Sunday, February 22, 2015 at 12:00AM 
Nova Southeastern University, the Guy Harvey Research Institute, and the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation are putting on a shark race next month, and they’re inviting you to place your bets.
LINK (via: The Washington Post)
Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 12:05AM Chad Brown from Soul River has launched an Indiegogo campaign to fund a cross cultural expedition to educate 20 youth and fourteen veterans from the Portland-metro area and City of Vancouver Parks and Recreation to an Alaskan culture that relies heavily on the natural world and wildlife for sustenance and sustainability.
indiegogo, soul river in Announcements Thursday, February 19, 2015 at 12:05AM 
Drinks, live music, fine art fishing photography for sale......
The Greenbacks of Trout Unlimited are excited to announce the 5th annual Surface Film event showcasing top fly-fishing photography from across the country at the Anthology Fine Art gallery on Friday February 27th, 2015. Prints will be available for purchase to benefit the Greenbacks work to conserve Colorado’s coldwater fisheries and recruit the next generation of Trout Unlimited Members.
Friday, February 13, 2015 at 12:00AM 
The new Nikon Coolpix AW130 is a 16-megapixel waterproof, shockproof and freezeproof camera with built-in NFC and Wi-Fi support. Boasting a 3-inch, 921k-dot OLED display, the Nikon AW130 also offers an integrated GPS module and a Nikkor branded 24-120mm (eq.) f/2.8-4.9 lens. The camera can also be remote-controlled over Wi-Fi, using a smartphone or tablet computer. The Coolpix AW130 will become available next month in Yellow, Blue and Black for a suggested retail price of $349.95.
LINK (via: Photography Blog)
Thursday, February 12, 2015 at 12:00AM 
An important action alert from the Wild Steelhead Coalition:
Wild steelhead depend on cold, clean, undisturbed gravel in creeks and rivers to spawn. But a growing kind of hobby mining that uses gas-powered vacuums to literally suck up the riverbed is posing a serious threat to habitat that wild steelhead, salmon and trout depend on.
This suction dredge mining produces only small amounts of gold, even the miners admit you can’t make a living on it. But in the process, it obliterates salmon and steelhead redds, kills off important aquatic insects and fish fry, and contributes to harmful sedimentation, erosion, stream channel alteration, and pollution.
Currently, there is almost no regulation on suction dredge mining in Washington’s salmon, trout and steelhead habitat. Even in waters closed to all angling to protect ESA listed runs, suction miners can continue vacuuming up the streambed.
Thankfully, a strong cast of state legislators have proposed House Bill 1162, which would require WDFW to initiate and complete a scientific study that evaluates the effects of motorized mining on native fish species and related habitat.
Submit a comment online to tell your legislators you support HB 1162!
Or email committee chairman Representative Brian Blake (D-Aberdeen) and tell him you want this bill moved forward.
Sensible regulations on suction dredge mining to protect our iconic wild steelhead, salmon and trout is, well, common sense. HB 1162 is a step in that direction. Show your support and speak up for wild fish!
TAKE ACTION!!!!, suction dredging in Action, Announcements Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at 12:09AM 
Just back from 2 weeks in Kiritimati conducting research on giant trevally and consuming spirituous fermented liquor. Expect expect a quick return to our regular rate of daily posts and mayhem.
Thanks to The Manzier for helping fill the gaps during out absence.
christmas island, the manzier in Announcements 
