Record pink salmon catch could create market glut

[unhappycamper]

http://www.adn.com/2014/02/25/3345144/record-pinks-creating-market-glut.html



Pink salmon are unloaded from the hold of a salmon seiner in Petersburg, Southeast Alaska, in 2008.

Record pink salmon catch could create market glut
The Associated Press
February 25, 2014

JUNEAU, Alaska — State officials say Alaska's record pink salmon harvest in 2013 could create a market glut that will drive prices down for several years.

The state Division of Economic Development sees a glut in supply after the 2013 harvest, bringing downward pressure on prices, KFSK-radio ( http://bit.ly/Mrpx1Y ) reported.

"The 2013 pink harvest was the largest on record," said division director Joe Jacobson before the House Fisheries Committee this month. "It's led to a glut of supply and it will probably, there will be downward pressure on prices because of it. And it's really been a pretty tremendous impact."

Alaska fishing fleets caught 219 million pink salmon last year. That helped fill an estimated 4 million cases of tall pink cans and left companies with almost 5 million cases in inventory.

[dixiegrrrrl]

1. Wonder how it will sell?

Lots of people are avoiding West Cost fish.

[My Good Babushka]

2. I don't like salmon that much, but I was thinking of making salmon with caper butter

because I found a recipe, and my sweet spouse likes it. Maybe that means I'll get a good price on it.

[safeinOhio]

3. I love salmon, but

have never cared for Pinks. Look for a drop in cat food price.

[democratisphere]

4. Salmon is one of my very favorite foods.........

but it might be a good idea to hit it with a Geiger Counter before making a purchase.

http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=geiger+counter&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=35235271561&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15935998071913881339&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt

[GliderGuider]

5. Nobody stop eating until it's all gone! We have a whole world to finish!

[hunter]

6. Remember the Passenger Pigeon...

The species went from being one of the most abundant birds in the world during the 19th century to extinction early in the 20th century. At the time, Passenger Pigeons had one of the largest groups or flocks of any animal, second only to the Rocky Mountain locust.

Some reduction in numbers occurred from habitat loss when European settlement led to mass deforestation. Next, pigeon meat was commercialized as a cheap food for slaves and the poor in the 19th century, resulting in hunting on a massive and mechanized scale. A slow decline between about 1800 and 1870 was followed by a catastrophic decline between 1870 and 1890. Martha, thought to be the world's last Passenger Pigeon, died on September 1, 1914, at the Cincinnati Zoo.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passenger_Pigeon

[GliderGuider]

7. The Northern Cod population is showing similar behavior.

Some stewards we are!

[pscot]

8. There are lots of pinks because they aren't very good eating

They're called dog salmon for a reason. But they are a lot of fun to catch