News
December 2010.
Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program Leader Paula Cullenberg is the new Interim Director of the UAF Fishery Industrial Technology Center. Learn more about Cullenberg at http://seagrant.uaf.edu/map/staff/cullenberg.html.
November 2009.
Free software, "Salmon training," was developed to help recognize the 5 species of Pacific salmon together with the degree of their watermarking. You can download this software by right-clicking below, and "save target as" into your computer.
Salmon program instructions (text file)
Salmon program ZIPped package (about 14 MB)
November 2009.
Free software, "Rockfish training," was developed to help recognize the 40 species of rockfish that exist in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. You can download this software by right-clicking below, and "save target as" into your computer.
Instructions for use (text file)
Rockfish program ZIPped package (about 4 MB)
October 2009.
Dr. Charles Crapo was awarded the 2009 Earl P. McFee award, given by the Atlantic Fisheries Technology Conference. The award was bestowed in Copenhagen, Denmark, during the 3rd Joint Trans-Atlantic Fisheries Technology Conference (15-18 September 2009).
Dr. Crapo also recieved an award from the International Association of Fish Inspectors. The Special Recognition award was given to him for his “career contributions to the profession of seafood inspection, science and technology, and related fields, in industry, academia, and government.” The award was announced during the World Seafood Congress, held in Agadir, Morocco, October 3–7, 2009.
July 2009.
The Annual Report of FITC activities covering the period July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008 is available in pdf format. Click here.
January 2009.
2nd International Conference on Seafood Technology (ICST2), Jointly organized by FAO and the University of Alaska. In May 2010 the ICST2 will be held in Anchorage, Alaska. The organization of the conference is progressing well. Stay tuned to the Web site: ICST2010
October 2008.
Visit to Italy. Murat Balaban visited the University of Salerno, and participated in the Ph.D. presentation of Giovanna Ferrentino. He also visited the Rome headquarters of the FAO and gave a seminar on the use of CO in seafood.Visit to Italy.pdf
May 2008.
Travel to Iceland and Turkey. Murat Balaban visited Iceland and Turkey. He was an invited keynote speaker in the First International Congress of Seafood Technology, held in Cesme, Izmir, Turkey. A summary of his activities during this trip are given in the following pdf presentation: Visit to Iceland and Turkey.pdf
May 2008.
Congratulations Alex! Dr. Alexandra Oliveira was granted Promotion and Tenure at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
April 2008.
Kodiak-produced salmon jerky is gaining popluarity. FITC helped in this project:
http://wildsalmonjerky.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=35
April 2008.
Beech-Nut is producing a baby formula containing sweet potato and Alaskan pink salmon. FITC worked on this project under the USDA-CSREES Alternative Salmon Products in cooperation with AFDF: