Katherine Rubio holds up test samples in lab. (Photo by Kayla Desroches / KMXT) Kayla Desroches/KMXT A graduate student is looking at how to extend the shelf life of cooked Dungeness crab and make it safer to eat. She’s working as a summer intern with Alaska Sea Grant and the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute and using their labs to conduct …
Read More »Fishermen aspire to enter world of seafood processing
Harry Wassily Jr (left) and Steve Wassily at HACCP class. (Photo by Kayla Desroches / KMXT) Kayla Desroches/KMXT For some fishermen, moving into the processing world is one way to build their prospects. But before that can happen, they need to get the required certification. A few seafood processors and would-be processors are doing that right now in the City …
Read More »Kodiak Provides Quality Control Training to Processors, Big and Small
Kodiak Seafood and Marine Science Center. Kayla Desroches/KMXT Kayla Desroches/KMXT It’s the last day for a course at the Kodiak Seafood and Marine Science Center which will help seafood professionals sell the freshest, highest quality product to the public. Seafood Processing Quality Control Training, which began Monday, covers everything from the shelf-life of fish to water quality. “We teach them …
Read More »Pollock Skin Dog Treats Approach Final Form
Chris Sannito holds a box of pollock skins. Kayla Desroches/KMXT Kayla Desroches/KMXT A local line of pollock skin dog treats is closer to its final form. A while ago, KMXT covered a story about seafood technology specialist Chris Sannito and his colleague at Alaska Sea Grant concocting dog treats. On Tuesday, Sannito is heading to the Lower 48 to shape …
Read More »Researchers to Explore Market and Innovate with Pollock Roe
Salmon roe on rice. Robert S. Donovan / Flickr Kayla Desroches/KMXT Researchers in Kodiak want to open up new markets and expand existing ones for a popular fish product. This delicacy is what you might imagine people at cocktail parties eating over stock market discussions. It’s also good with tortilla chips. We’re talking about roe, fish eggs which in Alaska …
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