WildALASKA SOCKEYE SALMON Oncorhynchus nerka also known as RED or BLUEBACK SALMON

PRODUCTS HARVEST PROFILE SUSTAINABILITY

IN ALASKA, the future of wild FRESH/FROZEN HARVEST SEASON sockeye 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

ROE to spawn annually. Managers in Alaska set 'ESCAPEMENT GOALS' SMOKED using the best science available (cold or hot) to ensure enough fish return safely to the freshwater spawning PORTIONS grounds to reproduce. Biologists account for natural fluctuations FILLETS in returns of salmon by managing (skin or skinless, BELLIES the fisheries in-season to ensure pbi or boneless) the sustainability of Alaska's wild Gulf of Alaska Southeast sockeye salmon. Bering Sea Alaska

CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Wild Alaska sockeye salmon are not FAO 67: The world’s boundaries of the major fishing areas established for statistical purposes. only important ecologically, they FAO 67 are intrinsically tied to subsistence fishing in rural Alaska. Families ECONOMY salmon jobs* salmon vessels* in Alaska's coastal communities DEPEND ON SUBSISTENCE SALMON Sources: ~33,000 ~9-10 K NOAA and CFEC fishing to survive. In Alaska's salmon *data includes all WILD NATURE salmon species fisheries management, subsistence has priority before sport, commercial GEAR TYPE 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 SOCKEYE SALMON IS FIRM • SMOOTH TEXTURE 1-4 YEARS ROBUST FLAVOR • VIVID COLOR SOCKEYE CHOCK-FULL SALMON OF THE HEALTHY have a complex life cycle; hatching LONG CHAIN and living in fresh OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS “Alaska sockeye salmon is my water for 1-4 years favorite type of salmon because it's and spending DHA & EPA. FRESHWATER flavor shines through no matter 3 years in the how I prepare it; baked, sautéed or ocean before SALTWATER 3.0 oz. of poached in our ramen noodle bowls.” returning to fresh ALASKA SOCKEYE SALMON water to spawn. CHEF MANDY DIXON 3 YEARS 23 g PROTEIN (46% DV) La Baleine Café | Homer, Alaska 3.8 mcg VITAMIN B12 (158% DV) •The Well traveled,Wild sockeyeAlaska salmon Sockeye spend theirSalmon: time in salt water swimming and feeding in 730 mg OMEGA 3s DHA & EPA the Alaska Gyre in the Gulf of Alaska before returning to their natal streams to spawn. 570 IU VITAMIN D (95% DV) • Choosy eaters, the sockeye eats more crustaceans and plankton than other species, DV = Daily Value // 3.0 oz = 85g Source: USDA Standard Reference Release 28 which leads to its darker colored meat. • To better serve their dietary habits, sockeye WILD SOCKEYE SALMON BOLD & BRIGHT filter zooplankton and small crustaceans from the water using their thin filamentous gills. PROVIDE MARINE DERIVED OMEGA-3 wellWild known Alaska for the brilliant sockeye red salmonhue their arefillets • As a wild-capture fishery, Alaska sockeye salmon fatty acids, essential possess both raw and after cooking. This are harvested from the open ocean. The fish are is DUE TO THEIR NATURAL DIET of krill and then transported to processing facilities located to the human body. DHA and EPA in plankton which possess a carotenoid pigment in small fishing communities scattered along wild Alaska sockeye salmon are the called astaxanthin. This powerful compound Alaska's coastline. most studied, beneficial, and readily not only provides a deep color and strong (but usable healthy fats for the body. not fishy) flavor, but also is an antioxidant, may help prevent cancer, promotes skin and heart health, and can alleviate joint pain. Sockeyes of NO SPOTS ON BACK OR TAIL LARGE, BRIGHT GOLD EYES DHABenefits & EPA COOKING PROFILE BLUEISH COLORING ON BACK THIN TAIL STOCK Omega 3s METHOD Baking, broiling, • Improved heart health grilling, poaching, sautéing, • Improved brain function smoking, sushi/sashimi, roasting, steaming • Vital nutrient for growth and development of prenatal MANY THIN GILL RAKERS babies and infants HIGH OIL CONTENT AVERAGE SIZE: 24 INCHES Difficult to overcook

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