by Laine Welch | Jan 6, 2022 | Trade
https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.seafoodsource.com/images/c60171f1a77981c5428a3518d8837385.pdf
by Laine Welch | Nov 30, 2021 | Economics, Fish Radio Programs, Trade
The National Fisheries Institute has developed a new 90 second video that illustrates many of the supply chain challenges the seafood community is facing and how the current “fixes” don’t actually fix the problems. In fact, in some cases they make things...
by Laine Welch | Nov 8, 2021 | Education, Fish Radio Programs, Meetings, Trade
Alaskans can get the latest marketing updates on nearly every fish in the sea at the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute’s virtual All Hands on Deck lineup starting today (Tuesday) through Friday. ASMI is a public/private partnership between the state and the...
by Laine Welch | Sep 27, 2021 | Economics, Fish Radio Programs, Salmon, Trade
Alaska’s salmon catch has topped 226 million – that’s 36 million more fish than the preseason projection. That production is dwarfed by Alaska’s biggest competitor – Russia – whose wild salmon catch of nearly 386 million fish is 13% more than...
by Laine Welch | Jul 12, 2021 | Fish Radio Programs, Salmon, Trade
Alaska wild salmon accounts for only about 13 percent of the global supply and competition will ramp up this year from other producers, notably Russia. Alaska is expected to produce a total catch this year topping 190 million salmon for world markets adding up to 880...
by Laine Welch | Jul 2, 2021 | Economics, Fish Radio Programs, Trade
The AK Seafood Marketing Institute is the lone marketing arm for Alaska seafood but it no longer gets a single penny in state funds. Yesterday Governor Dunleavy went back on his word and vetoed $3 million in federal CARES funds for ASMI – after raving about its...