Daily Archives: October 13, 2014
Varnamtown: Town has deep roots with coastal history
There is a reason it’s called 
, and Courtland Varnam, who lived in Varnamtown before it was a town, knows all about it. “There are plenty of Varnams here,” he said with a grin.,, Like his cousin Courtland, Knot Varnam grew up in Varnamtown oystering and clamming. Knot never got away from a nautical way of life. He has built boats and been a licensed boat captain for 49 years. Read the rest here 18:07
Stone-crab season starts Wednesday
When it comes to claws, there could be cause for cheer: Stone-crab season opens Wednesday, with commercial fishermen seeking the legal-size claws that rank as Monroe County’s most lucrative harvest after spiny lobster. “No one ever knows for sure until the first pull of the season, but we do have some things that are looking good,” Bill Kelly, executive director of the Florida Keys Commercial Fishermen’s Association, said Friday. Read the rest here 17:46
This is Fish Radio. I’m Stephanie Mangini. – Southeast Alaska and Kodiak Dive for Dollars
Diving for sea cucumbers, geoduck clams, and sea urchins is. Southeast holds the title for the biggest dive fisheries in Alaska. Around 70 divers have been searching the bottom of the ocean for sea cumbers since opening day on October 1st. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s dive fisheries Stock Assessment Leader Mike Donnellan in Juneau gives us the scoop. Listen, and read the rest here 16:45
Greenpeace vows to destroy planet – “But our supposedly precious home planet and its wildlife couldn’t give a shit.”
Following a brutal giant squid attack on a Greenpeace submarine, senior activists realised that Earth is a hostile place populated by creatures that exist only to kill. A spokesman said: “For years we have endangered our lives haranguing whaling ships, risked imprisonment to help obscure mammals and worn dreadful sexless knitwear so that we look the part while doing so. “But our supposedly precious home planet and its wildlife couldn’t give a shit.” Read the rest here 13:20
Guest: Wait for the facts on Pebble Mine
THE proposed Alaskan Pebble Mine, a copper-and-gold mine, has received almost as much attention in Seattle as it has in our neck of the woods in Alaska. Much of the focus has been on how the potential mine could affect large commercial fishing companies, especially in Washington state. Unfortunately, while everyone seems to be focusing on salmon and what’s best for Bristol Bay, our people and our interests seem to have been put on the back burner. In fact, we believe others’ interests are being put ahead of ours, and our voice is not being heard. We thought Seattle residents might want to know how we feel. Read the rest here 11:10
Council asks for analysis of Gulf of Alaska catch shares
After more than a day of staff reports and public testimony on a possible Gulf of Alaska trawl bycatch management program, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council unanimously agreed to a motion asking for formal analysis of a program that would allocate pollock and Pacific cod harvest privileges to trawl fishermen participating in voluntary cooperatives. Read the rest here 09:16
