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 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
NOAA Fisheries Service is dedicated to protecting and preserving the nation's living marine resources through scientific research, fisheries management, enforcement and habitat conservation. NOAA Fisheries is a leading voice for commercial and recreational fisheries and continues to focus its efforts on sustaining marine resources.
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 Marine Conservation Alliance is an Alaska non-profit organization formed by conservation minded Alaska and North Pacific coastal residents, communities,fixed and mobile gear fishermen, vessel owners and crew, processors, fishing organizations, support industries, western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) organizations, consumers, and others who are directly and indirectly involved in the North Pacific (Alaska) groundfish fisheries.
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 The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) is one of eight regional councils established by the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act in 1976 (which has been renamed the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) to oversee management of the nation's fisheries. |
Kodiak Fisheries Research Center
The Kodiak Fisheries Research Center (KFRC) was designed to provide a multi-agency marine research facility that would foster marine fishery research as well as serve as a resource for providing educational opportunities to the Kodiak community. |
 The American Heart Association recommends eating fish at least two times a week. Visit this site to learn more about the health benefits of eating fish. |
 The United States Department of Agriculture has more information about the health benefits of adding fish to your diet.
The USDA is responsible for country of origin labeling for seafood. There is recommendations to include distinction of product as "wild" or "farmed". See www.ams.usda.gov/cool for details.
It is important that the public report any mislabeling of seafood products discovered in your travels and/or observations when buying seafood from stores or restaurants. Alaska needs to distinguish its Wild caught products from that of the adulterated farmed products coming from other countries and states. Please Report violations to cool@usda.gov or if mislabeling violations for salmon occur within the state of Alaska call, Department of Environmental Conservation, Ernie Thomas at (906) 269-7637.
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 The Coastal Alliance for Aquaculture Reform provides information on the negative effects of open net-cage fish farming. Salmon farming mass produces carnivorous fish in open net-cages that are like industrial feedlots in the ocean. No matter where they are in the world, open net cage salmon farms harm the environment, deplete wild fish stocks and endanger coastal livelihoods.
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 Raincoast Research began studying orcas in British Columbia in 1981. Today the organization records whale and dolphin activity. They also research and publish information on the impact of Atlantic Farmed Salmon in British Columbia. |
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