In Mixed Catch, NF Senior Editor Linc Bedrosian spotlights a wide range of commercial fishing-related news items from coast to coast.
Thursday, 25 October 2012
Halloween arrives next week, but what's really scary in this presidential election year is the prospect of eligible voters not casting their ballot on Tuesday, Nov. 6.
However, a fisherman may be far away from their home port and unable to get to their polling place to vote. What's a fisherman to do?
Consider these two words, my friend: absentee ballot.
Yup. You can obtain an absentee ballot, fill it out, and pop it in the mail. In fact, savvy web surfer that you are, you can set the wheels in motion online.
A quick Google search on the subject of absentee ballots brings up a site called Long Distance Voter. According to the website, Long Distance Voter is a non-profit organization registered in California. It does not support or oppose any political candidate or party.
Its mission is simple: Help U.S. citizens to register and vote by mail. According to the website, the organization saw a need for providing voters with information on absentee voting in their state. Hence, the site launched in 2008, providing state-by-state voter guides that aim to simplify the absentee voting process by providing clear and thorough information for registering to vote, verifying voter registration, and applying for an absentee ballot.
Or maybe you want to know if you can cast your vote early in person. Did you know 32 states and the District of Columbia offer "no excuse" early voting? You don't even need to provide a reason for voting before Election Day.
It's easy to be cynical about our election process. Voters are bombarded with radio and TV ads and media yammering about which candidates are winning in the latest polls or debate. It's enough to make voters run away screaming from the whole mess.
But your vote counts. So however you do your civic duty — in person on Election Day, via early voting or absentee ballot — just vote.
Callifornia crabbing: Here's a fun video shot on the decks of the Majestik while catching Dungeness crab off the coast of northern California.
Over 500 lots of seafood processing equipment formerly owned by Adak Seafood will be sold at auction on Tuesday, June 18, starting at 10 a.m. Hawaiian-Aleutian Daylight Time at the Hilton Garden Inn in Anchorage Alaska.
The equipment is located in a recently updated 250,000 square foot state-of-the-art processing facility in Adak, Alaska. Farmington Hills, Mich.-based Hilco Industrial, which conducts 75 machinery and equipment auctions in a wide range of industries annually, will conduct the auction.
Adak Seafood opened originally as Ada Fisheries in Anchorage in 1986. The facility, updated in 2005, is located on the island of Adak, the southernmost city in Alaska near the western end of the Aleutian Islands. The facility processed cod primarily, as well as halibut, blackcod, crab and pollock, Hilco says.
Alaska fisherman and commercial fisheries activist Kevin Adams was elected chairman at the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute board of directors meeting on May 9 in Anchorage.
The governor-appointed board consists of seven members: five seafood processors and two industry representatives actively engaged in commercial fishing. Adams was appointed to fill a harvester seat by Gov. Frank Murkowski in 2004.
With 38 years of fishing experience in Bristol Bay, Adams has long been an active member in the Alaska fishing industry, ASMI says. He has worked for both the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation and the Bering Sea Fisherman's Association, and represents Alaska fishermen on numerous boards.
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