Alaska/Pacific Coast
ASMI debuts 'cookbooklet' to
boost U.K. sales
IntraFish Media, July 2, 2008
The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI)
has come out with a new cookbooklet it hopes will spur sales of product in the
United Kingdom. The "Wild Wonderful Alaska
Seafood" opens with a welcome from Gov. Sarah Palin, and includes more than 70
photographs by British photographer Steve Lee that conduct you on a journey that
includes Alaska wildlife, scenery and commercial fishing. There are photographs
of the more than 50 recipes in the collection, including preparations for
salmon, halibut, black cod, cod, pollock, and crab.
Steller’s sea lion research
works its way along the coast
ADN, June 26, 2008
Researchers aboard the F/V
Norseman departed Dutch Harbor on Tuesday, June 24, on a voyage to monitor
Steller’s sea lion populations.
Miscellaneous:
Alaska oil hits
a new
record
ADN, July 2,
2008
OVER $140: State also has nation's highest average gas
price.
News &
Releases:
Sustainable Fisheries Division, July 1,
2008
NMFS Prohibits Directed
Fishing for Pacific Ocean Perch by Catcher Processors Participating in the
Rockfish Limited Access Fishery in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of
Alaska
National
Year tough for stocks,
But sustainable
fisheries do well
The
Seattle PI, July 1, 2008
Biotech
companies and financial institutions have seen their share prices drop in the
first half of this year, while a sustainable fishery has come out on top in an
index of Washington state's publicly traded
companies.
International
Japan's imports of Chilean coho and trout saw a
large increase in May, while pollock surimi was
halv
SEAFOOD.COM NEWS [BANR JAPAN REPORTS]
TOKYO July 2, 2008
Japan's seafood imports in May stayed at more or
less the same level as a year ago at 253,000 tons, the Finance Ministry
announced on June 27 based on the statistics of the Japan Fish Traders
Association. The imports of Chilean coho,
for which delivery has been delayed, jumped more than twofold to 6,740 tons,
registering the second straight monthly growth. Shipments of Chilean trout also
soared 50% to 7,270 tons. Skipjack tuna
recovered from last month when a drastic drop was observed. Regarding frozen bigeye tuna, imports from
Korea swelled threefold to 1,584 tons, with those from Taiwan advancing 21% to
3,328 tons. There were substantial
shipments of mackerel from China (at per-kilo unit price of Y41), while those
from Norway declined. Imports of herring
from the United States doubled to 6,149 tons, and redfish mainly from Iceland
and Russia saw an increase. By contrast, imports of pollock surimi were
halved from a year ago, although itoyori (golden threadfin bream) surimi from
Vietnam jumped 2.7-fold. However, the itoyori surimi from India, the mainstay
supplier, saw a downturn. Squid from China
and Argentina dwindled. Octopus from Morocco increased threefold to 5,165 tons,
while prepared eel plunged 67%.
Health, Science and Technology
Does oxygenation of fresh water induce
cataracts in salmon after sea transfer?
National
Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research, June 30,
2008
Farmed Atlantic salmon in the fresh water stage are
supplied with extra oxygen to maintain well-being and growth. Recent trials
carried out by NIFES have shown that oxygenated water in this life stage can
lead to cataract development in the sea water stage.
Environment
Study finds temperature changes affecting fish
communities
United Press International, Intrafish.com, July 2,
2008
An analysis of 50
years of data from weekly U.S. fish trawling surveys in and near Rhode Island's
Narragansett Bay show climate change is affecting the fish. Scientists attribute the change primarily to
global warming. Jeremy Collie, who
directed the research, said the fish community has shifted progressively from
vertebrate species, ie. fish, to invertebrates such as lobsters, crabs and
squid, and from benthic or demersal species -- those that feed on the bottom --
to pelagic species that feed higher in the water column. In addition, smaller, warm-water species have
increased while larger, cool-water species have declined, he said. "This is a pretty dramatic change, and it's a
pattern that is being seen in other ecosystems, including offshore on Georges
Bank and other continental shelf ecosystems, but we're in the relatively unique
position of being able to document it," said Collie. "These patterns are likely
being seen in estuaries around the world, but nowhere else has similar data."
The research appears in the
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.
FYI -
Ecosystem
No-fishing zones
studied for ecosystem
protection
The Seattle PI, June 26,
2008
DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK, Fla. -- Reeling in
a 45-pound grouper used to be just an average day on the water in the Florida
Keys.