Alaska/Pacific Coast
Ocean Can Provide More Food; NOAA Pick Withdraws; Dungeness Season Delayed; Snow Crab Analysis SeafoodNews - November 22, 2019 Ocean Can Provide More Food; Trump’s NOAA Pick Withdraws; Myers Heads DFO; Central California Dungeness Season Delayed; Snow Crab Analysis; Sponsored by COMTELL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzG9F5p_R2U Politics Federal managers extend comment period for humpback whale critical habitat decision KFSK by Joe Viechnicki - November 22, 2019 A comment period over designating critical habitat for some of the humpback whales that swim off Alaska’s coastline is being extended by the federal government. https://www.alaskapublic.org/2019/11/22/federal-managers-extend-comment-period-for-humpback-whale-critical-habitat-decision/ Environment/Science A new tool puts proposed Pebble Mine critiques all in one place The Pebble Salmon Impact Tool is a 607-page document that compiles state and federal agency comments on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ draft environmental impact statement for Pebble. KDLG by Tyler Thompson - November 22, 2019 There is a new tool aimed at making critiques of the Pebble Project’s draft environmental review more accessible. https://www.kdlg.org/post/new-tool-puts-proposed-pebble-mine-critiques-all-one-place FYI’s Barnacle Foods, High Liner win top prizes in Alaska Symphony of Seafood National Fisherman - November 25, 2019 The Alaska Symphony of Seafood competition this year awarded four winners with top prizes in Seattle, Washington. Thirteen companies entered 20 products in three categories – Retail, Foodservice, and Beyond the Plate. The Seattle People's Choice rounded out the awards for the competition. https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/foodservice-retail/barnacle-foods-high-liner-win-top-prizes-in-alaska-symphony-of-seafood For Your Heart, Eat Fish Or Take Pills? Now There's A Drug Equal To 8 Salmon Servings KUCB by Allison Aubrey - November 25, 2019 It's long been known that eating fish — especially cold-water fish such as salmon that are rich in omega-3 fatty acids — is good for heart health. https://www.kucb.org/post/your-heart-eat-fish-or-take-pills-dose-drug-equals-8-salmon-servings
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