Alaska Seafood – Wild, Natural & Sustainable

Species of Alaska Seafood

Alaska – The Blue Print of Sustainable Seafood

Alaska Not New to Sustainability

• Since 1959 – Alaska’s Constitution has mandated “fish be utilized, developed and maintained on the sustained yield principle”

• Only state to do so

Outcomes of Responsible Fishery Management in Alaska

• No stocks threatened or endangered• No species ever listed as endangered

under the Endangered Species Act• Harvest levels consistently strong• Abundant salmon returns for more than

three decades• Biomass well above levels for long-term

sustainability• 40 MPAs = nearly a million sq. nautical

miles

Our management practices are considered a model of sustainability for the entire world

Our management practices are considered a model of sustainability for the entire world

Example of Responsible Management in Action

• Stock Assessment-Rigorous Fisheries Science on an on-going basis• Harvest Levels; Total Allowable Catch (TACs)• Evolving with advances in science

Alaska’s Fishing Families –A Major Part of Sustainability Story