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Anticipation builds for official start of Alaska’s 2021 salmon season Published 5 days ago Share on Facebook Print article Alaska’s 2021 salmon season officially starts on Monday, May 17, with a 12-hour opener for reds and kings at the Copper River. All eyes will be on early Cordova dock prices for Alaska’s famous “first fresh salmon of the season” as an indicator of wild salmon markets. COVID-forced closures in 2020 of high end restaurants and seafood outlets tanked starting prices to $3 per pound for sockeyes and $6.50 for king salmon, down from $10 and $14, respectively the previous year. But early signs are looking good. ....
A group of more than 60 seafood industry leaders throughout the U.S. signed a letter to Congress on May 5 asking for $25 million to develop a National Seafood Council to help promote their products. The group included Alaska industry leaders such as the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, the Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association and the North Pacific Fisheries Association, among others. If created, the council would aim to use marketing, research and education to help increase consumption of seafood in the U.S. In the letter, industry leaders said Americans are not eating enough seafood. The signatories said they need help from the federal government in the form of a National Seafood Council to promote seafood consumption. ....
More than 60 seafood organizations ask Congress to resurrect National Seafood Council By Share More than 60 leading seafood organizations have signed a letter to congress to support appropriations to resurrect the National Seafood Council in the United States. The letter has been delivered to members of Congress, with a request that appropriations be made to support a national seafood marketing campaign, as recommended by NOAA’s Marine Fisheries Advisory Council (MAFAC). The initial request is for USD 25 million (EUR 20.8 million) to fund the marketing efforts, according to the Seafood Nutrition Partnership (SNP). “The goal for this national seafood campaign is to help America build a more resilient seafood sector,” SNP President Linda Cornish told SeafoodSource. “Our messaging as we communicate to consumers will be at the highest point of agreement, which is seafood is healthy for us to eat.” ....