Team Pure & Wild announced this week that they will once again take part in the Race to Alaska (R2AK), with a goal of bringing home the grand prize of $10,000. Along the journey to Ketchikan, Team Pure & Wild will raise funds for SeaShare, and raise awareness about SeaShare's work with their fans and followers.
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Seafood Expo showcases some amazing seafood. Each year we work with the team coordinating Seafood Expo to rescue food at the end of the show for donation to the Greater Boston Food Bank. This year we are happy to report that 22,500 pounds of food was donated to the Greater Boston Food Bank from the vendors at Seafood Expo North America. Thank you to all of the vendors who made this possible! What an amazing team effort.
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SeaShare is pleased to count MAZON as a partner. MAZON works to ensure that hungry people have access to nutritious food today and demands government policies assure no one goes hungry tomorrow.
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SeaShare was pleased to sponsor the 2016 Orca Bowl, held at the University of Washington and the Seattle Aquarium on February 27th.
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Regal Springs Tilapia will be donating five pounds of tilapia to SeaShare for every fish taco sampled at Seafood Expo North America!
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SeaShare was thrilled to be selected to receive Alaska SeaLife Center’s Stewardship & Sustainability Award on February 13th in Anchorage. These awards are given annually to individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the awareness and sustainability of Alaska’s marine resources. What a great night! Enjoy the photos below.
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The Washington Post, with data from the USDA, issued some scary news this week: 80 to 90 percent of Americans do not eat enough seafood. This is a great article on why that might be, and how and why consumers should get on the seafood train to better health.
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SeaShare is thrilled to be selected to receive Alaska SeaLife Center’s Stewardship & Sustainability Award! These awards are given annually to individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the awareness and sustainability of Alaska’s marine resources. The award will be presented at the Alaska Marine Gala on February 13, 2016 in Anchorage. The Alaska SeaLife Center operates as a private, non-profit research institution and public aquarium, with wildlife response and education programs. It generates and shares scientific knowledge to promote understanding and stewardship of Alaska’s marine ecosystems.
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We are excited to report that Trident Seafoods and its employees have included a generous gift to SeaShare in their annual holiday Adopt-a-Cause giving campaign. The campaign kicked off on December 5th, and employees donated to SeaShare and three other local nonprofits. All employee donations were matched 100% by Trident, and the campaign raised almost $40,000 for charity!
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Ever wonder how all those truckloads of salmon are processed before they arrive at food banks? UniSea Inc is one of SeaShare's key partners in processing donated salmon for distribution to food banks. Right now they are steaking almost 250,000 pounds of salmon and halibut for us. Here is a taste of how it all works. Thanks, UniSea!
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Bon Appetit has compiled an amazing menu for celebrating the Feast of the Seven Fishes during the holidays. There are no hard-and-fast rules about preparing the feast: some people cook seven fish courses, some just put a bunch of seafood in a stew and call it good. Many families keep their own traditions, but everyone who celebrates can agree: Seafood should be prepared and consumed on Christmas Eve. Preferably with wine. Read more here.
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Diversified Business Communications, East Coast Seafood/Seatrade International Co., Maine Fair Trade Lobster LLC/Paturel International Company, and the National Fisheries Institute are working together this month to bring more seafood to food banks across the country, and East Coast Seafood/Seatrade International Co. have pledged to match the first $1,000 in contributions to SeaShare!
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The Food Guys at Montana Public Radio have a delicious meal idea for canned salmon and tuna. These are very simple recipes that are perfect comfort food for a dark night in December. Crack open a can and give it a try!
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The Lynden Family of Companies has supported SeaShare in bringing seafood to food banks for many years. Lynden is both a generous financial donor, as well as an in-kind donor of transportation, and they have just pledged to support our shipments of seafood again in 2016! Lynden believes that giving back to the communities in which they work is essential to providing a safe, healthy, vibrant community. Thanks, Lynden employees and and the Lynden Family of Companies!
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What is #GivingTuesday?
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E&E Foods employees and their sister company, Seattle Shrimp and Seafoods, is holding their annual employee donation drive for SeaShare this month. E&E Foods generously matches their employees' contributions. This is a great example of how companies and individuals are working together with SeaShare to put more seafood in our nation's food banks.
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Yes, fresh and canned fish have roughly the same nutritional value, according to experts and the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Nutrient Database. And whether to eat one over the other isn’t an obvious choice, because each has advantages and disadvantages, said Alice Lichtenstein, a professor at Tufts University’s Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy.
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Here are some interesting fish and seafood facts compiled by Laine Welch at Alaska Fish Radio. Click here.
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A crab has to shed it's shell in order to grow larger. Watch this.
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The line on your salmon fishing rod screams as it peels off the reel, causing your heart to race in anticipation of fighting, and hopefully landing, the iconic king or Chinook salmon that is doing its best to dive to the ocean depths. While catching these magnificent fish can be thrilling, it can be equally as exciting to anticipate the joys of sharing the bounty with friends and family around the dinner table. While king salmon are arguably one of the most sought after fish for sport anglers, they are also one of the finest delicacies to grace your table. But, did you know that kings can have differently colored flesh--red, white or even marbled?
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