Seafood Buyers Talk Certification, Mining With ASMI

A customer advisory panel of major buyers of wild seafood has told the state’s key seafood marketing entity that they trust the Alaska brand, but are concerned about certification issues and fear the Pebble mine could devalue Alaska seafood.

The comments from some major buyers of Alaska seafood, as well as processors, came during a customer advisory panel session hosted by the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute Aug. 15-16 in Girdwood.

The event was initially scheduled for Kodiak, but when weather conditions prevented flights carrying most of the group from reaching the island in time, they reconvened at Girdwood. Scott Miller of the McDowell Group in Juneau was the facilitator for the meeting.

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