What is a Fox Willie?
Miller’s Landing welcomes an addition to the crew View this email in your browser We had to do it. Folks, all great things come to an end. Sometimes, that means an amazing opportunity for a new beginning and we think this is one of those times. We have arranged to replace our tried and true 6 passenger fishing platform the Michael C with a brand new custom built inspected landing craft. For those that loved the Michael C, that doesn’t mean she’s getting put on the shelf – it just means we had to face the facts with the soon to come cost of a repower, and it boiled down to the hard truth that replacement was a smarter choice. This boat – a high tunnel, high speed, USCG inspected passenger transporting aluminum catamaran has been designed through collaboration with…
FISHING FOR SNOT = HEALTHY SALMON?
We do everything at Miller’s Landing. From commercial marine assistance (need a tow? run out of fuel? can’t dock your boat?), freight transport (building a cabin somewhere?), to supporting the local marine science community: we’ll figure out how to apply our resources to your needs. Jen Questel & Ayla Doubleday, academics at large at the University of Alaska Fairbanks working with Russel Hopcroft stopped in to do some impromptu pteropod tows with the ring net seen above. We loaded up with what looks like a cod end full of snot after two short tows, and they were on the way to Fairbanks in no time. Once in Fairbanks, Dr. Hopcroft and graduate student Doubleday will experiment with these tiny critters in an attempt to keep them happy under laboratory conditions. This is done in order to measure a rate of…
Contemplating Ice
You’re doing it anyway. Even from armchairs and flat screen televisions and behind giant cups of coffee: We live in an age where you’re forced to have an opinion on… well… frozen water. Whatever your stance on climate change, these glaciers are beautiful, and they’re receding, and you should make it a point to go see…
Aialik Bay and Northwestern Fjord are truly incredible places – But don’t take our word for it!
A fantastic thing has happened in the way of some really great industry feedback lately. The ladies from Alaska Adventure Chicks have written a fantastic account of their day trip to Aialik Bay on the Michael A, and made a pretty fun video to boot! Check it out! Photograph by Myron Rosenberg, ©️, All rights…