Alaska PWS, Cook Inlet sockeye catch exceeded harvest projections Cordova Times by Margaret Bauman - September 4, 2024
As the sockeye salmon harvest season comes to a close, only Bristol Bay, Prince William Sound and Cook Inlet surpassed their pre-season predictions, with harvests of 31.1 million, 3.1 million and 2 million reds respectively. https://thecordovatimes.com/2024/09/04/sockeye-exceeded-harvest-predictions/
Labeling and Marketing ASMI Report Indicates Increasing Interest in Seafood Consumption Fishermen's News - September 4, 2024 A new domestic marketing report featuring food industry research by industry insights provider Technomic indicates increasing interest in seafood consumption by consumers dining out. https://fishermensnews.com/asmi-report-indicates-increasing-interest-in-seafood-consumption/ Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers: Putting Yourself in the Shoes of Your Consumer Perishable News by Craig Morris, Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers Seafood - September 5, 2024 On a recent trade mission to Colombia, which was hosted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) and was championed by U.S. Under-Secretary for Trade, Alexis Taylor, I had an epiphany: if we truly want to expand the reach and presence of Wild Alaska Pollock abroad, we have to stop putting our product into the forms we want it in, and instead focus on the product forms that our consumers want it in. Put simply, we have to put ourselves in the shoes of our consumers, in each individual market, and position Wild Alaska Pollock products in the way that connects to them. https://www.perishablenews.com/seafood/genuine-alaska-pollock-producers-putting-yourself-in-the-shoes-of-your-consumer/ Carnival Corporation Has a Two-Pronged Plan to Boost Alaska’s Seafood Industry and ASMI SeafoodNews.com by Peggy Parker - September 5, 2024 Carnival Corporation, the global giant in cruising and hospitality, has unveiled a two-pronged approach to help mitigate the economic downturns in Alaska’s primary resource industry — seafood.Acknowledging the global economic impacts, including price pressures, that are hurting the the Alaskan seafood market, Carnival’s land and sea operations for their Holland America Line and Princess Cruises in Alaska are using fresh, locally sourced seafood from Alaska in the companies’ land-based restaurants, dining venues, and employee menus.Varieties of salmon, halibut, Alaska cod, rockfish, scallops, Dungeness crab, Bairdi crab, salmon roe, and oysters are served in 20 locations throughout the state. Holland America and Princess serve more than 230,000 pounds of seafood each summer in hotels and aboard ships."We're committed to sourcing locally, whenever possible, offering our guests the best of Alaska's seafood," says Marc Ducharme, the company's vice president of hotel operations for Alaska and the Yukon."Prioritizing sustainable fishing is not just the right thing to do, it's a key part of our mission to promote Alaska's amazing seafood offerings. Many of our land-based food and beverage venues have earned Marine Stewardship Council certification for sustainably sourced fish.”The second prong of Carnival’s new approach involves a strong relationship with the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI), the marketing arm for the Alaska seafood industry. AMSI, fresh off a $4-million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has a long-established and extensive collaboration with Holland America/Princess' land operations in Alaska.The Carnival/ASMI partnership focuses on several key initiatives, including:* Educating more than 200 employees through Alaska Seafood U, an online ASMI course with various training modules.* Designing and implementing menus that highlight fresh, locally caught seafood.* Showcasing wild Alaska seafood videos in guest rooms on Alaska cruise ship itineraries."ASMI and Carnival share a steadfast commitment to sustainability, and we are honored to continue to grow our robust partnership," said Megan Rider, ASMI's domestic marketing director. "Their dedication to showcasing Alaska's wild, abundant seafood aboard their ships is inspiring, and we are thrilled to help showcase this state's treasures to their guests."Guest Options on Land and SeaHolland America Line, a global cruise leader, is the only cruise line to earn the distinguished Responsible Fisheries Management (RFM) certification, the benchmark for serving only fresh, certified sustainable and traceable wild Alaska seafood on board. All fish served on its six Alaska ships meets this rigorous standard. This includes 42 different Alaska seafood dishes available for dinner, such as Seared Alaska Rockfish, Roasted Alaska Salmon, and Pan Fried Dover Sole.Princess ships sailing in Alaska feature an extensive menu rotation of Alaskan seafood dishes, including 30 distinctive dishes with featured seafood every night in all main dining rooms. Recipes highlight fresh seafood ingredients with multiple varieties of Alaskan salmon, including king, sockeye and coho, as well as wild Alaskan cod (caught by hook and line only), halibut, rockfish, Dungeness crabs, wild spot prawns and razor clams.Ashore, Holland America Line and Princess Cruises offer guests various options to enjoy fresh local seafood across their extensive land operations in Alaska. Princess has five lodges in the state, each with their unique style, such as:* King Salmon Restaurant at Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge featuring salmon served several ways.* Rod & Reel Restaurant at Kenai Princess Wilderness Lodge serving wild Alaskan scallops and fresh halibut.* Two Rivers Restaurant at Copper River Princess Wilderness Lodge highlighting salmon and rockfish dishes.Holland America Line operates three hotels throughout Alaska, each with restaurants featuring Alaskan seafood, including:* Marine Stewardship Council-certified Alaskan jig-caught Rockfish, mussels, halibut, and salmon at Canyon Steakhouse and Karsten's Public House at McKinley Chalet Resort.* Cedar planked salmon at Chilkoot Dining Room at the Holland America Skagway Inn.Carnival Corporation is the largest global cruise company, and among the largest leisure travel companies, with a portfolio of world-class cruise lines - AIDA Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, Costa Cruises, Cunard, Holland America Line, P&O Cruises (Australia), P&O Cruises (UK), Princess Cruises, and Seabourn. https://www.seafoodnews.com/Story/1284825/Carnival-Corporation-Has-a-Two-Pronged-Plan-to-Boost-Alaskas-Seafood-Industry-and-ASMI Federal Register Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 09/05/2024 NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels using trawl gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2024 total allowable catch of Pacific cod by catcher vessels using trawl gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/09/05/2024-19866/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-pacific-cod-by-catcher-vessels-using-trawl-gear FYI’s Annual Wild Alaska Pollock Meeting Slated for Sept. 26 in Seattle Fishermen's News - September 4, 2024 Global seafood market issues including roe and surimi will be up for discussion when the Association of Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers (GAPP) holds its sixth annual meeting at the W Hotel Seattle in Seattle on Sept. 26. https://fishermensnews.com/annual-wild-alaska-pollock-meeting-slated-for-sept-26-in-seattle/ Opinion OPINION: From the frontlines of Alaska’s coast: Protect our pollock fishery, protect our communities Anchorage Daily News by Jim Smith, Vince Tutiakoff, Joe Bereskin, Alvin Osterback and Patricia Branson - September 2, 2024 As mayors of coastal communities in Alaska, we see every day how the health of our fisheries is directly tied to the well-being of the people we serve. In places like Unalaska, Akutan, Kodiak and Sand Point, the pollock industry isn’t just an economic engine — it’s an integral part of our communities. It helps to support our local economies, fund our schools, provide year-round jobs and keep our families together. That’s why we are deeply concerned about growing rhetoric that wrongly pits our community’s survival against other communities in Western Alaska. If we allow this type of zero-sum mentality to shape policy, the impact on our communities would be nothing short of devastating. https://www.adn.com/opinions/2024/09/02/opinion-from-the-frontlines-of-alaskas-coast-protect-our-pollock-fishery-protect-our-communities/
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