Alaska Seafood

This lens has information on Alaska Seafood. Alaska seafood includes king crabs, snow crabs, cod, halibut and other seafood.

Alaska is home to some of the most skilled and respected commercial fishermen in the world. Labor sources claim Alaska's seafood industry provides more jobs than oil and gas, mining, agriculture and forestry combined.

Alaska ports typically rank among the highest in the USA in both volume and value of annual seafood catches.

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Types of Alaska Seafood

Salmon

Alaska is known for it's salmon. The flavor of Alaska Salmon depends upon fat content and the environment in which it matured. Alaska's water quality and the abundance of food sources give the area's salmon it's excellent flavor.

There are five species of wild Alaska salmon -
Sockeye or Red(Oncorhynchus nerka), Chinook or King(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), Coho or Silver(Oncorhynchus kisutch), Keta or Chum (Oncorhynchus keta), and Pink or Humpy (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha).

Wild Alaska Salmon grow in the ocean, and spawn in the rivers. Salmon spawn once and die afterward. Wild Salmon eventually migrate to sea, then return to their stream of birth to spawn.

Whitefish

Alaska Pollock, Halibut, Sole, Cod, and Black Cod are grouped as whitefish. These fish have flaky white flesh that is generally mild in flavor, with the exception of Black Cod.

Crabs

Alaska is famous for it's delicious varieties of crabs. Among them, the king crab, snow crab and dungeness crabs.

King crabs are the largest of all the crabs caught in the world, weighing up to 10 pounds.

Snow Crabs are are another delicious Alaskan Crab. Frozen snow crabs are available worldwide, cleaned and pre-cooked, ready to heat and serve.

Dungeness crabs are known for their high quality meat. The 2-3 lb crabs are steamed and served whole.

Scallops

Alaska Scallops are largest scallops available. The highly prized shellfish have a sweet flavor and firm texture.

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Alaska's Recent Seafood Landings

The value of Alaska's 2007 seafood harvest was the second highest in state history, despite a 1.9 percent decrease from 2006.

The overall value of Alaska's exports decreased to $3.9 billion in 2007, down from $4 billion in 2006.

Alaska Department of Fish and Game reported that Alaska's salmon catch is projected to reach 137.4 million fish in 2008, down from 212.6 million fish in 2007.

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NOAA and Partners Install Artificial Reefs in Southeast Alaska

NOAA, together with State of Alaska and University of Alaska Fairbanks partners cooperated to build two artificial reefs made of stone in the waters of Lynn Canal, in Southeast Alaska just north of Juneau.

The reefs are in 18 to 25 feet of water and are designed to enhance near-shore marine habitat for fish and invertebrates. NOAA Fisheries initiated the project through discussions with the Alaska Department of Transportation, reviewed the research proposal and obtained all required state and federal permits.

The University of Alaska Fairbanks designed the project and study plan and completed extensive surveys of the seafloor and existing local rocky reefs. The Alaska Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration provided engineering expertise, funding, and contracting services for the project as partial mitigation for the planned Juneau Access Improvement Project.

The two structures, each 30 feet wide by 100 feet long, were placed on sandy bottom and incorporate about 30% open space between the rocks to provide habitat for fish and marine invertebrates such as juvenile rockfish, shrimp and eels.

The depth and design are intended to support the settling and growth of kelp and other seaweeds that provide ideal spawning habitat for Pacific herring.

For additional information, please contact Christopher.M.Moore@noaa.gov, phone (301) 713-2379.

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