Melody Dalbec Fairbanks, AK 199.5lbs An Alaskan Native caught a whooping 200lb halibut not just once but twice. The first time it got away broke the line and swam under the boat and it was caught again on the other
Saffron and Shrimp Risotto
The following recipe comes from My Columbian Recipes, a fun Columbian food blog: Ingredients (4 servings) 2 tablespoons olive oil 1/4 cup butter 1 garlic clove 1/3 cup chopped onion 4 to 5 cups fish or chicken stock 1 large
Karluk River Closure
The Karluk river is to be closed for salmon fishing including commercial at the rivers mouth until July 16th. This follows a week of poor returns. The closure includes all fishing including catch and release. This is indeed sad but
Genetically Modified Salmon: Whatever Next!
A Developer named Aqua bounty in Mass. has been developing a salmon that will grow at twice the normal rate. The fish is designed to be grown in farms, its an Atlantic salmon with a growth hormone gene from Chinook
Food for thought on Salmon
A reporter and Nutrition Professor for The Atlantic recently returned from a trip to Alaska to observe Alaskan fisherman and salmon processing sponsored by The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute her observations were: people who work in the processing plants often
The Low Down on the New USDA Dietary Guidelines
The new USDA dietary guidelines were just released here’s a summary: Fat and Salt: Saturated fat intake should be less than 7% of a total days caloric intake, it was 10% Trans fats have been halved now 0.5% its best
Marine Waste Made Into Art
Artist Pam Longobardi is famous for making pieces of art from waste collected along beaches, Longobardi an Art Professor at Georgia State University and an artist famous around the World is coming to Alaska. One of her recent art pieces