Monday, July 23, 2012
HOWLS OVER CHINESE XTRATUF
Those accustomed to XTRATUF boots, and they are numerous around here, might have noticed a change in quality lately. If you bought your boots after Christmas, chances are that your previously U.S.-made boots are now a product of China.
– Cordova Times
More:thecordovatimes.com
Kotzebue chum strong
Fishermen in the Kotzebue Sound region may well feel like Christmas came in July this summer because the commercial salmon fishery in the area has been producing strong returns.
– Alaska Dispatch
More:alaskadispatch.com
Pacific Seafood sues lawyer
Pacific earlier this year sued Mayer Brown, its Washington D.C. law firm, claiming it "grossly mismanaged" the case and charged two to three times more than what was justified.
– The Oregonian
More:oregonlive.com
Alaska kings disappearing
Alaskans again this summer are wondering: Where are the king salmon?
– Seattle Times
More:seattletimes.nwsource.com
Alaska leaders discuss kings
Here are a few quotes from Friday's press conference with Gov. Sean Parnell and Fish and Game Commissioner Cora Campbell.
– Pacific Fishing columnist Wesley Loy, reporting on his blog: Deckboss
More:deckboss.blogspot.com
Saga of Cook Inlet management
“As it becomes more political and more polarized and less looking out for what’s the benefit for Alaskans in total, you get user groups going back and forth for an advantage.”
– Kenai Peninsula Clarion
More:peninsulaclarion.com
Rally over Cook Inlet closures
Nearly 200 commercial set net fishermen from the east side of Cook Inlet gathered Friday with their families to rally support for a change in the policies that have allowed just three days of fishing so far this year.
– AlaskaPublic.org
More:alaskapublic.org
Bristol Bay report
Here is an update for fishing on Bristol Bay by KDLG, Dillingham:kdlg.org
Skipper tells of sinking
The Scandia, a wooden boat built in 1949, had been overhauled during the winter, and the boat seemed like it was bound for success this summer.
– Anchorage Daily News
More:adn.com
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
MORE ON B.C. OIL PORT
It's true that the Northern Gateway scheme is in the national interest – of China.
– Victoria Times Colonist
More:timescolonist.com
Bristol Bay on TV tonight
Frontline probes the fault lines of a growing battle in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska, home to the world's last great wild sockeye salmon fishery – and enormous mineral deposits.
– PBS
More:pbs.org
Criminalizing fishermen
The regional tribal government in Southwest Alaska says the state has turned a group of fishermen, who were only trying to feed their families, into criminals.
– Anchorage Daily News
More:www.adn.com
Alaska oysters hatch
The OceansAlaska Marine Science Center has barely opened its doors and tiny oysters are already growing out at the new floating facility at George Inlet in Ketchikan.
– Pacific Fishing columnist Laine Welch, writing for SitNews, Ketchikan
More:sitnews.us
End to Cal water war?
On Wednesday, Gov. Jerry Brown and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar are expected to announce a multi-billion dollar plan designed to fix California's longstanding water war in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
– KQED, San Francisco
More:blogs.kqed.org
Alaska salmon to keep MSC certification
Alaska's commercial salmon harvest will likely retain its Marine Stewardship Council seal of approval past this year, if it can pass another round of showing it is well-managed and sustainable.
– KMXT, Kodiak
More:kmxt.org
Sockeye spawning weaker
A new study published in a Canadian fisheries journal says the number of adult sockeye salmon produced per spawner has decreased over the last decade or more, from Washington state, through British Columbia and Southeast Alaska.
– Cordova Times
More:thecordovatimes.com
Editorial: Trawl ratz is looking good
All in all, catch shares are looking very good so far.
– The Daily Astorian
More:dailyastorian.com
Banker says ratz is good for you
The capital investment required to support this fleet is tremendous, and it has been supported through the privatization of fishing rights.
– Cordova Times
More:thecordovatimes.com
Cleaning up Newport oil
The U.S. Coast Guard says the 48-foot vessel Two Mikes ran aground Sunday night on the north jetty at the entrance to Yaquina Bay.
– Coos Bay World
More:theworldlink.com
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
HUMPIES HITTING KODIAK
The surge of pink salmon to rivers around Kodiak Island has picked up. A week ago the harvest was just 2,200 humpies and yesterday it was just under 300,000.
– KMXT, Kodiak
More:kmxt.org
Sticking around for Nushagak pinks
Hundreds of commercial fishermen are hoping to improve their season by catching pink salmon in the Nushagak District.
– KDLG, Dillingham
More:kdlg.org
Togiak sockeye strong
The ongoing sockeye fishery in the Togiak District is on track to possibly exceed the preseason forecast.
– KDLG, Dillingham
More:kdlg.org
Pebble: Swimming upstream
The lucrative mine is swimming upstream against a powerful environmental lobby that believes it would endanger the sockeye salmon habitat, wipe out entire streams, pollute other waterways, and carve a maze of roads stretching hundreds of square miles.
– Fox News
More:foxnews.com
Famous fisherman and teevee
The former governor of Alaska was easily the biggest draw Tuesday evening at an NBC cocktail party to promote several of its new shows, including "Stars Earn Stripes," the "reality" competition in which her husband, Todd, will appear starting Aug. 13.
– philly.com
More:philly.com
Greenpeace 1, Shell 0
Those words are definitely not Shell's, and neither is the billboard. It belongs to Greenpeace.
– KUCB, Unalaska
More:kucb.org
Paul McCartney in oil fight
Paul McCartney has announced on Huffington Post that he is joining Greenpeace's campaign to create a legally protected sanctuary in the Arctic where oil rigs and commercial fishing vessels cannot venture.
– Alaska Dispatch
More:alaskadispatch.com
Tropical creatures in Arctic
For the first time, scientists have identified tropical and subtropical species of marine protozoa living in the Arctic Ocean.
– Science Blog
More:scienceblog.com
Japan eel shortage?
The U.S. government is considering restricting trade of American eel and other eel species by listing them as endangered under an international treaty, a move that could cause eel prices in Japan to rise.
– Japan Times
More:japantimes.co.jp
Thursday, July 26, 2012
KENAI RIVER SOCKEYE SHOWING UP
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced that the final run of sockeye on the Kenai River is expected to exceed 4.6 million fish, triggering changes in the way the drift fleet is fished for the last part of the season.
– Kenai Peninsula Clarion
More:peninsulaclarion.com
Cook Inlet fishermen demonstrate
The parking lot was filled, and there was a long line of cars parked on the road. The meeting room inside was overflowing. People stood on the steps and outside the building.
– KTUU, Anchorage
More:articles.ktuu.com
Emergency Cook Inlet meeting
The Alaska Board of Fisheries will hold an emergency teleconference to consider a petition regarding Upper Cook Inlet salmon setnetters.
– Pacific Fishing columnist Wesley Loy, reporting on his blog: Deckboss
More:deckboss.blogspot.com
Latest plan for Sacramento delta
Gov. Jerry Brown's administration said that it is pushing ahead with a $23 billion proposal intended to improve water deliveries to the San Joaquin Valley and Southern California and stop the ecological free fall of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
– L.A. Times
More:latimes.com
Bill would fight fish fraud
The fish industry would have to publicly track fish from the boat to the plate under a sweeping new seafood fraud bill introduced by U.S. Reps. Edward Markey and Barney Frank that imposes hefty fines for violators.
– Boston Globe
More:bostonglobe.com
Fish fraud is lucrative
The ol' fish switcheroo is nothing new, and the profits it generates keep the cycle going.
– Miami New Times
More:blogs.miaminewtimes.com
Canadian Natives worry about Yukon
"We're thinking if we don't do something, then we won't see [salmon] again next year."
– CBC
More:cbc.ca
'Safe' B.C. oil port
On the night of Sept. 25, 2009, the bulk carrier M/V Petersfield pulled out of Kitimat bound for Crofton – and ran smack into the side of Douglas Channel, smashing its front end.
– Victoria Times Colonist
More:timescolonist.com
Plastic pollution of Northwest
Seabirds eat everything from twine, candy wrappers and Styrofoam, and their stomach contents show there's been a dramatic increase in plastic pollution off the Pacific Northwest coast in the last four decades.
– Victoria Times Colonist
More:timescolonist.com
Friday, July 27, 2012
DEADLIEST CATCH LESS DEADLY
The nation's most dangerous job, fishing for Alaskan king crab, has not only gotten safer but it's gotten more profitable, too.
– CNN
More:money.cnn.com
Setnetters missing sockeye
Fortune has frowned on Cook Inlet set netters operating near the Kenai River, where dismal king salmon returns have triggered state conservation efforts this season.
– Alaska Dispatch
More:alaskadispatch.com
Climate change and pollock
Here's an intriguing article from NOAA examining the effects of a warming climate on Alaska's huge Bering Sea pollock fishery.
– Pacific Fishing columnist Wesley Loy, reporting on his blog: Deckboss
More:deckboss.blogspot.com
Port Orford dredging plan
The Port of Port Orford is unique in that it has no harbor so it is directly exposed to the Pacific Ocean.
– Coos Bay World
More:theworldlink.com
Oregon wave power future
The pending ruling pits marine power companies that have already invested millions in wave energy against Oregon's $130 million commercial fishing industry.
– Sustainable Business Oregon, Portland
More:sustainablebusinessoregon.com
A good Alaska king run
As king salmon runs across the state continue to lag there is at least one success story.
– KDLG, Dillingham
More:kdlg.org
Alaska Fisheries Report
Coming up this week, free salmon nets proved controversial on the Kuskokwim, they're incubating salmon eggs in Norton Sound, while two Southeast communities would like to see more fish hatcheries in their region. All that and setnetters on the Kenai want their fair share of Cook Inlet salmon.
– KMXT, Kodiak
More:kmxt.org
Fish farm standards set
After eight years of spirited debate and delicate diplomacy, a consortium of environmental organizations, commercial fishing executives, scientists and government officials has developed the first comprehensive global standards for salmon farming.
– New York Times
More:dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com
Declining Columbia sturgeon stocks
Eliminating sturgeon retention in both the sport and commercial fisheries got widespread support at a public meeting in Portland last week, one of six sessions to gather opinion on future management of the declining population.
– Longview Daily News
More:tdn.com