Support the Sea Shepherd - buy one of their t-shirts.

Thes giy's are doing a great job protecting our oceans and they need all the support they can get. One way to support "The Sea Shepherd" project is to buy one of their t-shirts - check out their collection through this direct link to their WEBSHOP

Want to join the Cove Guardians 2012-2013

August 10, 2012

From the Sea Shepherd website 

Operation Infinite Patience: Cove Guardians 2012-2013

The dolphins need you.  Sea Shepherd is gearing up for our annual dolphin defense campaign Operation Infinite Patience 2012-2013. Cove Guardian volunteers are needed.  We need volunteers to travel to Taiji, Japan and we need volunteers around the globe to engage the Japanese government.

The dolphin slaughter continues in Taiji, Japan.  We have slowed it down these past two years, but dolphins continue to be driven into the Cove for capture and slaughter.  Until the slaughter ends, we will not stop! We will display our Infinite Patience.

The drive hunt season is set to begin on September 1, 2012, and continue through February or March 2013.  Here is your chance to participate.  We need volunteers to join us on the ground in Taiji.  Want to be a Cove Guardian?  We know that our presence on the ground costs the Japanese government a significant of money and the greater our presence; the more expensive it becomes for them.

The Japanese authorities are getting desperate. Just this past season Cove Guardian Erwin Vermeulen was detained by the Japanese Government for 64 days and forced to stand trial for a crime he did not commit. This trial cost the Japanese government a significant amount of money. The judge found Vermeulen not guilty and the government of Japan was forced to pay him $10,000 USD for wrongful incarceration. Acquittals are essentially unknown in Japan thus demonstrating how little evidence existed to support the case. Vermeulen donated all funds to Sea Shepherd.

If you cannot become a Cove Guardian in Taiji your participation is still critical.  We need dedicated and passionate supporters all over the world to follow our tweets4taiji on Twitter and other information coming out of the campaign. Your continued efforts to contact the Japanese embassies and consulates and inform them of how offensive this slaughter is and how it damages Japan’s reputation is as important as ever.

We know that our presence and the communications to the Japanese embassies and consulates reduced the number of dolphins killed these past two years.

Not everyone who wants to crew for Sea Shepherd can take the time needed for an Antarctic campaign, nor is it possible for everyone who applies for ship’s crew to be selected. However, with very few exceptions, most Cove Guardian applications are accepted.  While this is a relatively easy campaign to join, be aware that it can be emotionally difficult and financially expensive.  It is not something to act upon lightly.  It is important work and we must stand tall and strong in the face of this horrific slaughter -until it ends. Many Cove Guardian volunteers return to Taiji and others have gone on to crew on our ship-based campaigns.

Think you have what it takes to practice Infinite Patience in Taiji?  Write to Scott West atcoveguardian@seashepherd.org and request a Cove Guardian application package.

New really great edition of Flymage out now

New really, really GREAT edition of Flymage out now - check it out this direct link 


The guy's have created a really nice edition once again - huge congrats from Pool 32 to my "fellow publishing brothers" :)
Keep it coming guy's - you made an absolutely brilliant job, I really liked it.


Her is a couple of shot from an article about sea trout fishing in Denmark - which I of course liked a lot. Yehaaaa !!! 

"Trutta" - Video Trailer from Flymage Magazine on Vimeo.

New great edition of Blood Knot out now.

They did it again !!! - New great edition of Blood Knot Mag is out now, this time it' is a green issue, which I really like, brilliant idea Guy's. It's filled up with information, videos, and great green content, and reaches from a fun side to a much more serious angle.
So if you haven't signed up yet - then what are you waiting for!!! -  if free and it's very easy, just a couple of clicks and you are set to get some serious fly fishing content in your mailbox. Use these two direct links to this new really great Green edition and sign up page.

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Here is just a couple of shots showing what you can expect from this "Great Green edition" of Blood Knot Magazine.

Loved this one - keep it coming :)

Very interesting mail from Alexandra Morton

Hello The salmon farming industry is in deep financial trouble and their BC operations appear to be making their problems worse.

Here is what the CEO's and Analysts are saying. http://alexandramorton.typepad.com/alexandra_morton/2012/06/how-viable-is-salmon-farming-.html

Is government covering up the serious European disease issue in BC waters to protect an industry in deep trouble? I would be interested in hearing thoughts on the contents of this blog from anyone familiar with the world of global corporate finance.
Thank you.
Alexandra Morton

Family eats salmon covered in worms....

Family eats HEB salmon covered in worms: kxan.com

Salmon Wars- Salmon Farms, Wild Fish and the Future of Communities

What will it take.....

This place I simply have to visit one day

“The Tongass is America’s salmon forest and one of the few places in the world where wild salmon and trout still thrive. Some 65 percent of  Tongass salmon and trout habitat is not Congressionally protected at the watershed scale, and is currently open to development activities that could harm fish. It’s time for Congress to better protect the richest resource of the Tongass: wild salmon.”

Tim Bristol
Trout Unlimited, Alaska Program Director

Check out their website : The Tongas

Getting ready for the fly fishing show.....

It's time to open the door to new exhibitors, but we wanted to give our "seasoned" exhibitors one more opportunity to reserve your space at the shows.

Search your desk for the 2013 Fly Fishing Show Exhibitor Contract and send it in now to reserve your favorite spot at each show location.  Whether you require a larger booth space, a corner, and proximity to the casting pond (or bathroom), we'll help you get what you want.  

Contact us if you have any questions.  We look forward to hearing from you!

Sincerely,

Chuck Furimsky

The Fly Fishing Show