For those in the business of harvesting, processing or marketing Alaska Seafood, here is a wealth of information and resources
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ASMI staff are currently working remotely but readily available to connect with you by phone or email. Find the ASMI staff directory here.
The National Seafood Council is offering scholarships for small- and medium-sized seafood businesses to help shape and launch the council and its initiative to develop a consumer marketing and education campaign. Click here to learn more.
The new application, Skipper Science, aims to bridge the gap between fishermen and scientists. Fishermen can log and report observations on the water to assist researchers with their database. Click here to learn more about the Skipper Science Partnership skipperscience.org/
Breaking news! Bristol Bay’s 2021 sockeye run is the largest on record: 63.2 million salmon and still counting.
Our fleet is going hard, all over Alaska!
👋 Raise your hand if you've ever run a sleep deficit while fishing! Take a look at this important research that's underway about commercial fishing and sleep, and go deeper if you'd like to participate!
COVID-19 changed everything...including how Americans eat seafood. Learn more about the results of a recent study sponsored by ASMI. Spoiler alert: more Americans are buying and enjoying seafood than ever before!
It's important that consumers know where their salmon comes from, and that they learn to always Ask For Alaska.
Blogger Jamielyn Nye shared a recipe for grilled salmon. She shares tips for buying salmon, highlighting the difference between buying salmon from Alaska vs. Atlantic salmon. www.iheartnaptime.net/grilled-salmon-recipe/
The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute is recruiting for an Assistant Domestic Marketing Coordinator. The position closes by 2 PM Alaska time June 28, 2021.
Please submit materials to hire@alaskaseafood.org. Please find additional details here and on website here www.alaskaseafood.org/about/careers/
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Commercial fishermen are no longer required to wear masks while working in outdoor areas, based on the CDC’s federal order on June 11.
According to a U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Information Bulletin, “Mask wear in outdoor areas of maritime transportation conveyances and hubs is no longer required.” Click here for more information bit.ly/3iJOMQa
ASMI commissioned McKinley Research Group (formerly known as McDowell Group) to produce a series of surveys and briefing papers regarding the impacts of COVID-19 affecting Alaska’s seafood industry.
Dan Lesh, a research consultant for McKinley Research Group, summarizes the findings here.
