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Tsunami debris spawns worries
If anyone knows tsunami debris, it would be the folks at the Port of Brookings Harbor.
– The Oregonian
More: www.oregonlive.com
Arne: Why he did it
Several interesting documents have been filed in court ahead of Arne Fuglvog's sentencing next week.
– Pacific Fishing columnist Wesley Loy, reporting on his blog: Deckboss
More: deckboss.blogspot.com
Marin County salmon
The storied silver salmon of West Marin – long considered a bellwether of salmon health in California – are laying eggs and carrying on in Lagunitas Creek this week almost as if they weren't teetering on the edge of doom.
– San Francisco Chronicle
More: www.sfgate.com
Panel OKs offshore oil leases
A committee in the U.S. House of Representatives has signed off on a bill that would set up an offshore oil and gas lease sale in Bristol Bay.
– KDLG, Dillingham
More: kdlg.org
Cordova fishermen like loan plan
Cordova District Fishermen United threw its support to legislation pending in the Alaska House of Representatives aimed at increasing the number of Alaskans holding limited entry fishing permits.
– Cordova Times
More: thecordovatimes.com
Alaska Fisheries Report
Coming up this week, halibut is the fish du jour; there is already some fallout from Alaska salmon packers pulling out of the MSC certification program, and don't ever try to pass of your dog salmon as a king.
– KMXT, Kodiak
More: www.kmxt.org
Canada failing marine diversity
Canada is failing miserably at protecting its rich marine biodiversity from the looming threat of climate change.
– Vancouver Sun
More: www.vancouversun.com
Atlantic cod still struggling
Twenty years after the collapse of the world's largest cod fishery off Canada's East Coast, experts say the beleaguered groundfish are still being exploited.
– Vancouver Sun
More: www.vancouversun.com
Troubling marine reserves in Oregon
Oregon's Legislature appears poised to add three no-fishing marine reserves off the coast, designating what amounts to 38-square-miles of ocean wilderness despite continued concerns from fishing groups.
– The Oregonian
More: www.oregonlive.com
Molecular markers of king crab
One factor that keeps populations depressed is the suit of predators, including fish and sea stars that prevent populations from expanding.
– National Geographic
More: newswatch.nationalgeographic.com
