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Oyster farmers pan Alaska bill to add farmed seafood to ASMI portfolio

'I am not fishing for oysters; I am harvesting my crop, just as if I grew peas or potatoes ... which the state of Alaska is not currently promoting' -- Seawan Gehlbach, Simpson Bay Oyster Company

By Jacob Resneck | March 31, 2025 17:12 BST
Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute executive director Jeremy Woodrow testifies on March 27, 2025 in support of a bill to add mariculture products to the state-run marketing board's portfolio. (Screenshot by Jacob Resneck)
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A bill introduced in the US state of Alaska by its governor, Mike Dunleavy, to allow a state marketing agency to promote shellfish in addition to wild-caught finfish has received pushback from shellfish farmers hostile to the prospect of helping to pay for the effort [...]

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