FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Adams Named Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute Chairman Juneau, Alaska – May 14, 2013 Alaska fisherman and commercial fisheries activist, Kevin Adams, was elected Chairman at the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) Board of Directors Meeting on May 9th in Anchorage. The Governor appointed board consists of seven members: five seafood processors [...]
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ASMI Conducts RFM Chain of Custody Certification Workshop
04/25/13 – 11:23 am
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ASMI Conducts RFM Chain of Custody Certification Workshop Juneau, Alaska. April 24, 2013 – The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) is sponsoring a FAO-Based Responsible Fisheries Management (RFM) Chain of Custody Certification Group Workshop on May 9th and individual appointments on May 10th in Anchorage, AK. The workshop and appointments are [...]
2013 Great Alaska Seafood Cook Off
03/08/13 – 12:06 pm
Chefs Wanted for 2013 Great Alaska Seafood Cook Off The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute is looking to crown the next king or queen of Alaska seafood. The institute is hosting the Great Alaska Seafood Cook-Off May 8 in Anchorage and inviting chefs from around the state to enter the competition to compete head-to-head for [...]
Nation’s Largest Sustainable Fishery Opens Sunday in Alaska
01/25/13 – 10:26 am
Juneau, Alaska (January 18, 2013): The harvest season for Alaska pollock, the nation’s largest fishery, opens Sunday, January 20. The 2013 Alaska pollock Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands and Gulf of Alaska is 1,387,146 metric tons, 3.8% higher than last year’s TAC of 1,335,944 metric tons. Alaska pollock accounts for approximately [...]
Alaska King and Snow Crab Fishing Opens in Bristol Bay and the Bering Sea
10/15/12 – 9:47 am
Juneau, Alaska (October 15, 2012): Today the State of Alaska officially opens the 2012/2013 harvest season for Bristol Bay red king crab, St. Matthew Island blue king crab, and Bering Sea snow crab, three legendary and sought-after varieties of seafood. Together, the Bering Sea snow crab and Bristol Bay red king crab fisheries typically account [...]
Alaska’s Abundance Feeds National Seafood Month
10/01/12 – 8:52 am
October is National Seafood Month and there is no better time to celebrate the unparalleled bounty of wild Alaska seafood. With 34,000 miles of coastline—more than the rest of the country combined—Alaska provides over half of the seafood harvested domestically each year, and our fishing industry is always working to innovate harvesting and processing techniques [...]
ALASKA’S FALL PACIFIC COD SEASON OPENS TODAY
08/31/12 – 8:12 am
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Juneau, Alaska (August 31, 2012): The fall or “B” season for the Alaska cod jig fishery in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands opens today. Fisheries for hook and line, pot, and trawl gear open in the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and Gulf of Alaska tomorrow, September 1st, 2012. The U.S. Pacific cod fishery is [...]
ALASKA’S SUMMER SALMON SEASON OFFICIALLY OPEN PROJECTED HARVEST DEMONSTRATES ONGOING SUCCESS OF RESPONSIBLE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
05/14/12 – 1:16 pm
May 11, 2012 | Juneau, Alaska: The summer season for wild Alaska salmon has officially opened with a projected harvest of 132 million fish. Should the actual harvest match or exceed this figure, 2012 will mark the 25th consecutive year of a harvest in excess of 100 million salmon. While initial openings are amongst the smaller troll-caught salmon [...]
ALASKA KING AND SNOW CRAB FISHERIES CERTIFIED TO FAO-BASED RESPONSIBLE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT STANDARD
04/23/12 – 10:03 am
Juneau, Alaska. April 22, 2012 – Following a twelve month fishery assessment period, a Global Trust Certification Committee met on April 16th 2012 and formally certified that the management system of the U.S. Alaska King and Snow Crab Bering Sea Commercial Fisheries** have met the FAO-Based Responsible Fisheries Management (RFM) Certification Standard. The Alaska Seafood [...]
ALASKA’S HALIBUT AND BLACK COD SEASON OPENS TOMORROW
03/19/12 – 9:33 am
Juneau, Alaska. March 16, 2012 – The 2012 wild Alaska halibut and black cod (sablefish) season opens tomorrow, March 17, 2012. Statewide catch limits for Alaska halibut and black cod are set at over 25 million pounds and over 35 million pounds, respectively (NOAA, 2012). Alaska is home to over 95% of the Pacific halibut, [...]