design & TrendNASA: LEGO Mars Curiosity Rover Toy ComingDesign & TrendOne of Mars Rover Curiosity's designers, Stephen Pakbaz, has created a LEGO version of the NASA Mars Science Laboratory that was selected by thousands of LEGO fans to be an official toy. "I combined this first-hand experience with my Lego hobby to ...LEGO plans Mars rover […]