Retail Chefs Wow in the ASMI Alaska Seafood Prepared Foods Challenge Juneau, Alaska (December 11, 2012): The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) is delighted to announce the winners of the inaugural Alaska Seafood Prepared Foods Challenge. Designed to celebrate both National Seafood Month and the retail culinary professionals who prepare delicious, healthy food for [...]
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Catch Holiday Customers with the Unparalleled Luxury of Wild Alaska Seafood
11/26/12 – 11:22 am
ASMI offers new “Seafood to Celebrate” promotional materials for the holidays Juneau, Alaska (November 26, 2012): With customers gathering for parties and longing for cold-weather comfort food, winter is the perfect season to promote premium wild Alaska seafood. Alaska seafood doesn’t simply offer outstanding purity and flavor—it also brings unbeatable brand recognition, and the [...]
ALASKA’S FALL PACIFIC COD SEASON OPENS TODAY
08/31/12 – 8:30 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 [...]
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, [...]
ALASKA SALMON PROCESSORS PULL BACK FROM MSC, FAO-BASED CERTIFICATION GETS A BOOST
01/18/12 – 8:59 am
Juneau, Alaska. January 18, 2012 –The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) has been notified that Alaska salmon processors are phasing out their funding for certification of the Alaska salmon fishery to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard. Alaska General Seafoods, E&E Seafoods, Icicle Seafoods, Kwik’Pak Fisheries, North Pacific Seafoods, Ocean Beauty Seafoods, Peter Pan [...]
Chefs Wanted for 2012 Great Alaska Seafood Cook-Off
01/05/12 – 9:34 am
Juneau, Alaska. December 29, 2011 – 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 14, 2012 in Anchorage and inviting chefs from around the state to enter the competition to compete head-to-head for the honor of [...]
World’s Largest Sustainable Fishery Is Certified To The Highest Standard
12/13/11 – 8:57 am
Juneau, Alaska. December 13, 2011 – Alaska pollock, the world’s largest sustainable fishery, has received certification for Responsible Fisheries Management indicating that it fully conforms to the international guidelines set by the United Nation’s Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO). Alaska’s pollock fishery has always been a source of innovation within the seafood industry and this [...]
ALASKA’S KING AND SNOW CRAB SEASON OPENS TOMORROW
10/14/11 – 8:27 am
Juneau, Alaska. October 14, 2011 – The 2011-2012 harvest season for two of Alaska’s signature wild crab fisheries— Alaska king crab and Alaska snow crab—opens tomorrow, October 15th. Alaska king and snow crab, like all species of seafood from Alaska, are managed for sustainability. Scientists use the latest available scientific data to establish harvest levels [...]