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Opposition Grows to Genetically Engineered Salmon
As the US Food and Drug Administration considers allowing the sale of genetically engineered salmon for human consumption, opposition organized by the Center for Food Safety, Natural Resources Defense Council and others is growing. ... Full story
Murkowski Building Coalition to Support Fishery Disaster Relief
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Lisa Murkowski on Friday continued her campaign on Capitol Hill to secure federal disaster relief funds for Alaskan communities damaged by last summer’s low salmon runs, building on the momentum she gained in forming a large and influential bipartisan Senate coalition of sixteen co-sponsors of an amendment that was adopted to the Senate FY2014 budget resolution. ... Full story
Representatives Young, Huffman and Thompson Introduce GE Salmon Bill to Protect American Consumers and Fisheries
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Continuing their fight against genetically engineered salmon, Alaskan Congressman Don Young along with Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA) today introduced H.R. 1667, the Prevention of Escapement of Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States (PEGASUS) Act, aimed at keeping genetically engineered (GE) fish off the nation’s dinner plates and away from our nation’s oceans. ... Full story
Salmon Prove a Great Snack for Iditarod Sled Dog Teams
Four-time Iditarod Sled Dog Race champion Lance Mackey was all smiles when asked how much wild Alaska salmon he had packed for the 2013 race. ... Full story
Study Tlingit Art, Culture at UAS’s Klukwan Summer Program
SITKA, Alaska, Feb. 15, 2013 – Want to earn college credit while you study Tlingit arts and culture or outdoor recreation? The University of Alaska Southeast Sitka Campus will host its first Klukwan Summer Program on July 7-13. ... Full story
EPA Stretches Delivery Time on Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment
The US Environmental Protection Agency is adding another layer to its Bristol Bay watershed assessment, a document that could ultimately play a critical role in mining ventures bordering on the fisheries rich waters of Southwest Alaska. ... Full story
Copper River Harvest Hits One Million Mark on Sockeyes
Commercial harvesters have topped the one million mark in their harvest of the famed Copper River sockeye salmon – which are already sold out in one popular Anchorage seafood shop – while the Chinook harvest remains below average. ... Full story
Lower Yukon Anticipates a Strong Summer Chum Salmon Harvest
A dreary Chinook forecast aside, fishermen on the Lower Yukon River are anticipating a robust run of oil-rich summer chum salmon to fill market orders both domestically and in Europe. ... Full story
Is There A Trend Happening Here?
A trend'?...that's what I began to wonder when I saw the second harbor seal in a week eating a good sized octopus! Okay, twice, not such a big deal, but when I learned from Libby and Victor out on the boat today that they had seen a harbor seal from shore eating an octopus...humm...this is getting more curious...of course I haven't a clue if that is normal or not, but we're more used to seeing this Harbor Seal eating Salmon. ... Full story
Chum Salmon Bycatch Issues Likely Won’t Be Resolved Until 2014
Efforts to amend the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands groundfish fishery management plan and federal regulations to establish new measures to reduce chum salmon bycatch in the Bering Sea Pollock fishery now likely won’t be resolved at earliest until 2014. ... Full story
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NASA Releases Image of 'Comet of the Century' as it Barrels Toward the Sun
The comet that will make its closest approach to the sun on November 28th, had its picture taken by the Hubble telescope on April 10th. ... Full story