WildALASKA FLOUNDER, SOLE, AND OTHER FLATFISH

PRODUCTS HARVEST PROFILE SUSTAINABILITY

FRESH HARVEST SEASON Due to the varied types of flatfish available in Alaska waters, * very small amount is fresh JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES Gulf of Alaska Bering Sea H&G ROUND COLLABORATE and divide the species into FROZEN management groups based on habitat and distribution. Quotas Due to the wide are set for each species and array of species, allocated among fishermen. This H&G H&G/T ROUND different varieties of flatfish are quota is determined from the harvested most previous year's catch data and of the calendar in-season monitoring through year. record-keeping, detailed reporting requirements, and observer monitoring. With these detailed schemes in place, Alaska's fishery Bering Sea Gulf of Alaska MANAGERS ENSURE FLATFISH WILL be SUSTAINABLY HARVESTED for GENERATIONS TO COME.

SPECIES FAO 67

MORE THAN 10 SPECIES FAO 67: The world’s boundaries of the major fishing areas ARE HARVESTED, WITH THE established for statistical purposes. IN BEING: largest volume ECONOMY flatfish jobs flatfish vessels CERTIFIED Yellowfin Sole: 276 mil lbs (~125k MT) Source: NOAA ~1200 ~65 Nearly all Alaska flatfish are Arrowtooth Flounder: certified under two independent 71 mil lbs (~32k MT) certification standards for GEAR TYPE sustainable fisheries: Rock Sole: • ALASKA RESPONSIBLE FISHERIES 54 mil lbs (~25.5k MT) MANAGEMENT (RFM) bottom trawl Flathead Sole: Trawlers use sophisticated • MARINE STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL 38 mil lbs (~17k MT) devices to detect and identify (MSC) fish underwater, allowing vessels to avoid catching non- Alaska Plaice (BSAI): targeted species and determine 34 mil lbs (~15.5 MT) where to tow the gear in relation to the fish and the ocean floor. Vessels tow the net just above the ocean floor using rollers to Source: NOAA avoid harming the habitat.

Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute www.alaskaseafood.org YELLOWFIN SOLE Limanda aspera

GASTRONOMY WI LD HAB ITAT NUTRITION ALASKA FLATFISH IS DELICATE • TENDER • MILD • FLAKY Flathead Sole PACKED Hippoglossoides elassodon WITH LEAN, HIGH QUALITY PROTEIN. “Alaska sole lends itself incredibly Rock Sole well to many preparations. We love Lepidopsetta polyxystra 3.0 oz. of FLATFISH wrapping the white fillets around herbs and roasting them gently Greenland Turbot 13 g PROTEIN then saucing with light butter Reinhardtius hippoglossoides sauces. Or cooking it whole in a 255 mg OMEGA 3s DHA & EPA brick oven over branches of dried Alaska Plaice fennel and bay for a festive table Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus 3.0 mcg VITAMIN D (20% DV) side presentation.” 28 mcg SELENIUM (51% DV) CHEF VITALY PALEY Arrowtooth Flounder Headwaters | Portland, Oregon Atheresthes stomias DV = Daily Value // 3.0 oz = 85g Source: USDA Standard Reference Release 28

Rex Sole THE HIGH PROTEIN Glyptocephalus zachirus CONTENT OF WILD ALASKA FLATFISH IS Yellowfin Sole easily digestible, and Limanda aspera has all nine amino acids the body can't produce itself — a complete protein of the highest quality. FUN FACT The Flatfish: THE VARIOUS NAMES USED • Combined, Alaska flatfish account for the third TO DESCRIBE FLATFISH largest landings by volume from Alaska waters. Benefits of (sole, flounder, turbot, plaice) • All flatfish have both eyes on once side of their Complete High HAVE VARYING ETYMOLOGIES, head so they can see even when buried on the Quality Protein seafloor, but which side their eyes are on varies by BUT ALL MEAN THE FISH species. • Build and maintain lean body IS A FLATFISH! • Though they begin life eating plankton, as they mass mature they feed on small fish and crustaceans on • Regulation of metabolism COOKING PROFILE the ocean floor. • Improved satiation—leading to lower intake and possible METHOD Poaching, FLATFISH weight loss steaming, sautéing start life shaped like normal fish, but • Stronger muscles, resulting FLATTEN in greater mobility, strength, and dexterity FORGIVING AND VERSATILE within a few weeks of hatching. Lean and appealing

Alaska Sole Piccata with Lemon Butter Sauce | Alaska Sole Florentine | Pan-Steamed Alaska Seafood Marseilles Pan-Seared Alaska Sole with California Raisin Mousseline | Quinoa stuffed Alaska Sole

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Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute www.alaskaseafood.org