JUNEAU, Alaska–On behalf of the nation’s largest supply of untamed home seafood and in celebration of Nationwide Seafood Month, the Alaska Seafood Advertising Institute (ASMI) at the moment unveils their newest efforts to assist customers Make the Wild Choice. Research present that 82 % of customers favor seafood that’s wild and sustainable1, however are nonetheless craving extra readability on how to make sure the seafood on their plate is the only option. That’s why ASMI is bringing collectively an Alaska Seafood Ambassador community to teach customers and is giving them an opportunity to expertise the wild of Alaska for themselves via a nationwide social sweepstakes.
Alaska Seafood Ambassadors embrace probably the most influential seafood and meals business consultants, cooks, retailers, dietitians and fishermen, together with Chef Melissa King, High Chef All-Stars winner and entrepreneur recognized for combining West Coast components with trendy strategies and Asian flavors, and Tracy Welch, lifelong Alaskan and business fisherman who works to advertise and shield the widespread curiosity of Alaska’s business fishing business. Alaska Seafood Ambassadors will present training, purchasing ideas and recipe inspiration through social media and at www.AlaskaSeafood.org.
“Some individuals are intimidated by seafood, however I feel it’s simpler and sooner to cook dinner than nearly every other protein. The bottom line is beginning with prime quality seafood, which is why I like working with wild Alaska seafood,” says Chef Melissa King. “The wild and pure surroundings of Alaska produces flavorful seafood that does a whole lot of the give you the results you want. Any Alaska species is scrumptious with one thing so simple as olive oil, lemon and recent cracked pepper, or you may experiment with extra adventurous flavors, like yuzu koshu – certainly one of my favorites.”
ASMI can be providing customers nationwide an opportunity to win a visit for 2 to Alaska to expertise the premier supply of untamed seafood firsthand. To enter, observe @AlaskaSeafood on Facebook and Instagram and touch upon the sweepstakes publish sharing why you Make the Wild Alternative for an opportunity to win. The coveted prize is offered in partnership with Journey Alaska with roundtrip airfare offered by Alaska Airways. Further sweepstakes companions embrace Baycrest Lodge, AJ’s Oldtown Steakhouse & Tavern, Captain Pattie’s Fish Home, Homer Chamber of Commerce, Land’s Finish and The Inexperienced Can. Learn the complete sweepstakes terms and enter to win by Friday, November 18.
“As a lifelong Alaskan and business fisherman, I perceive the significance of realizing the place your seafood comes from. I’ve devoted my life to making sure that wild Alaska seafood is obtainable for future generations, each right here in Alaska and throughout the globe,” says Alaska fisherman and Government Director of United Fishermen of Alaska Tracy Welch. “A simple option to know you might be selecting the very best wild, sustainable fish is just to decide on seafood from Alaska, since all seafood out of the state is assured wild and sustainable.”
In response to analysis from ASMI and Datassential, customers are extra motivated to decide on seafood when it’s wild, a product of the U.S. and when they’re impressed by straightforward or wholesome recipe concepts1, making seafood from Alaska the right alternative.
When searching for seafood, a clearly labeled supply and sustainability certification, or asking your retailer, fishmonger or server, are the very best methods to know whether or not seafood is wild and sustainable. These particulars are the kind of training customers are hungry for, with 71% of customers eager to know extra about seafood sustainability1.
Curious Alaska seafood prospects can develop into licensed themselves with Alaska Seafood U, a model new interactive on-line useful resource to be taught extra about how seafood from Alaska is harvested, the forms of merchandise obtainable, in addition to what makes it so nutritious and sustainable.
Seafood from Alaska consists of 5 species of untamed salmon, cod, halibut, Alaska pollock, sablefish, rockfish, sole/flounder, crab and extra which are obtainable at eating places and retailers nationwide. Alaska is the one state with sustainable fishing written into its structure and the Alaska seafood business goes to nice lengths to grasp and respect their best useful resource and guarantee they’re solely harvesting what the surroundings can help. Plus, wild seafood from Alaska is a wholesome alternative because it incorporates high-quality protein, omega-3s, vitamin D and B12, iron, zinc and different vital vitamins for immune help and general wellness.
Go to AlaskaSeafood.org/Make-The-Wild-Choice to be taught extra about why and easy methods to Make the Wild Alternative and join with @AlaskaSeafood on Facebook and Instagram for extra on how to win a visit for 2 to Alaska.
About Alaska Seafood
The Alaska Seafood Advertising Institute (ASMI) is a partnership between the State of Alaska and the Alaska seafood business selling the advantages of untamed and sustainable Alaska seafood and providing seafood business training. The seafood business is Alaska’s largest fundamental non-public sector employer with almost 60 % of all wild seafood and 90-95 % of untamed salmon harvested within the U.S. coming from Alaska. Along with wild salmon, Alaska is understood for its crab and whitefish varieties similar to Pacific cod, sablefish, halibut, Alaska pollock, sole and rockfish – obtainable recent or frozen year-round. Alaska has been devoted to sustainable seafood for greater than 60 years and is the one state with a structure that mandates all seafood be managed underneath the sustained yield precept. Alaska has taken a management function in setting the worldwide normal for precautionary useful resource administration to guard fisheries and surrounding habitats for future generations and resulting in an ever-replenishing provide of untamed seafood for markets worldwide.
About Alaska Airways
Alaska Airways and our regional companions serve greater than 120 locations throughout the USA, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica and Mexico. We emphasize low fares and award-winning customer support. Alaska is a member of the one world international alliance. With the alliance and our extra airline companions, our company can journey to greater than 900 locations on greater than 20 airways whereas incomes and redeeming miles on flights to places world wide. Be taught extra about Alaska at news.alaskaair.com. Alaska Airways and Horizon Air are subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group.
In regards to the Alaska Journey Business Affiliation
The Alaska Journey Business Affiliation, Alaska’s main statewide nonprofit membership affiliation for the journey business, promotes Alaska’s tourism business as an financial contributor whereas offering statewide advertising sources, training alternatives and advocacy to members. ATIA has lengthy managed Alaska’s vacation spot advertising program: Journey Alaska. For extra info, go to www.alaskatia.org.
1 Datassential for Alaska Seafood Advertising Institute, 2021
