Santa Monica supports king crab research
By SeafoodSource staff
20 November, 2012
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Santa Monica Seafood has donated $10,000 to support the Alaska King Crab
Research, Rehabilitation and Biology Program, a part of
Alaska Sea Grant, University of Alaska Fairbanks, School of Fisheries and Ocean
Sciences.
Santa Monica, a U.S. seafood
distributor based in Rancho Dominguez, Calif., began its support of AKCRRAB in
2010, and has donated $10,000 annually to the research effort.
"We send our congratulations to
the team at the Alaska King Crab Research Rehabilitation and Biology Program on
the excellent progress made so far,” said Logan Kock, VP of strategic purchasing
and responsible sourcing for Santa Monica Seafood. “We're excited to continue
to be a part of their research efforts and we look forward to a bright future
for Alaska red and blue king crab and for the people who depend on this
important marine resource.”
AKCRRAB began in 2005 as a
public-private partnership to develop the science and technology needed to
culture wild king crab in a hatchery, and test the feasibility of hatcheries as
a tool to rebuild low numbers of red and blue king crab in waters around Kodiak
Island and the Pribilof Islands.
“We are delighted that Santa Monica
Seafood continues to support the AKCRRAB program,” said Dave Christie, director
of Alaska Sea Grant, one of the sponsors of the AKCRRAB research and co-chair
of the AKCRRAB steering committee. “Santa Monica Seafood support has been
instrumental in the success of the king crab hatchery research program. This
year, researchers had one of the most successful hatching and rearing seasons
to date for both red and blue king crab species.”
AKCRRAB is a partnership between Alaska
Sea Grant, Aleutian Pribilof Island Community Development Association, Central
Bering Sea Fishermen’s Association, United Fishermen’s Marketing Association, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries, the Alutiiq Pride Shellfish
Hatchery and Chugach Regional Resources Commission and the UAF School of
Fisheries and Ocean Sciences.
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