News tagged with king salmon

King salmon vanishing in Alaska, smokehouses empty

(AP) -- Yukon River smokehouses should be filled this summer with oil-rich strips of king salmon - long used by Alaska Natives as a high-energy food to get through the long Alaska winters. But they're mostly empty.

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Feds vote to halt Calif. chinook salmon fishing

(AP) -- California's commercial chinook salmon fishing season will be called off again after a record low number of fish returned to spawn last year, federal fisheries managers announced Wednesday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Study: Healthy eating is privilege of the rich

(AP) -- A healthy diet is expensive and could make it difficult for Americans to meet new U.S. nutritional guidelines, according to a study published Thursday that says the government should do more to help consumers eat ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Sturgeon's death highlights threat to ancient fish

(AP) -- Alas, poor Harald. Wired up to a satellite transmitter, he had much to teach science about the life of the great sturgeons of the Danube River and Black Sea.

Biology / Ecology

created May 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

China tops world in catch and consumption of fish

China leads the world in tonnage of fish caught annually as well as the amount of fish consumed, according to new findings reported in National Geographic magazine.

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Mercury in fish seems to raise blood pressure in spite of nutrients

(PhysOrg.com) -- The negative impact of high amounts of methylmercury in seafood on blood pressure may outweigh the protective effects of fish nutrients, researchers report in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart As ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New findings show increased ocean acidification in Alaska waters

The same things that make Alaska's marine waters among the most productive in the world may also make them the most vulnerable to ocean acidification. According to new findings by a University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist, ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Worried about mercury? It's easy to choose safer fish

We've been told seafood is good for us because it's low in calories and fat, full of protein and packed with Omega-3s, which may protect against coronary heart disease and stroke, and are thought to help neurological development ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Ground zero in timber wars shows signs of peace

(AP) -- On a steep slope of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, a crew of young men with chain saws and hardhats worked their way through an old neglected clearcut, cutting brush and young trees and ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 21, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 2

'Pelvis Has Left the Building'

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research shows that when two species of stickleback fish evolved and lost their pelvises and body armor, the changes were caused by different genes in each species. That surprised researchers, ...

Biology / Evolution

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Virginia Tech students' research could give the Beach Boys a new surfing song

Surfers in Hawaii had better beware. Four Virginia Tech engineering science and mechanics (ESM) students have completed “Surf Green” for their senior design project, and conclude that they can technically ...

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 18, 2007 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Regal King seafood dips recalled

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced the recall of Regal King brands ready-to-eat seafood dips because of possible Listeria contamination.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 20, 2007 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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