The Miracle of Getting Fish to Bethel
Posted on December 15, 2014
At the end of October, Samantha Kirstein, executive director for Fairbanks Food Bank in Alaska wrote to us:
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Give Seafood This Holiday Season
Posted on December 12, 2014
'Tis the season for giving and sharing special meals with those you love. For many, the year-end holidays are a time to splurge for the special occasion by eating seafood. This is the time of year that shrimp rings, smoked salmon and other seafood goodies are given center stage in the seafood department of your local supermarket, and restaurant chains give seafood entrées top menu billing. Seafood manufacturers can bank on more than 20 percent of their annual sales in the last quarter thanks to these special seafood-related purchases.
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SeaShare Partner Highlight: Mazzetta, 2.2 Million Servings Strong
Posted on December 11, 2014
In 2011, Mazzetta accepted SeaShare's inaugural Seafood Donor of the Year award. Mazzetta, a fully integrated producer and importer of shrimp, mussels, lobster, and finfish, was recognized for its tilapia and salmon donations to SeaShare. Mazzetta is an almost 40-year-old family run business with headquarters in Highland Park, Il.
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Getting fish into remote Alaskan villages
Posted on December 09, 2014
The generosity of our seafood partners is especially important in remote coastal communities such as Kotzebue, where seafood has dietary and cultural significance. The following is a GREAT example of the kind of network that helps us feed more seafood to more people.
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Pacific Seafood Processors Association celebrates 100th year
Posted on December 08, 2014
PSPA celebrated its 100 year anniversary at the annual Fall Social in Ballard at the end of October. PSPA is a non-profit trade organization established in 1914 to address issues of concern to member seafood companies and support the conservation and wise use of fishery resources. The original meeting in 1914 was comprised of a gathering of canners, packers and other interested in the fishing industry and urged by Mr. Frank Warren, a member of the Fish & Game Commission(Portland,OR), to form a broad organization to represent all sectors of the Pacific coast fisheries. PSPA now has offices in Seattle, Washington, DC and Juneau, AK and supports 66 corporate and associate member companies.
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SeaShare Partner Highlight : Coastal Transportation
Posted on December 04, 2014
Coastal Transportation, Inc. has been donating southbound freight from Dutch Harbor, Alaska to Seattle for SeaShare for many years. Coastal brings the donated h&g salmon and halibut to Seattle, where SeaShare has it processed into steaks for food banks across throughout the nation.
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The Share the Sea Million Seafood Servings Challenge
Posted on December 01, 2014
Today we launch our Million Seafood Servings Challenge with SHARE THE SEA !
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20 Years and 200 million seafood servings later…..
Posted on November 20, 2014
Here we are with a brand new look!
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