1. Got a unique story about food production or the supply chain of food in Alaska and want it told?   We're anxious to continue to hear about Alaskan companies producing food and food-based products.  

2. Interested in submitting an opinion piece about investment in the food production industry in Alaska, the supply chain of food, buyers perspectives, new markets, new technologies or processes?  We welcome the exchange --   

3. We also welcome items for the calendar section.   Items will be considered for both the Collaborative INSIGHTS newsletter, as well as the Global Food Collaborative Website.  

Submissions should be related to food or the supply chain of food such as conferences, tradeshows and/or special events.   Please submit your items along with the name of the event, a web link address if possible, month, day, year and location of the event.   

Contact GFC or call 907.563.0154.

Thank you - CI
Items must be of interest to the readers of Collaborative INSIGHTS and members, advertisers and clients of Global Food Collaborative, LLC. The Editorial Committee of Collaborative INSIGHTS and GFC - Alaska reserve the right to select and edit appropriate material.

Opportunities Related to Holding and/or Transporting Salmon and Other Fin Fish Alive
By Kellus Sewell
More fishermen and processors should explore methods to keep fish alive as long as doing so does not impede the profitability of existing commercial operations.  
 
Options include,
· brailing, pumping or swimming fish into the hold and keeping them alive with correct oxygen and salinity until processed,
· transporting fish alive to net pens hauled to the fishing grounds or site, or to net pens at the processing plant  
· pumping live fish into a "whale" boat as they are called in Norway, which is designed to maintain the correct salinity and oxygen levels in transport to the processor.

Arthur Keyes, Market Manager, of A&M Farms and South Anchorage Farmers Market responded to an opinion piece in the local newspaper dishing the organic farm movement.   Art responds with a his own opinion and requested we share it with Collaborative INSIGHTS readers.  Let us know what you think?