Villages in the Yukon-Kuskokwim region are receiving 60,000 pounds of much-needed Alaska salmon from processors in Kodiak and Bristol Bay, thanks to the coordination from SeaShare. This is the third year subsistence fishing on the river has been suspended and the seafood industry has donated fish for SeaShare to distribute, at zero cost to the recipients.
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While Americans are trying to find a cool place for vacation this summer, the bears in Alaska are working hard to prep for hibernation. The brown bears in Katmai National Park are parked at Brooks Falls, where the typical bear eats up to 40 salmon per day to prepare for the long winter’s hibernation.
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Food bank demand for seafood has been keeping us busy! We recently sent truckloads of pollock portions, and salmon and halibut steaks to:
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We recently launched a new partnership with King Crab Legs Co. and Shopping Gives. This new program gives online retail customers the ability to support SeaShare with a donation during the checkout process.
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We are sad to share that SeaShare Board President William Orr passed away earlier this month after a long illness.
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SeaShare’s nonprofit model is slightly different from most “traditional” nonprofits: We spend a lot of time working with companies within the industry and making connections for donations of product and other support. This is why attending Seafood Expo North America is so important for us — nothing beats saying “Thank You” in person!
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If potential liability has hindered your food donations to food banks or community feeding centers in the past, now you don’t have any excuse to NOT help those facing food insecurity (and decrease food waste).
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Looking for affordable Alaska Airlines roundtrip tickets or want to start holiday shopping early and donate to SeaShare at the same time? Look no further than the 2022 Pacific Seafood Processors Association Auction and Raffle to benefit SeaShare! While the silent auction and raffle will be held in-person at the PSPA Fall Social at Ray's Boathouse on Thursday, Oct. 27, the auction and raffle are also online (you don't need to be present at the Fall Social to win)! The two roundtrip Alaska Airlines ticket vouchers valued at $1250 EACH are for anywhere the airline flies, and must be used by October 2023. The airline auction tickets start at $25 and can be found HERE.The silent auction offers a variety of fun items:
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Americans need to continue to increase their seafood consumption, as the ongoing research is clear that nutrients in the protein are critical for our physical, cognitive, and mental health.
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For the second year in a row, SeaShare had the privilege of coordinating seafood processors and logistics companies in Alaska to help deliver much-needed salmon to the Yukon.
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Team Pure & Wild Wins R2AK!! Team Pure & Wild won!! We had no doubt they could complete the 700+-mile race from Washington to Alaska, but with myriad obstacles thrown at all teams — logs, lack of wind, lots of wind, adverse rip currents, torn sails, more logs — you never assume anything!
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Team Pure & Wild crossed the finish line first in the opening leg of the Race to Alaska in Victoria, B.C., at 9:38! Congrats to Jonathan McKee, Alyosha Strum-Palerm and Matt Pistay — time to celebrate and rest for the big leg to Ketchikan, Alaska, on Thursday!
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Earlier this month we had the pleasure of attending the Food Waste Solutions Summit at the University of Minnesota. The Summit, produced by ReFED, gathered food waste solution providers, food banks, data companies, upcycled food processors, investors and others to discuss ways to cut food waste in half by 2030.
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Volunteers are the backbone of every nonprofit, providing countless hours of support. In honor of National Volunteer Week, we’d like to spotlight the wonderful work done by the SeaShare board of directors! From attending regular meetings where they provide feedback and guidance, to promoting our cause to the industry, the SeaShare board has our back!!
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We recently returned from Seafood Expo North America in Boston after the show’s two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, and boy was it great to see everyone in person! Despite the initial trepidation and awkward “can we hug or shake hands?” moments, we all got down to the business of talking fish.
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“It’s been a challenging two years”— said everyone, everywhere. The food bank network continues to experience a huge increase in demand, ranging from approximately 60 percent spike in traffic in mid-2020 to 50 percent at the end of last year. The difference for food banks now is the same situation that is hitting all consumers — the price of all goods is going up. Food at home costs are up 9.3 percent in October 2021 relative to January 2020. To add insult to injury, cost increases across the supply chain have made donations to food banks more expensive.
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The food waste recovery movement, organized by ReFED, has been hard at work to not just calculate the problem at hand, but to also find ways to reduce food waste. SeaShare is a member of the ReFED Insights Engine, an online data center designed to serve as the next generation of data, insights, and guidance on U.S. food waste. This data is meant to lay the foundation for action to reduce food waste and loss in the United States by 50% by 2030, which is one of the targets of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for nations worldwide.
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An additional 24,000 pounds (96,000 servings) of frozen salmon is headed to villages on the Yukon, thanks to the generosity of Alaska processors, transportation companies and U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak. This is the second shipment to the Yukon: Last month Bristol Bay seafood processors collected 25,000 pounds of salmon for communities on the Yukon, which faced a winter without salmon due to the closure of subsistence fisheries.
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With the delta variant spreading across the country, food bank traffic still continues at record high levels. This time last year much of the seafood destined for the foodservice market was re-routed into retail and food bank channels instead. Restaurant openings this year provided much relief to both suppliers and consumers, however the volume of protein to food banks has dwindled.
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When it comes to feeding hungry people, the general rule of thumb is you do what you need to do to get the job done. And when it comes to feeding those in need in Alaska, it takes an entire industry, from fishermen to processors to transportation, to get the job done.
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