Tag: Natural Harvest Food Market
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What Constitutes a Sustainable Wild Fishery?
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The Total Allowable Catch [TAC] for halibut varies by area in Alaska and is determined by the International Pacific Halibut Commission. In the Aleutian Islands and Bering Sea Area(s), halibut TAC has gone down from its 2025 limit. Largely considered undisputedly responsible for many declining fish stocks in Alaska and around the world, trawling is…
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Observations on the decline of Alaska’s King Salmon
Reading, Starving Orcas and the Fate of Alaska’s Disappearing King Salmon, reported by Julia O’Malley; published on July 19, 2023, about starving orcas, upon mention of Kenai Peninsula College’s presentation on the state of salmon given in April 2023 by Peter Westley, ass. Professor of Alaska Fairbanks College of Fisheries and Ocean Science, I was…
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Smoked Sablefish Simply Superb!
Portions, pin bone out, Smoked Sablefish fillet, $33/lb Ready to thaw and serve at room temperature with bread and white wine or heat through in the oven and enjoy as a main course entre served with a side of winter squash, fall greens and big glass of red on a cold night. From simple to…
Not All Fishing Gear is Sustainable The following opinion is in response to the recent New York Times article, http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/24/opinion/eat-your-hake-and-have-it-too.html. Sustainable wild fisheries are the result of healthful fish, responsible exploitation, self-sustaining cycles of new harvesters replacing the oldest harvesters, and a consistent range of abundant biomass within the fishery food-chain. In the minds of wild seafood…
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