Archive for November, 2009
North Face Denali Fleece Jacket
Monday, November 30th, 2009
Fishing For Energy
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009Covanta Energy has a program called Fishing for Energy. They accept marine debris free of charge.
Covanta creates energy by burning debris which generates steam that powers a turbine that creates electricity.
The Fishing for Energy program began in Hawaii when they realized there was a need of a way to get rid of old fishing equipment and help the environment at the same time.
Fishermen save money because they then don’t have to pay to have their old equipment hauled off and disposed of. Covanta makes good use of the derelict items which might include nets or even shipwrecks!
It’s an effective way to get rid of the local ‘trash’ and creates energy at the same time.
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Bass Pro Black Friday
Thursday, November 19th, 2009Has anyone seen the Black Friday ads for Bass Pro?
This is what they’re purported to have on sale:
Entire Stock Of Lodge Bedding - 25% Off
Flannel Sheet Sets - 33% Off
Bass Pro Shops Comfort Thermal Crew - $7.47
Bass Pro Shops Comfort Thermal Pant - $7.47
Bass Pro Shops Ladies Full-Zip Fleece - $10.00
Bass Pro Shops Men’s Full-Zip Fleece - $10.00
Bass Pro Shops Youth Full-Zip Fleece - $10.00
Browning Cap Combo - $14.94
Carhartt Hooded Work Jacket - $39.99
Carhartt Midweight Hooded Zip-Front Sweatshirt - $34.99
Carhartt Sandstone Jacket - $69.99
Carhattt Duck Active Jacket - $69.99
Columbia Northern Trek Jacket - $59.95
Frogg Toggs Rainsuit Combo - $29.94
Kid’s Logo Hooded Sweatshirts - $10.00
Ladies Denim Jeans - $9.94
Ladies Logo Hooded Sweatshirts - $10.00
Ladies Natural Reflections Flannel-Lined Denim - $19.94
Ladies Redhead Insulated Slient-Hide - 25% Off
Ladies Thermal Crew - $6.94
Men Denim Jeans - $9.94
Men’s Logo Hooded Sweatshirts - $10.00
Men’s Redhead Fleece or Flannel Lined Denim Jean - $19.94
Men’s Redhead Insulated Slient-Hide - 25% Off
Mossy Oak Fleece Jacket - $19.94
WHOO HOO!!!!!!!!!!!
Pretty in Pink
Friday, November 13th, 2009You’ve probably heard about the 16 year old girl sailing around the world in her 34 foot pink sailboat.
Since a 34 foot sailboat is big in some circles, and small in others, did you ever wonder how much food she could store on the vessel?
Not a years worth certainly.
She’s been fishing for her supper.
How easy is it to catch your supper in the middle of the ocean? Not as easy as onle would hink. Her latest entry shows her holing up a lure with only a bit left on it. Her ‘catch’ was caught by a bigger fish.
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Nice People in Niceville
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009A nice couple from Niceville (who else would live there?) tried to save a seagull they spotted out of Okaloosa Island. They weren’t able to catch the bird.
The poor thing has a fish hook caught through its beak.
The bird has found a way to survive. It moistens the bread people toss to it to soften it so that it can get it into its mouth.
Sad.
A spokesperson from the Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge indicated that half of the shore birds treated each year are caught up in fishing lines and hooks. Discarded lines are not only a nuisance, they take several hundred years to degrade and cause distress for an untold number of fish and fauna.
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California Rolls a Big One
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009What do you do with 200 pounds of rice, 80 pounds of avocado, 80 pounds of cucumber and 180 pounds of fish?
Make a GIANT California Roll
At the University of California, amateur sushi chefs got together for the 50th anniversary of the Berkeley school’s Center for Japanese studies and creatied a record breaking 330 foot California Roll.
When they ran out of fish, they used tofu…
The previous record was held by a 300 foot roll made in Hawaii in 2001.
The year long celebration ends in December.
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Microchipped Salmon
Monday, November 9th, 2009Fish biologists studying salmon have historically lost track of their fish, particularly when they get into the streams and creeks in the Pacific Northwest.
Scientists have developed a new way to help track the salmon heading home. They’ve installed giant antennas in over 20 rivers and streams to help track the microchipped fish. The arrays are powered with a propane generator and solar panels. Information gathered is relayed via satellite and posted in real time on a public website.
Three of the new research antennas are now in place in the Entiat River in Washington state, seven in the Wenatchee River and its tributaries in central Washington, eight in the John Day River system in northeastern Oregon, three in central Idaho’s Lemhi River basin and four in Idaho’s South Fork.
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Idaho’s Not Just for Potatoes
Friday, November 6th, 2009Idaho’s State Department of Fish and Game says the salmon have returned. This years tracking totals over 800 sockeye salmon, the most since they started tracking the fish in 1985.
Some of the salmon eggs harvested will be raised in fish hatcheries. Some adult sockeye were released in area lakes to spawn naturally.
The captive breeding program began in the 90’s. Sockeye (Oncorhynchus nerka) were the first Idaho salmon listed under the Endangered Species Act.
Redfish Lake sockeye enter the Columbia River in summer and reach Redfish lake in late summer. They spawn in October in the lake shallows. The young fish emerge in spring and feed in the lake for a year or two before beginning their migration to the ocean. Most spend about two years in the ocean before returning.
The fish have a long way to go to return to their numbers of the late 1800’s when their numbers were estimated at 25-35,000, but it’s a great start.
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MDSFR
Thursday, November 5th, 2009The Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo is moving back to Gulfport.
The annual fishing event began over sixty years ago by the Jaycees and the American Legion Post 119 out of Gulfport. For over half a century the annual fishing tourney was held at Jones Park. Hurricanes practically destroyed the park in 2005 and now the park is ready for the return of the occasion.
The fishing rodeo, held on the Fourth of July, features fishing competitions, salt and freshwater and around 5,000 people show up for the annual affair.
Godzilla, Mothra and Nomura
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009Did you hear about the Japanese fishing boat that was sunk by jellyfish?
First they have Godzilla attacking Japan, and the Mothra. Decades pass and the Japanese think they’re safe when out of the blue comes JELLYFISH!!!
The ten ton trawler was near Chiba Japan with a three man crew. They were hauling in a net full of HUGE Nomura jellyfish. These Nomura jellyfish can get up to 6 feet across and weigh up to 400 pounds. WHY were they trying to catch monster jellyfish?
The crew was thrown into the open sea, and ultimately rescued.
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