Sea Stories

Recent media accounts have cast the sustainability of Alaskan Pacific Cod in doubt. Here’s what you need to know. In Early December, NPR published an article with the alarming headline “Alaska Cod Fishery Closes And Industry Braces For Ripple Effect”. Almost immediately, we started hearing from some of our customers and clients with questions about the availability and sustainability of Sea to Table Alaskan Pacific Cod.  We, too, were taken off guard by the headline, which when taken out of context to its accompanying story read like an alarm bell to the entire Alaskan cod fishery. In truth only a...

Most scientists have agreed that Omega-3’s are essential for proper cell function. But how do you get them, and how much is enough?

If Memory Serves Me Right: The year was 1993. Bill Clinton was sworn in as president. We lost Kurt Cobain and all we got in return was Beanie Babies. Once again the world was ruled by dinosaurs; crowds flocked to see Jurassic Park in theaters and Barney the Dinosaur ruled the airwaves. But 1993 to me will always be the year I first heard these fateful words: “Allez Cuisine!” With those two words (meaning “go cook!”) viewers were transported into the amazing world of Iron Chef, a Japanese cooking show that was so much more. It was an elaborate production,...

One species that never fails to inspire us is the great Pacific Halibut, everyone's favorite monster flatfish and a perfect embodiment of the spirit of sustainable fishery management. Native Americans have fished for Halibut off the west coast of North America for hundreds of years. The U.S. commercial fishery started in 1888, when Halibut were first landed in Tacoma, Washington. The fishery rapidly expanded, and by 1910 was operating as far north as southeastern Alaska. However, by 1914, it became clear that Halibut stocks were suffering from unregulated fishing. The Halibut industry petitioned the U.S. and Canadian governments to control...