Update on Indonesia Halal Certification and Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) Indonesia Trade Mission 2025

The ASMI Southeast Asia team is working with the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) Jakarta and Indonesian importers to understand the process. Information is subject to change and there are unknowns, but the Agricultural Counselor, Lisa Ahramjian, and her team have confirmed certain details.

Alaska Native Artist Rico Worl Designs Alaska Seafood Formline Series

ASMI is proud to announce a project designed to elevate the Alaska Native connection to our vital Alaska seafood species on the global stage. “Use of designs will be limited to ASMI. Our staff and contractors met with Rico for training on the cultural significance of the designs and their appropriate use and we’re honored to add them to our library,” says former ASMI Senior Director of Global Marketing & Strategy Hannah Lindoff who led the collaboration for ASMI. 

Alaska Seafood and Holland America Line Form First-of-its-Kind Partnership for Sustainable Seafood Education

Seafood U® Training for Holland America Line’s culinary teams began earlier this year, in advance of the cruise line’s 2024 Alaska season. Approximately 2,500 shipboard team members covering six ships will undergo the training.

Proposed Updates to WIC Nutrition Program Include Greater Access to Seafood Public Comment Period Now Open

Published on November 17, 2022, the new rule is the first food package update of the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) WIC program since 2009.  This science-based update adds seafood to more of the packages and strengthens the USDA’s efforts to align its nutrition programs with the latest U.S. dietary and health guidelines.

Experts Share How to Make the Wild Choice as Consumers Are Hungry for Seafood Education

On behalf of the nation’s largest source of wild domestic seafood and in celebration of National Seafood Month, the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) today unveils their latest efforts to help consumers Make the Wild Choice. Studies show that 82 percent of consumers prefer seafood that is wild and sustainable1, but are still craving more clarity on how to ensure the seafood on their plate is the best choice. That’s why ASMI is bringing together an Alaska Seafood Ambassador network to educate consumers and is giving them a chance to experience the wild of Alaska for themselves through a nationwide social sweepstakes.