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Article: Korea ripe for Alaska salmon: bad breaks for Asia open doors for Alaska to increase salmon sales there.
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- Alaska Business Monthly
- Article date:
- October 1, 2004
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Setbacks for some beef, poultry and salmon producers in Asia and elsewhere may become Alaska's gain--if those who harvest, market, process and sell seafood here can put needed marketing savvy and specialized equipment in place with speed and efficiency.
Anchorage Sen. John Cowdery, who has made numerous trade related trips to Asia--and South Korea in particular--has for years seen an opportunity for Alaska's seafood producers in the booming economy of that Asian nation.
Now it seems three incidents, taken as a whole, have opened a door for Alaska, explained Alan Austerman, policy advisor for fisheries to Gov. Frank Murkowski.
"Number one--the ...