Alaska crab research nets donation from major California seafood
retailer    NR: SG-2010/NR309  Fairbanks, Alaska—The largest
seafood retailer in the U.S. Southwest has set its sights on
Alaska king crab.  Santa Monica Seafood, a family-owned seafood
company based in Santa Monica, California, has donated $10,000
to Alaska Sea Grant for its research program aimed at rebuilding
Alaska’s collapsed red and blue king crab stocks.  “Santa Monica
Seafood has been working hard to become a leader in responsible
seafood sourcing,“ said Logan Kock, vice president for
responsible sourcing at Santa Monica Seafood. “Part of this
effort involves participating in fishery management dialogue and
partnerships that drive change and improvement in how seafood
resources are managed, improved and used. The work being done by
Alaska Sea Grant to rebuild Alaska’s king crab is a perfect fit
for us.”  David Christie, director of Alaska Sea Grant, welcomed
the donation.  “This unsolicited donation affirms the value of
the scientific re