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EXPECT JAPAN DEBRIS IN THREE years
Debris from the devastating tsunami that hit Japan on March 11 has turned up exactly where scientists predicted it would after months of floating across the Pacific Ocean. Finding and confirming where the debris ended up gives them a better idea of where it's headed next.
– MSNBC
More: www.msnbc.msn.com
Alaska Natives against trawling
Delegates to the Alaska Federation of Natives convention today passed two resolutions of interest to the commercial fishing industry.
– Pacific Fishing columnist Wesley Loy, writing in his blog: Deckboss
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Body found in commercial crab gear
Two commercial fishermen made a grisly discovery Sunday morning, pulling up a body in full scuba gear caught in their crab trap in Burrard Inlet.
– 24HoursVancouver
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Cold bars Bering Sea fish
Scientists say a pool of cold water in the northern Bering Sea has been a locked door to the northward migration of pollock and cod, the fish harvested for America's fish sticks and fast food sandwiches.
– Seattle P-I
More: www.seattlepi.com
Pebble to be site of super clash
Mining on this scale, in such a sensitive area, has generated an epic clash that is playing out in Alaska politics, economic sectors, and local communities, and drawing in partisans all over the world.
– Alaska Native News
More: alaska-native-news.com
Anti-Pebble vote taken to court
The issue is quickly going back to court, where a judge in Anchorage will hear arguments Nov. 7 on the legality of the ballot measure.
– Sacramento Bee
More: www.sacbee.com
Fish farm disease worries Senate
The U.S. Senate has approved an amendment calling for an investigation and "rapid response plan" to prevent the spread of the ISA virus reported in wild sockeye in British Columbia.
– Pacific Fishing columnist Wesley Loy, writing in his blog: Deckboss
More: deckboss.blogspot.com
B.C. fish farmer to plead guilty
Marine Harvest, a large Norwegian-based producer of farmed salmon, intends to plead guilty to a 2009 case of having "incidental bycatch" at two of its facilities near the north end of Vancouver Island in the Broughton Archipelago.
– Victoria Times Colonist
More: www.timescolonist.com
Crescent City Harbor low on cash
The Crescent City Harbor is in a dire cash flow situation as bills for ongoing tsunami repair projects are received — and this is just the beginning.
– Crescent City Triplicate
More: www.triplicate.com
Why scientists fear fish farm disease
To understand why scientists were so alarmed last week to see a potentially lethal fish virus surface in two sockeye, consider what happened in South America in 2007.
– Seattle Times
More: seattletimes.nwsource.com
