Posted on July 14, 2007 by opilia
July 14, 2007
Few sane people want to visit a storm-tossed Bering Sea, the sizzling Sahara Desert and Canada’s Northwest Territories in January. Experiencing them from a comfortable chair in front of a flat-screen television, however, is all the rage.
Shows about adventure seekers in forbidding lands are among the hottest on cable television. “Deadliest Catch,” about [...]
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Posted on July 14, 2007 by opilia
July 13, 2007
Anchorage, Alaska - Dutch Harbor, Alaska remains the top U.S. fishing port in the United States with 911.3 million pounds of fish and shellfish in 2006.
From a NOAA press release: NOAA’s annual report on Fisheries of the U.S. shows an increase in seafood consumption during 2006. Dutch Harbor-Unalaska and New Bedford, MA, retained [...]
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Posted on July 14, 2007 by opilia
June 12, 2007
Greetings from aboard the Greenpeace ship, M/V “Esperanza”!
We’re anchored beneath a beautiful waterfall in one of British Columbia’s magnificent “fjords” to prepare for this summer’s intensive expedition to the Bering Sea.
Greenpeace Vessel M/V Esperanza
Greenpeace’s largest ship, the Esperanza, will be visiting the Bering Sea in Alaska for most of the summer.The expedition will [...]
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