Alaska Salmon

Paper Summary:

This paper examines how the Alaska wild salmon fishery industry has experienced ongoing challenges presented by the growing demands in the marketplace for farm-raised salmon. It proposes a study to determine the factors that have influenced the problems currently facing the industry, while further exploring the degree to which Alaska salmon is a superior product over farm-raised Pacific or Atlantic salmon. Using historical records on wild Alaska salmon, it assesses the data gathered in light of the purpose of the study and the research hypotheses.

Outline
Chapter One
Relevant Background Information
Statement of the Problem
Research Hypotheses
Rationale
Chapter Two
Species
Health Effects
Chapter Three
Research Design
Statistical Analysis
Data Collection
Chapter Four
Results
Discussion
Recommendations
References

From the Paper:

"In spite of the reported benefits associated with Alaska salmon, recent reports have indicated that during 2002, even during the peak of salmon season, many commercial fishermen in the fish-rich waters of southeast Alaska did not bother to go out. The worldwide market for Alaska wild salmon has crashed in a dramatic fashion even though the overall problem isn't dwindling numbers of fish, as 320,000 tons of salmon were harvested in Alaska during 2001, representing a one-third increase from 20 years ago. While a number of problems have influenced the downward trend in the market for Alaska wild salmon, as reported by Janus (2002), one of the major factors impacting this trend is found in the fact that world and domestic US markets are being
flooded with inexpensive salmon produced in foreign fish-farm operation."

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