WildALASKA PINK SALMON Oncorhynchus gorbuscha also known as HUMPBACK SALMON

PRODUCTS HARVEST PROFILE SUSTAINABILITY

IN ALASKA, the future of wild FRESH/FROZEN HARVEST SEASON pink salmon and the environment are more important than the JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC immediate opportunities for harvest. Southeast Alaska DRESSED H&G DRESSED Gulf of Alaska AS A WILD RESOURCE, there is Bering Sea variability in the number of salmon that return to freshwater to spawn annually. Managers in FILLETS PORTIONS (skin or skinless, Alaska set 'ESCAPEMENT GOALS' pbi or boneless) using the best science available to ensure enough fish return BELLIES safely to the freshwater spawning grounds to reproduce. Biologists account for natural fluctuations SMOKED in returns of salmon by managing (cold or hot) CANNED the fisheries in-season to ensure the sustainability of Alaska's wild Gulf of Alaska Southeast sockeye salmon. Bering Sea Alaska ROE OIL RENEWABLE BY DESIGN Sustainability is written into Alaska's state constitution. FISH ARE TO BE FAO 67: The world’s boundaries of the major 'UTILIZED, DEVELOPED, AND MAINTAINED fishing areas established for statistical purposes. ON THE SUSTAINABLE YIELD PRINCIPLE,' FAO 67 ensuring wild pink salmon inhabit Alaska waters for generations to come. ECONOMY salmon jobs* salmon vessels* CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE Sources: 33,000 9-10 K NOAA and CFEC ~ ~ Alaska's coastal communities *data includes all DEPEND ON SUBSISTENCE WILD NATURE salmon species SALMON FISHING TO SURVIVE. Subsistence has priority before sport, GEAR TYPE commercial or personal use fishing. ALASKA’S WILD SALMON belong to the genus Oncorhynchus, Purse Seine a name formed by combining two CERTIFIED Greek words, ‘onco’ (meaning The Alaska sockeye salmon fishery hooked or barb) and ‘rhyno’ is certified under two independent (meaning nose), a name given due certification standards for to the hooked or ‘kype’ nose seen sustainable fisheries: on spawning males. • ALASKA RESPONSIBLE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT (RFM) The genus Oncorhynchus • MARINE STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL (MSC) DISTINGUISHES WILD PACIFIC Gillnet salmon from other fish that have the common name ‘salmon’ including trout and farmed varieties.

Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute www.alaskaseafood.org GASTRONOMY LIFE CYCLE NUTRITION ALASKA PINK SALMON IS ROSY-PINK COLOR • TENDER DELICATE • MILD PINK SALMON CHOCK-FULL have a complex life OF LEAN HIGH QUALITY cycle; swimming 6 MONTHS from freshwater PROTEIN. to the ocean as “Versatile Alaska Pink Salmon allows soon as they 3.0 oz. of creativity and an ability to let this are hatched, FRESHWATER ALASKA PINK SALMON premiere product shine. It’s easy to and spending apply to salads, cakes, sandwiches, 18 months in SALTWATER 21 g PROTEIN (42% DV) soups and breakfast options.” the ocean before returning to 18 MONTHS 4 mcg VITAMIN B12 (167% DV) CHEF ADAM SAPPINGTON freshwater to The Country Cat | Portland, Oregon spawn. 524 mg OMEGA 3s DHA & EPA 11.1 mcg VITAMIN D (74% DV) The Wild Alaska Pink Salmon: DV = Daily Value // 3.0 oz = 85g • Is the smallest, and shortest-lived species of Source: USDA Standard Reference Release 28 Alaska salmon, typically weighing 3-5 lbs. and living for only 2 years. • Due to their rapid reproduction, wild Alaska PINK SALMON pink salmon are also the most numerous can do it all species, making them very difficult to overfish. Due to their mild flavor, wild Alaska! pink • Their uniform 2 year life cycle has led to CompleteBenefits of High salmon is EXCEPTIONALLY VERSATILE, the development of odd-year and even-year Quality Protein lending itself well to just about any recipe populations which do not intermingle. or preparation method. It is best known • Their nickname, 'humpback' or 'humpy,' is • Build and maintain lean body mass however, as the salmon one usually finds derived from the massive humps males develop in canned salmon. Salmon canneries have • Regulation of metabolism on their backs when returning to spawn. been operating in Alaska since the 1870's, • Improved satiation—leading to and their importance to Alaska played a role lower intake and possible weight loss in the prioritization of sustainability. One • Stronger muscles, resulting in could say that in many ways, Alaska was greater mobility, strength, and

built on the (humped) backs of pink salmon! Pinks dexterity WHITE MOUTH WITH BLACK GUM LINE, LARGE BLACK SPOTS ON BACK WITH SMALL OR ALMOST NO TEETH LARGE OVAL SPOTS COOKING PROFILE THROUGHOUT TAIL SMALL, LOOSELY-SET SCALES WITH NO SILVER WILD PINK SALMON METHOD Baking, broiling, ALSO PROVIDE MARINE grilling, poaching, sautéing, DERIVED OMEGA-3 smoking, sushi/sashimi, fatty acids, essential roasting, steaming, canning to the human body. DHA and EPA POINTED LOWER JAW in wild Alaska pink salmon are the LEAN AND DELICATE AVERAGE SIZE: 20-25 INCHES most studied, beneficial, and readily Appealing to any palate usable healthy fats for the body.

Cajun style Alaska Salmon and Corn Cakes | Middle-Eastern Salmon Sharing Platter | Alaska Salmon Layered Lunch Ghee-Seared Wild Alaska Salmon with Lemon, Feta, and Toasted Pistachios | Alaska Salmon Pesto Frittata | Korean BBQ Poke Bowl

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