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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 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 »

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 […]

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 ...

Alaska DispatchUnusual 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 ...Record-shattering heat bakes Alaska […]

Why Male Dark Fishing Spiders Spontaneously Die After SexWiredDark fishing spiders are the first non-web-weaving spider in which obligatory death after mating has been observed, reports a team of scientists on June 19 in Biology Letters. Only three other spider species share this characteristic. The inescapable ...News in Brief: In dark fishing spiders, male […]

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 »

NBCNews.com (blog)Baked Alaska: Crazy weather swings from ice to fireNBCNews.com (blog)In Alaska, houses are built to keep warm air in and cold air out, not the other way around. So with a record-setting heat wave scorching the state, residents are sweltering amid temperatures soaring past 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Southcentral Alaska hit ...

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 ...Tea Party Fight Brewing in AlaskaABC […]

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.

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 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 ...

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 […]

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 […]

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 »

NDTVHTC Butterfly s revealed : 1.9 GHz Snapdragon 600 processor , UltraPixel ...EngadgetHTC's just pulled back the proverbial curtains on the Butterfly s at its Taiwan launch event. It'll arrive boasting a familiar-sounding 5-inch 1080p display, front-facing BoomSound stereo speakers and Sense 5 as expected. When it comes to internals, the ...HTC […]

The GuardianGoogle calls for greater transparency and challenges surveillance gag orderThe GuardianGoogle has called on the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to relax its gag order on tech companies targeted in US security investigations. The search giant stepped up its campaign for greater transparency from the US courts Tuesday in the ...Go […]

San Francisco ChronicleTesla recalls some Model S vehicles due to seat-mount defectReutersWed Jun 19, 2013 8:11am EDT. (Reuters) - Electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc said it recalled some Model S cars manufactured between May 10 and June 8 due to a defect in the mounting bracket of the rear seat. "This reduces our confidence that the left ...Tesla anno […]

National GeographicWave at Saturn: NASA's Cassini spacecraft to take Earth's pictureLos Angeles TimesEarthlings, get ready to say cheese! NASA's Cassini spacecraft will be taking your picture next month -- from 898 million miles away. If you happen to have your eyes closed or your hair is out of place, don't worry. All of planet Earth wil […]

Latinos PostWhich 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 Way to […]

MCVPlayStation 3 firmware update allows trophy notification togglingComputerandvideogames.comUpdate: some PS3 users are reporting on the PlayStation 3 forum that update 4.45 is 'bricking' their systems. We will contact Sony for more information. Original story: PS3 Screenshot · Zoom. The update, which is available now, will also improve general ... […]

BloombergNvidia 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 […]

The Droid GuyMicrosoft launches Surface RT discount for schoolsZDNetSummary: Microsoft is targeting schools and universities directly with a Surface RT discount offer during the summer back-to-school buying season. Mary Jo Foley. By Mary Jo Foley for All About Microsoft | June 17, 2013 -- 20:58 GMT (13:58 PDT). Follow @ ...Microsoft seeks entry to the educat […]

Philly.comJeep recall: Chrysler avoids long-term damage with NHTSA deal, analysts sayMLive.comDETROIT- Chrysler Group LLC avoided its name being dragged through the mud for potentially years by agreeing to a deal with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to recall some older Jeep models due to fire risks, according to analysts.In this morning […]

Design & TrendAmazon rolls out Facebook social gift cardMarketWatchSAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Amazon.com on Tuesday rolled out a new way for Facebook users to collectively send a friend a birthday gift. The Amazon Birthday Gift feature lets Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) users pitch in to send a friend a gift with a ...Amazon Pays Facebook Users to Try Group Gi […]