Newsletter Home     Wild Watch     Harvest Update     Featured Articles     Featured Recipe     Order Materials Alaska Salmon - A Delicious Way to Eat Green According to an article in the January issue of Bon Appetit magazine, a great option for choosing sustainable protein is wild Alaska salmon. In the article, titled "50 Ways to Eat Green," a wide range of useful tips and recipes are listed for eating sustainably to help cut down on landfills, pesticide use, overfishing, and consumption of fossil fuels, to name a few. The article even supplies some recommendations beyond cooking and dining out, including the best cleaning products to use and simple actions that can reduce energy consumption. "Eat Alaskan Wild Salmon" is Tip #12. The article says: "There's arguably only one place that takes care of its salmon stocks in a truly sustainable way: Alaska. And because it's all wild-caught, it's purer in flavor than farm-raised salmon (which is fed pigment and antibiotics). It's also higher in omega-3 fatty acids." Source: Bon Appetit magazine, January 2009 Sustainability Coast-to-Coast Sustainable seafood is gaining awareness from coast-to-coast, as illustrated by several events: Samuels & Son Seafood's "Sustainable Wishes & Caviar Dreams" Held on April 20th at the stylish Redwood restaurant in Bethesda, Maryland. Local chefs and restaurateurs had an opportunity to learn more about sustainable seafood while enjoying a range of sustainable seafood options, including Alaska salmon. This year they partnered with celebrity chef Barton Seaver. Seaver is a member of the Wild Alaska Seafood Congress of Conscious Chefs, and he was named a Seafood Champion in 2007 by Seafood Choices Alliance for his dedication and leadership within the global sustainable seafood movement. Monterey Bay Aquarium's "Cooking for Solutions 2009" This celebration of sustainable seafood and organic ingredients will be held on May 15-16, 2009 and will include a variety of cooking demonstrations, a sustainable seafood chef challenge, reception and gala, and a sustainable seafood information fair in which attendees can sample sustainable seafood, including wild-caught Alaska salmon. A wide range of eco-conscious celebrity chefs will be in attendance to create gourmet dishes, host food and wine adventures, offer cooking demonstrations, and participate in the seafood challenge. Chef John Ash of Fetzer Vineyards, another member of the Wild Alaska Seafood Congress of Conscious Chefs, will be one of the featured chefs. Additionally, Alton Brown - an advocate of wild Alaska seafood, chef, author and host of Food Network's Good Eats program, and a lead commentator and judge on Iron Chef America - will be honored as Educator of the Year. Click to watch the Alton Brown Alaska Seafood Sustainability Video Sources: SeafoodSource News, April 2, 2009; MontereyBayAquarium.org