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Obama to suspend Arctic oil drilling

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Shell's experimental drilling locations
Image: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and US Department of the Interior.

According to Democratic Senator Mark Begich from Alaska, the U.S. Department of the Interior has decided to halt all new Arctic exploratory oil drilling applications until 2011. The response is believed to be caused in part by the two current oil spill disasters (that of the Deepwater Horizon Incident and more recently the Alaska oil pipeline malfunction). However, Begich is not happy about the actions taken by the White House.

"I am frustrated that this decision by the Obama administration to halt offshore development for a year will cause more delays and higher costs for domestic oil and gas production to meet the nation's energy needs," Begich claims.

Senator Mark Begich
Image: Jeff McEvoy.

Last September, the state of Alaska made a public notice about Shell's desire to drill off the coast of the Beaufort Sea, placing experimental drilling rigs at two drill site location: "Torpedo" and "Sivulliq".

"Shell is committed to undertaking a safe and environmentally responsible exploration program in the Chukchi Sea and Beaufort Sea in 2010," said Shell Oil Company President Marvin E. Odum to the U.S. Department of the Interior's Mineral Management Service (MMS).

Odum follows with, "I am confident that we are ready to conduct the 2010 Arctic exploratory program safely and, I want to be clear, the accountability for this program rests with Shell."

Chuck Clausen, director of the Alaska project at the National Resources Defense Council is not so optimistic: "Hazards present in the Arctic can include frigid temperatures, presence of sea ice, gale-force winds, intense storms and heavy fog ... The potential for loss in the Arctic is great."

Odum believes that the climate in the arctic will make any spill easier to clean up because, "Arctic conditions create differences in responding to oil in cold and ice conditions. Differences in evaporation rates, viscosity and weathering provide greater opportunities to recover oil. In Arctic conditions, ice can aid oil spill response by slowing oil weathering, dampening waves, preventing oil from spreading over large distances, and allowing more time to respond."

However, Clausen believes that there are no current systems to remove oil from icy ocean waters.

This is not the first time that President Obama's administration has taken the environmentally cautious path in Alaska. The President put Bristol Bay off limits to oil and gas exploration until 2017. Bristol Bay currently is one of the top salmon fishing grounds in the state.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is expected to give a speech at Thursday's White House address, regarding the suspension of Arctic oil drilling projects.

External Links

• Shell Offshore Inc./Susan Childs. "Shell Camden Bay 2010 Exploration Plan, Beaufort Sea" — State of Alaska Public Notices, September 23, 2009

Sources

• Steven Thomma. "Obama to suspend oil drilling in Arctic Ocean" — Anchorage Daily News, May 27, 2010
• Steve Holland. "U.S. to suspend Arctic drilling-Alaska senator" — Reuters, May 27, 2010

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Khao Lak(Fishing Destination)

The beach at Khao Lak before the tsunami of 2004

Khao Lak (Thai: เขาหลัก (Pronunciation)) is a seaside resort located in the Takua Pa district in the Phang Nga province, Thailand and popular as a departure point for liveaboard scuba diving trips to the Similan Islands.
Located approximately 60 kilometers north of the island of Phuket along Phetkasem Road, (Thai Route 4), one of four major highways in Thailand. Khao Lak is serviced regularly by bus and taxi services. Phuket International Airport (HKT) is situated 74 kilometers south on the island of Phuket. Though Thailand's economy is mostly export-dependent, Khao Lak remains mostly tourist-dependent, with surrounding agriculture and commercial fishing making up a small contribution to Thailand's overall economy.
What differentiates Khao Lak from neighboring tourist destinations like Phuket, is its quiet up-scale secluded coastal resorts; lack of over-crowded masses; family-friendly nighttime environment and the provincial ordinances prohibiting structures to build beyond the height of a coconut palm (albeit, more or less), keeping Khao Lak pristine.

 Beaches

Beach boundaries vary with local hearsay, official government documents and resort claims, but it can be agreed that Khao Lak beaches extend from south of Khao Lak mountain south of downtown proper (near the Merlin Resort) and extending north to Bang Niang Beach, just two kilometers north of downtown proper. All beaches are public.

 Economy

The local economy in the town is based on the tourist hotels, local shops and restaurants, and the diving trade. Most of the foreign tourists are European, many from Scandinavia, Germany and the United Kingdom. The wider area produces some rubber and palm oil; there is also a small amount of subsistence agriculture.
Following the tsunami of December 2004 (see below) the local economy was devastated as it was in nearly all coastal towns hit by the wave. It is estimated that 60 percent of the resorts were mid-construction, with nearly 4,000 rooms already available. Most coastal resorts were either heavily damaged or completely demolished, resulting in a great loss of life and a major setback to the local tourist economy. At the time of the tsunami, Khao Lak was Thailand's fastest growing tourist destination.
December 2009 has marked the fifth anniversary of the tsunami and Khao Lak's economy has nearly bounced back. Most of the coastal resorts have completed their reconstruction or repairs and the tourism has flourished. Seaside and inland resorts are indicating full bookings during high seasonal months of November to March. Local population not affected or reliant on tourism have all but returned to normal lives. Fisheries and rubber plantations are thriving at levels equal to pre-tsunami.

Panorama of Khao Lak's beach (March 2010)

 2004 earthquake and tsunamis

Tsunami inundation at Khao Lak; the resort area is in the middle

Khao Lak was one of the coastal areas of Thailand hardest hit by the tsunami resulting from the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. Many people died including many foreign tourists. The final death toll was over 4000, with local unofficial estimates topping 10,000 due to the lack of accurate government censuses and the mere fact that the Burmese population were not documented or recognized as legal residents.^{[citation needed]}
Most of the coastal landscape, i.e., beaches, resorts and vegetation, was destroyed by the tsunami. Some replanting programmes have been initiated and a great deal has been accomplished in the rejuvenation of surrounding foliage. Studies suggesting that coastal vegetation may have helped buffer the effects of the waves have ensured that replanting and maintenance of the coastal vegetation have become a priority in the reconstruction of the landscape.^{[citation needed]}

Shelter built following the 2004 tsunami.

Among the casualties were Bhumi Jensen, grandson of the King of Thailand, well-known Finnish musician and TV-host Aki Sirkesalo and his family. Almost four years old at the time, a young girl was swept away at Khao Lak and remained the subject of a media-covered intensive search despite being formally identified in August 2005 as a victim.
A memorial to the tsunami victims was being planned there, but has been suspended due to questionable accounting practices.^{[citation needed]}

 Administration

The district Takua Pa is subdivided into 8 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 51 villages (muban). Takua Pa itself has town (thesaban mueang) status and covers the complete tambon Takua Pa. There are 6 tambon administrative organizations TAO - tambon Takua Pa is administrated by the town council, and Tam Tua by a neighboring TAO. Khao Lak is a village within the Khuekkhak subdistrict.

No. Name Thai name Inh. 1. Takua Pa ตะกั่วป่า - 8575 2. Bang Nai Si บางนายสี 9 9979 3. Bang Sai บางไทร 7 2606 4. Bang Muang บางม่วง 8 9836 5. Tam Tua ตำตัว 6 1631 6. Khok Khian โคกเคียน 9 5599 7. Khuekkhak คึกคัก 7 4638 8. Ko Kho Khao เกาะคอเขา 5 848

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Mercury TDI powered McLay 755

Mercury TDI powered McLay 755

By Grant Blair 23/04/2012

With 20 years industry experience Ross Christensen knows a good thing when he drives it, and he’s very excited about his latest combination – an alloy plate McLay 755 hardtop cruiser powered by a brilliant 3 litre, 265 hp Cummins MerCruiser Diesel (CMD) TDI engine.
“We put it on the water for the first time a few days ago and it was outstanding,” said Ross, the man behind the popular Fish City businesses in Auckland and Hamilton, NZ.
“I powered the McLay 755 before with a 300 hp petrol engine and that worked well, but this CMD TDI is something else.

“We’re already getting better top speed and better acceleration than the petrol engine, and I don’t think I’ve got the ideal prop on it yet.”
It was the TDI’s ‘unbelievable’ fuel economy which first interested Ross.
“The fuel economy is just outstanding,” he said.
“I was getting 1.2 litres/mile out of the petrol engine, now I’m getting 1.2miles/litre – and that’s a huge turnaround.”
The TDI’s additional torque has also impressed Ross.
“We’ve lost a little bit in overall horsepower but it doesn’t matter because the top speed and acceleration are better, and there’s an extra 100ft/lbs more torque which is really what you need.”
When Ross put the McLay 755 into the water, it weighed about 2,300kgs with people, fuel and equipment and the V6 265 hp CMD TDI handled it with ease.
“We reached a top speed of 70 km/h (43.5mph) at 4200 rpm and it was unbelievably quiet,” he said.


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Arapaima

Arapaima
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Osteoglossiformes
Family:	Osteoglossidae
Subfamily:	Heterotidinae
Genus:	Arapaima J. P. Müller, 1843
Species:	A. gigas
Binomial name
Arapaima gigas (Schinz, 1822)

The arapaima, pirarucu, or paiche (Arapaima gigas) is a South American tropical freshwater fish. It is a living fossil and one of the largest freshwater fishes in the world.

Anatomy and morphology

Arapaima shown in its full length.

Arapaima can reach lengths of more than 2 m (6.6 ft), in some exceptional cases even more than 2.5 m (8.2 ft) and over 100 kg (220 lbs). The often cited maximum length of 4.5 m (14.8 ft)^[2][3] comes from a single second-hand-report from the first half of the nineteenth century, and is not confirmed. The maximum-cited weight for the species is 200 kg (440 lbs). As one of the most sought after food fish species in South America, it is often captured primarily by handheld nets for export, by spearfishing for local consumption, and, consequently, large arapaima of more than 2 m are seldom found in the wild today.

 Fishing

Commercial fishing of the arapaima has been banned by the Brazilian government due to its commercial extinction. Fishing is allowed only in certain remote areas of the Amazon basin, and must be catch-and-release, or harvesting by native peoples for consumption. Because the arapaima produces "large, boneless fish steaks",^[4] it is considered a delicacy; some 7000 tons per year were taken from 1918 to 1924, the height of its commercial fishing. The demand for the arapaima has led to farming of the fish by the "ribeirinhos" (as Brazilians call those living on the riverbanks).^[5]

 Ecology

The diet of the arapaima consists of fish, crustaceans, even small land animals that walk near the shore. The fish is an air-breather, using its labyrinth organ, which is rich in blood vessels and opens into the fish's mouth,^[6] an advantage in oxygen-deprived water that is often found in the Amazon River. This fish is therefore able to survive in oxbow lakes with dissolved oxygen as low as 0.5 ppm. In the wetlands of the Araguaia, one of the most important refuges for this species, it is the top predator in such lakes during the low water season, when the lakes are isolated from the rivers and oxygen levels drop, rendering its prey lethargic and vulnerable.

 Reproduction

Due to the geographic range that arapaima inhabit, the animal's life cycle is greatly affected by the seasonal flooding that occurs. The arapaima lays its eggs during the months when the water levels are low or beginning to rise. They build a nest approximately 50 cm wide and 15 cm deep, usually in muddy bottomed areas. As the water rises the eggs hatch and the offspring have the flood season to prosper, during the months of May to August. Therefore, the yearly spawning is regulated seasonally. The arapaima male is supposed to be a mouthbrooder, like its relative the Osteoglossum, meaning the young are protected in its mouth until they are older. The female arapaima helps to protect the male and the young by circling them and fending off potential predators.

In his book The Whispering Land, naturalist Gerald Durrell reports hearing the tale in Argentina that female arapaima have been seen secreting a white substance from a gland in the head and that their young have been noted seemingly feeding on the substance.

 Evolutionary history

Fossils of arapaima or a very similar species have been found in the Miocene Villavieja Formation of Colombia.^[7]

 Importance to humans

Arapaima depicted on a 1954 postage stamp of British Guiana.

The arapaima is hunted and utilized in many ways by local human populations. Arapaima are harpooned or caught in large nets, and the meat is said to be delicious. Since the arapaima needs to swim up to breathe air, traditional arapaima fishers often catch them by first harpooning them and then clubbing them dead. One individual can yield as much as 70 kg of meat.

The arapaima has also been introduced for fishing in Thailand and Malaysia. Fishing for this species in Thailand can be done in several lakes, where one often sees arapaima over 150 kg landed and then released.

Special care is needed when dealing with these fish as, since they are large, they can be hard to handle. With catch and release after the fish is landed, it must be held for 5 minutes until it takes a breath. The fish has a large blood vessel running down its spine and lifting the fish clear of the water for trophy shots can rupture this vessel causing death. Arapaimas are also known to leap out of the water if they feel constrained by their environment or harassed.

It is also considered an aquarium fish, although it obviously requires a large tank and ample resources. In addition, this animal appears in the pet trade, although keeping an arapaima correctly requires a large tank and can prove quite difficult.

The tongue of this fish is thought to have medicinal qualities in South America. It is dried and combined with guarana bark, which is grated and mixed into water. Doses of this are given to kill intestinal worms. In addition, the arapaima's bony tongue is often used to scrape cylinders of dried guarana, an ingredient in some beverages, and the bony scales are used as nail files.

In the Amazon region, the locals often salt and dry the meat, rolling it into a cigar-style package that is then tied, and can be stored for a long time without rotting, which is very important in a region where few have a fridge or freezer. This is often referred to as the "Cod of the Amazon", and can be prepared in the same way as the traditional salted cod is prepared.

In July 2009, some villagers who live around Kenyir Lake in Terengganu, Malaysia, reported sighting the arapaima gigas. The "Kenyir Monster," or "dragon fish" as the locals call it, was claimed to be responsible for the mysterious drowning of two men on June 17.^[8]

 In popular culture

• A pirarucu is caught and eaten in a season seven episode of Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations.
• The pirarucu is an objective catch in the video game Fisherman's Bait 2: Big Ol' Bass, on the Amazonia stage.
• In the Nintendo video game Animal Crossing and subsequent sequels, the arapaima is one of the rarest catches.
• In the PC game The Amazon Trail II the Arapaima (called Pirarucu in the game) sometimes appears while spearfishing. It is one of the largest fish in the game, and only appears once in any one fishing session.
• The arapaima can be found in the Nokia NGage title Hooked On: Creatures of the Deep at the game's Thailand resort Top Cats.
• In the Street Fighter II games, a large arapaima is seen hanging in the background of Blanka's stage in Brazil, with an anaconda and the Amazon River. In Super Street Fighter IV, one of Blanka's win quotes states that he prefers "the taste of a nice pirarucu."
• In the video games Petz: Dogz 2 and Petz: Catz 2 for the Wii and PlayStation 2, the Arapaima is found in Gongoro Peak. There is also a Golden Arapaima, which is one of the rarest catches.
• Sri Lanka's Zoological Gardens located in Dehiwala also has several specimens listed as "The World's largest freshwater fish".
• This creature is seen in Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep at the Cortica River in the Amazon Rainforest.
• It was fished for in Extreme Fishing with Robson Green with a harpoon (1 November 2010).
• The arapaima was in the River Monsters episode "Amazon Assassin". Also, in the season finale of the show's fourth season, host Jeremy Wade caught another Arapaima in Guyana. DNA testing done on a scale sample from the fish suggests that it may possibly be a new species.
• In the anime Sora no Otoshimono, this fish was mentioned after being caught and transported by one of the characters from Brazil to Japan.
• Paiche was featured as the secret ingredient on Iron Chef America on February 19, 2012.

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  Arapaima at the Shedd Aquarium
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  Arapaima at the Manila Ocean Park
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  Arapaima at the Cologne Zoological Garden
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  Arapaima at the zoo (Sea aquarium) in Sevastopol

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Real Ghost Stories

The Haunted Woods

By Kotey McCall

I have had many strange experiences in and around my home, however most have occurred in the woods near my house such as a ghostly confederate flag waving on the top of a hill where I had just come from, also I have seen dogs running through the woods late at night passing through trees as if they were not there.
My most creepy experience was not very scary, I had come down to a pond in the woods to try and catch some fish I had done this many times and was used to the random noises, then seemingly out of thin air an elderly man came up and talked with me, after talking for a little while he walked away to try fishing himself, I glanced over a few times and noticed there was no splash and simply ignored it. The final time I glanced over I noticed him walking towards the highway on the far side of the pond when suddenly he disappeared. This was VERY creepy as I had been talking with him not long before.
Also I have a friend that lives directly across the road from those woods who has seen strange things running through the field. I have witnessed many strange occurrences around my neighborhood, I have an aunt who committed suicide on the other side of the block, my father's grandparents lived in my house all their lives and I have seen them many times, the most recent was a few nights ago when my family was sleeping in our living room, my dad was sleeping in his chair on the far side of the room and they were standing directly over him looking at us so I went back to sleep.


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Gar(Gar Family)

This article is about North American freshwater fish of the family Lepisosteidae. For other uses, see Gar (disambiguation).

Gar Temporal range: Late Cretaceous–Recent PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N [1]
Lepisosteus oculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Lepisosteiformes O. P. Hay, 1929
Family:	Lepisosteidae Cuvier, 1825
Genera
Atractosteus Lepisosteus

In American English the name gar (or garpike) is strictly applied to members of the Lepisosteidae, a family including seven living species of fish in two genera that inhabit fresh, brackish, and occasionally marine, waters of eastern North America, Central America, and the Caribbean islands.^[2][3]

[edit] Etymology

In British English the name gar was originally used for a species of needlefish, Belone belone, found in the North Atlantic, itself likely named after the Old English word gar meaning "spear".^[4] Belone belone is now more commonly referred to as the "garfish" or "gar fish" to avoid confusion with the North American gars of the family Lepisosteidae.^[5] Confusingly, the name "garfish" is commonly used for a number of other species of the related genera Strongylura, Tylosurus and Xenentodon of the family Belonidae as well as of some more distantly related genera in the suborder Belonoidei.^[6]
The genus name Lepisosteus comes from the Greek lepis meaning "scale" and osteon meaning "bone".^[7] Atractosteus is similarly derived from Greek, in this case from atraktos, meaning "arrow".^[8]

 Distribution

The gars are members of the Lepisosteiformes (or Semionotiformes), an ancient order of "primitive" ray-finned fish; fossils from this order are known from the late Cretaceous onwards. Fossil gars are found in Europe, South America, and North America, indicating that in times past these fish had a wider distribution than they do today. Gars are considered to be a remnant of a group of rather primitive bony fish that flourished in the Mesozoic, and are most closely related to the bowfin, another archaic fish now found only in North America. There are many species of gar, including the alligator gar that can exceed 10 feet in length.

 Anatomy and morphology

Large gar at the Shedd Aquarium

Gar bodies are elongated, heavily armored with ganoid scales, and fronted by similarly elongated jaws filled with long sharp teeth. Their tails are heterocercal, and the dorsal fins are close to the tail.^[9] As their vascularised swim bladders can function as lungs,^[1] most gars surface periodically to take a gulp of air, doing so more frequently in stagnant or warm water when the concentration of oxygen in the water is low. They also appear to surface in fast moving rapids. As a result, they are extremely hardy and able to tolerate conditions that would kill most other fish.
All the gars are relatively large fish, but the alligator gar Atractosteus spatula is the largest, as specimens having been recorded up to 3 metres (9.8 ft) in length.^[10]Even the smaller species, such as Lepisosteus oculatus, are large, commonly reaching lengths of over 60 centimetres (2.0 ft), and sometimes much more.^[11]

 Ecology

A Gar jumps from the water to eat a horsefly.

Gars tend to be slow moving fish except when striking at their prey. They prefer the shallow and weedy areas of rivers, lakes, and bayous often congregating in small groups.^[2] They are voracious predators, catching their prey with their needle-like teeth, obtaining with a sideways strike of the head.^[11] Gars feed extensively on smaller fish and invertebrates such as crabs.^[10] Gars are found across all of North America (for example Lepisosteus osseus).^[2] Although gars are primarily found in freshwater habitats several species enter brackish waters and a few, most notably Atractosteus tristoechus, are sometimes found in the sea. Some gars travel from lakes and rivers through sewers to get to ponds.^[2][12]

 Species

Atractosteus fossil

Atractosteus africanus fossils

The gar family contains seven species, in two genera:^[1]
Family Lepisoteidae

• Genus Atractosteus Rafinesque, 1820
  • Atractosteus spatula (Lacépède, 1803) (Alligator gar)
  • Atractosteus tristoechus (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Cuban gar)
  • Atractosteus tropicus Gill, 1863 (Tropical gar)
• Genus Lepisosteus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Lepisosteus oculatus Winchell, 1864 (Spotted gar)
  • Lepisosteus osseus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Longnose gar)
  • Lepisosteus platostomus Rafinesque, 1820 (Shortnose gar)
  • Lepisosteus platyrhincus DeKay, 1842 (Florida gar)

 Significance to humans

A Lepisosteus

 

 

 

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Hutchwilco safety

Hutchwilco safety

By Grant Blair 15/12/2011

When your life depends on it, you don't want anything but a lifejacket that you have 100% confidence in.
Hutchwilco life jackets come with a stamp of authority and are endorsed by the New Zealand Maritime safety Authority and are proven to work.




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Train cars derail into the Thompson River

Train cars derail into the Thompson River, British Colombia, chemicals spilled

Saturday, July 5, 2008

Overview of the Thompson River's path. Lytton is center-bottom-left on the map

Chemicals in the Thompson River were said to be found after four Canadian Pacific Railway (CP Rail) cars containing chemicals derailed near Lytton, British Columbia, Canada on Tuesday night.

The derailment occurred just northeast of Lytton when a landslide hit in the middle of a freight train with about 100 cars at around 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 UTC) Tuesday evening. One car remained on the tracks, another was on a river bank, and two were submerged in the Thompson, one of them fully submerged and the other partially submerged. CP states that the cars were carrying the chemical ethylene glycol, commonly found in products such as antifreeze and windshield washer fluid. Glycol is water soluble and biodegradable but is causing concern to local fisheries and people dependent on aquatic life survival. Even though there is not enough chemical to be toxic after dilution in the water, there is still expressed concern that it may cause additional stress to aquatic life.

CN Rail's path across the North Thompson River

Despite protective measures, like a protective double hull, investigations found that broken valves and holes are causing the chemical to leak into the river. CP Rail originally denied that any chemical was leaking, but is now driving efforts to plug the leaks.

The Thompson River is a tributary of the larger Fraser River. The area is sensitive to harm because migrating salmon pass through and are in already in dwindling numbers in recent years.

 

 Sources

• Olivier, Cassidy and Couture, Joe. "CP Rail to plug holes in derailed tank cars lying in B.C. river" — CanWest News Service, July 4, 2008
• Paperny, Anna Mehler. "Derailment leaks toxic chemical into Thompson" — The Globe and Mail, July 4, 2008
• Lai, Tim. "Glycol leaks from rail cars into Thompson" — The Vancouver Sun, July 4, 2008
• "CP train derails along Thompson River" — The StarPhoenix, July 3, 2008

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Jelajah Joran 2012 - S02E08

NZ Fishing News May 2012 issue

NZ Fishing News May 2012 issue

By Grant Blair 02/05/2012

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The dominant event for May is the Hutchwilco NZ Boat Show, to be held at the ASB Showgrounds, Auckland mid-month, May 17-20.
This is when the best of the best is on display, especially in the trailerboat market. Each year the boat show awards are made and these are hotly contested, and after the winners announced, even more hotly debated. The awards are not without their controversies, especially as there can only be one winner.
The show is not just about boats. There is plenty for the diving and fishing enthusiasts as well. Ask the Experts gives show patrons an opportunity to discuss the latest trends and techniques with those in the know, and the ‘tackle supermarket’ is another popular feature for visitors hunting out that end of season bargain.
This month’s edition contains a 10-page feature on the show which highlights some of the features as well as details on a great subscription offer where everyone is a winner on the ‘world famous in New Zealand’ Spin and Win wheel.
There is plenty of other reading in this month’s edition. In the news section there are two pieces on new world record swordfish claims. The boats will be familiar names to you – Primetime and Western Break.
Continuing on the gamefishing theme, Graeme ‘Bonze’ Fleet highlights a recent trip across the ditch to contest the Aussie interclub event out of Port Stephens – a bit like our NZSFC nationals except they are fished as a one base. Mark Kitteridge attends the first of the magazine’s ‘Marlin University’ trip aboard Arenui in this month’s Charter Connection.
Snapper fishing all around the North Island continues to produce excellent results. Mark Kitteridge and Mark ‘The Captain’ Phillips give us their spin on soft baits and hard bodies lures specifically. Mark Kitteridge looks at line angle and how it affects lure action while The Captain shares some techniques on deploying hard bodied lures – who would have thought of down rigging for snapper!
Kayak specialist Stephen Tapp offers readers his list of seven ‘must have’ items for any trip while Adam Clancey suggests some ‘beaut’ bait alternatives. Crayfish for bait – you have to be kidding!
For those who like their action offshore, Sam Mossman highlights a recent summer trip to Rarotonga while spearfisher Darren Shields ‘discovers’ the Trench’ on a trip to Hawaii.
Appropriately, this being the boat show issue, we cover off two highly spec’d fishing craft.
Both were written by Sam Mossman. The first looks at a particularly well-appointed 7.5 metre White Pointer Ramoe. This craft has everything that opens and shuts and is stacked full of features. Similarly the Trailerboat Trial this month spotlights Adam Clancey’s Profile 585 Centre Console. Used as the filming platform for much of Adam’s Black Magic Fishing NZ programme, this craft has some innovative ideas to help making fishing more pleasurable and successful.
For the surfcasters, Andrew Macleod gives his considered and well documented arguments for the best moon phases to fish – something that has relevance to all anglers.
Added to the above are all the usual columnists – Silver Flies, Casting About, Fair Chase, Southern Currents, Surfcasting for Beginners and like. Enjoy your reading and if you are heading to the Hutchwilco NZ Boat Show, please don’t hesitate to call at the NZ Fishing News stand for a chat.
If duckshooting is your game, good luck and safe hunting for the 2012 season.


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Kuta(Fishing Destination)

Kuta
Kuta mainstreet
Kuta Location in Bali
Kuta Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 8°44′S 115°10′E / 8.733°S 115.167°E / -8.733; 115.167
Country	Indonesia
Province	Bali

Kuta Beach viewed from Seminyak.

Kuta is administratively a district (kecamatan) and subdistrict/village (kelurahan) in southern Bali, Indonesia.^[1] A former fishing village, it was one of the first towns on Bali to see substantial tourist development, and as a beach resort remains one of Indonesia's major tourist destinations. It is known internationally for its long sandy beach, varied accommodation, many restaurants and bars, and many renowned surfers who visit from Australia. It is located near Bali's Ngurah Rai Airport.

Kuta was the site of the October 12, 2002 1st Bali bombing (202 killed) and the October 1, 2005 2nd Bali bombing (26 killed).

The Balinese Provincial Government have taken the view that the preservation of the Balinese culture, natural resources and wildlife are of primary importance in the development of the island. To this end they have limited tourist development to the peninsula on the extreme southern aspect of the island; Kuta beach is on the western side of this peninsula and Sanur is on the east. To the north of the peninsula no new tourist development is supposedly permitted.^{[citation needed]}.

To the south, Kuta Beach extends beyond the airport into Jimbaran. Other nearby towns and villages include Seseh (6.4 nm), Denpasar (4.5 nm), Ujung (1.8 nm), Pesanggaran (2.0 nm), Kedonganan (2.9 nm) and Tuban (1.0 nm).

 Administration

Kuta beach.

Surfing in Kuta.

Kuta Square

Kuta District (Indonesian:Kecamatan Kuta) covers subdistricts/villages (Indonesian:Kelurahan/Desa) of Kuta Village, Legian, Seminyak, Kedonganan, and Tuban. Furthermore Badung Regency has 3 districts with the name Kuta: Kuta, Kuta South District Kecamatan Kuta Selatan (Jimbaran and the whole Nusa Dua peninsula), and Kuta North District Kecamatan Kuta Utara (villages of Kerobokan Klod, Kerobokan, Kerobokan Kaja, Tibu Beneng, Canggu and Dalung).

Kuta is now the center of an extensive tourist-oriented urban area that merges into the neighboring towns. Legian, to the north, is the commercial hub of Kuta and the site of many restaurants and entertainment spots. Most of the area's big beachfront hotels are in the southern section of Tuban.

Legian and Seminyak are northern extensions of Kuta along Jl. Legian and Jl. Basangkasa. They are somewhat quieter suburbs with cottage-style accommodations, where many of the expat crowd live. Also to the north are Petitenget, Berawa, Canggu, and Seseh — new and quieter continuations of Kuta's beach. They are easy to reach through Abian Timbul or Denpasar and Kerobokan. Several large hotels are located in this area: the Oberoi Bali, Hard Rock Hotel Bali, the Intan Bali Village, the Legian in Petitenget, the Dewata Beach and the Bali Sani Suites in Berawa.

 Bali bombing memorial

After the first Bali Bombing in 2002 at Kuta, a permanent memorial was built on the site of the destroyed Paddy's Pub on Legian Street. (A new bar, named "Paddy's: Reloaded", was reopened further along Legian Street.) The memorial is made of intricately carved stone, set with a large marble plaque, which bears the names and nationalities of each of those killed. It is flanked by the national flags of the victims. The monument is well-maintained and illuminated at night.

The memorial was dedicated on 12 October 2004, the second anniversary of the attack. The dedication included a Balinese Hindu ceremony and the opportunity for mourners to lay flowers and other offerings. The Australian ambassador and Indonesian officials attended the ceremony as most of the victims were Australians.

The Balinese mark their commitment in a nine-day long event. After major cleansing ceremonies, establishing a memorial for the lost lives, and paying respect to those who left loved ones behind, the people of Kuta look forward to restoring Bali’s image through an event named "Kuta Karnival — A Celebration of Life”. The community event consists of traditional art performances such as Balinese Sunset Dances, sports on the beach as well as in the water for young and old plus rows and rows of culinary displays along the one kilometre of sandy beach.

In line with the return of tourism to Kuta, Kuta Karnival has grown into a tourism promotional event with major coverage from television and newspapers from across the globe. Companies, embassies, Non-Government Organizations, associations and even individuals come forth to get involved in the various events such as a Balinese dance competition presented by a surf-wear company, an environment exhibition presented by an embassy, a fun cycle presented by a group of individuals, a seminar presented by an association and a parade on the streets presented by an NGO. Tourists and locals alike, more than ninety thousand people participates in the numerous events, year after year.

A repeated tragedy in Bali in 2005 did not reduce the Kuta community’s determination to carry out this annual event. Kuta Karnival is conducted to commemorate and give respect to the victims of human violence and show the world the true spirit of local community survival despite terrorism attacks.

 Wall of Kuta Beach

Costing Rp.4 billion ($0.47 million), a two-meter white sandstone fence was built along the road to block the sand from blowing to the cafes and restaurants, so tourists cannot see the white sandy beach of Kuta while they walk along the road or sit in the nearby cafes. Some tourists dislike it as it is considered ruining the beach view, while some others believe the wall help dampens the sounds from the congested traffic street.^[2] To make the beach cleaner, as of late August 2011, the vendors are prohibited to sell food at the Kuta Beach, but they are still allowed to sell beverages and souvenirs.^[3]

 In popular culture

Kuta is mentioned in "I've Been To Bali Too", the single by Australian folk-rock band Redgum from their 1984 album Frontline.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/

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