Communities strive for Ultimate Fishing Town status - Seward Phoenix Log

Communities strive for Ultimate Fishing Town status Seward Phoenix Log with 38 votes; and Cordova (Home of Copper River salmon) with 10 votes. Soldotna (Known for the world famous Kenai River, home to the world record king salmon ) had seven votes; Kodiak (Anywhere and everywhere, from 400-pound halibut to king crab and ... and more »

Alaska Airlines 737-800 will sport the world's largest king salmon - Examiner.com

Alaska Airlines 737-800 will sport the world's largest king salmon Examiner.com The intriguing design stretches 129 feet long, and certainly, it is the world's largest king salmon. So, watch the skies for a truly immense, flying fish. Alaska's fisheries are big business. According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, ... and more »

Salmon firm Marine Harvest to invest £80m in Scottish fish farming - BBC News

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Salmon firm Marine Harvest to invest £80m in Scottish fish farming BBC News The world's biggest producer of farmed salmon has announced plans to invest £80m in its Scottish operations over the next five years. Marine Harvest, based in Norway, said the move should lead to 100 more jobs in the sector. The fish farming industry ... and more »

Alaska Salmon Commercial Fishing Preparations Underway - KTUU.com

Alaska Salmon Commercial Fishing Preparations Underway KTUU.com It's the season many of the fishermen have been waiting months for, because Copper River salmon is prized by restaurant chefs and fish mongers as some of the best salmon in the world. "The Copper River is a very strong, powerful river, so these fish ... and more »

ideas | Q&A National security tips from the octopus - Boston Globe

ideas | Q&A National security tips from the octopus Boston Globe By J. Gabriel Boylan We honor the animal world all the time in our metaphors: birds in the hand, eggs unhatched, early birds, curious cats. But we tend not to turn to the animal world for policy advice. The big human problems—climate change, ...