| One of the most famous varieties of seafood, salmon | | | | included in the Alaskan Constitution. In 1959 when the |
| is seen everywhere, from atop salads and inside | | | | salmon harvest dropped to around 25 million, Alaskans |
| wraps, to the pages of 5-star restaurants' menus. For | | | | knew that steering the course would result in disaster. |
| taste and texture, salmon tops most lists of quality fish. | | | | Policies regarding pollution, harvesting, and |
| In addition, nothing nails the dieting dilemma for a great | | | | environmental impact were put into effect, and today |
| tasting, incredibly healthy, nutritious dish quite like fresh, | | | | the salmon harvest routinely falls just shy of 200 million. |
| wild, Alaska salmon. Anyone who ever wondered | | | | For 50 years time that is quite a turn around, and proof |
| exactly where all the best, most lovely and delicious | | | | that human impact can be a positive influence. |
| salmon comes from, need look no further than the icy | | | | Today, the salmon harvest is hauled in by three basic |
| cold waters off the coast of our Nation's 49th state. | | | | methods, trolling, gillnetting, and purse seining. Each |
| The only US state to boast coastlines on three | | | | method has been fine-tuned and perfected to minimize |
| different seas, the Bering Sea, the Arctic Ocean and | | | | destructive factors like by-catch, and destruction of |
| the Pacific Ocean, it's no wonder that 50% of US | | | | vital habitats on the ocean floor. These fresh, wild, |
| seafood production hails from Alaska. The Alaskan | | | | salmon caught off the icy waters of Alaska are |
| seafood industry is known throughout the world, not | | | | renowned for their health benefits, delicate taste, firm |
| only for the superior quality of its products, but its | | | | texture, vibrant color, and richness in Omega-3 fatty |
| standard-setting sustainability practices. The careful | | | | acids. The Alaska salmon harvest yields a variety of |
| regulations placed on the seafood industry are what | | | | types of salmon, including King Salmon, Sockeye |
| make occasions like the summer salmon season so | | | | Salmon, Coho Salmon, Keta Salmon, and Pink Salmon. |
| exciting for salmon fanatics each year. Proving the | | | | When looking for fresh Alaska salmon in the grocery |
| functionality of sustainability measures, the salmon | | | | store or at a specialty seafood market, be sure to |
| harvest has been producing record numbers of | | | | enquire about the fish's origin before buying, and what |
| salmon each year, showing a vital and flourishing | | | | characteristics to expect from the texture and flavor. |
| salmon population. | | | | This small amount of effort will make lots of difference |
| Sustainability became a buzzword in the Alaska | | | | when it comes time to best preparing and enjoying the |
| seafood industry when measures for protecting not | | | | unique qualities of each Alaska salmon variety. |
| only salmon, but all Alaskan marine populations were | | | | |