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Alaska Marine Safety Educ

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Name: Alaska Marine Safety Educ

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

AMSEA course teaches injury prevention

Ergonomic injuries, also often referred to as musculoskeletal disorders, are very common among commercial fishermen, but a new workshop offered by the Alaska Marine Safety Education Association offers plenty of tips on prevention.Ergonomics is the science ... [Published Cordova Times - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Teaching, Alaska Marine Safety Educ, musculoskeletal, Oxygen

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 2 reports

Research reveals crab secrets

Did you know that red king crabs are cannibals and eat their babies, but blue king crabs do not? Or that deep water golden king crabs along the Aleutian Islands are almost indestructible and appear to resist the effects of ocean acidification?Those are ... [Published Tundra Drums - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: King Crab, Bering Sea, Bristol

First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 1 reports

Fish factor: Crab research looks at population trends

Did you know that red king crabs are cannibals and eat their babies, but blue king crabs do not? Or that deep-water golden king crabs along the Aleutian Islands are almost indestructible and appear to resist the effects of ocean acidification?Those are ... [Published Capital City Weekly - Apr 17 2013]

Entities: King Crab, CRAB, Bering Sea, Bristol

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"Adopt ergo principles for your fishery. Think about a job analysis to make the job easier-analyze each step in the process. Think about how to make work more comfortable. Think about how to be more efficient. Develop the attitude that you can make better changes."

AMSEA course teaches injury prevention [Published Cordova Times - Apr 19 2013]

...To find out what they are eating helps us understand what's out there," said Bob Foy, director of the NOAA/Kodiak lab. "It helps us understand if the environment is producing enough food to the bottom of the ocean. What they've found in the Bering Sea is that there are cycles. If we understand the production of the ocean ecosystem, it can help predict how well the crab stocks might do."

Fish factor: Crab research looks at population trends [Published Capital City Weekly - Apr 17 2013]