Park Service sustainable seafood policy questioned: Seemingly following in the footsteps of Wal-Mart, the National Park Service recently announced its phase out of seafood used by park concessionaires not certified by the Marine Stewardship Council as being part of a sustainable fishery. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell released news of this seafood policy on […]
Diagnosis Mercury – Money, Politics, and
Living in the North has its benefits and for the most part it’s a healthy place to live. One unique health factor is our overwhelming consumption of seafood, enjoying the highest per capita consumption of fish and shellfish of any state in the union. Seafood provides incredible nutritional value, with its high protein content, heart […]
Mercury and Guidelines for Fish Consumpt...
Alaskan’s have become increasingly aware of the relationship of mercury and guidelines for fish consumption. Much of this awareness is the result of efforts made by activists like Dr. Jane Hightower MD, who recently had her book Diagnosis Mercury: Money, Politics, and Poison published. State public health officials continue to emphasize how important the benefits […]
Commercial Gillnet Fishing Boats in Alas...
Commercial gillnet fishing boats are a common sight on the Alaska waterfront. Gillnets are used to capture Alaska’s salmon in both personal and commercial fisheries. Gillnets can be fished off a boat or set along the shoreline. A gillnetter is a boat engaged in drift gillnetting, while fishing a gillnet with one end anchored to […]
Halibut Olympia Recipe: Cooking with Ala...
Fresh Alaska seafood is probably one of the best reasons to live in the Great Land and Pacific halibut is a regional favorite. Locals become especially spoiled with the availability of fresh caught fish and the remarkable difference it holds over the frozen product. There are many ways to prepare halibut. Throwing a thick steak […]