WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski announced the next steps she is taking to fight back against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recent approval of genetically engineered (GE) fish for human consumption. Senator Murkowski has long been adamantly opposed to the approval of GE salmon, introducing legislation and inserting a provision […]
Critics lashed out at the Federal Food and Drug Administration for it decision to approve genetically-modified Atlantic Salmon, deemed “Frankenfish” by some, fit for human consumption on Thursday. The FDA said on Thursday, that the modified salmon met the safety and effectiveness requirements, and that “FDA scientists rigorously evaluated extensive data submitted by the manufacturer, AquaBounty […]
With the holiday season coming into full swing in December, retail suppliers of wild Alaska seafood both online and in local shops say sales are on par with a year ago and they are upbeat about a good season. Seafood retailers queried in mid-November had a wide variety of product available, from whole fish fresh […]
An analysis of Alaska’s 2015 Bristol Bay sockeye salmon season released on Nov. 16 notes the dramatic drop in prices paid to harvesters, along substantial decline in Bristol Bay driftnet permit values. The report prepared by the McDowell Group in Juneau, Alaska, for the Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association said that there is a […]