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Alaska Salmon - Food Safety
- Wild Alaska Salmon is healthy and of the highest quality. Have questions concerning recent articles about salmon quality and safety? Please see the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute's Press Release and Alaska Salmon Questions and Answers .

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Fukushima Radiation Information:
- No Fukushima-Related Radiation Detected in Alaska Seafood (PDF 308 kB)
  (Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Press Release - 11/30/2015)
- Information on Japan Tsunami Debris: Experts believe it is highly unlikely any of debris is radioactive. Beachgoers may notice an increase in debris, but are encouraged to continue to visit Alaska’s beaches and help keep them clean. Please report marine debris to the NOAA marine debris program (DisasterDebris@noaa.gov).
  - The Alaska Department of Fish and Game stands ready to take appropriate management action if marine debris were to interfere with spawning or harvest of sustainable fisheries; currently provides assistance with documenting entanglements and injury to marine mammals due to any marine debris and assists with education and disentanglement efforts; assists with invasive species monitoring, prevention, and cleanup of non-native organisms that can be transported on marine debris in addition to other pathways; and is able to provide habitat monitoring and take appropriate action should it become necessary to ensure habitat protection or restoration efforts due to marine debris.
- Wild Food Safety and Radiation Information:
  - FAQ Radiation from Fukushima
    Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
  - Alaska Seafood is Safe, Not Affected by Fukushima Incidents
  - Alaska Wild Foods Safety Facts for the Public (PDF 137 kB)
  - Alaska Wild Food Safety Facts for Scientists (PDF 87 kB)
  - Seafood Safe and Unaffected by Radiation (PDF 126 kB)
    NOAA-EPA-FDA Statement on U.S. Seafood: Safe and Unaffected by Japan Radiation Contamination.
  - Lists of Migratory Birds That May or May Not Have Flown through Japan.
  - Radiological information from the Division of Public Health, AK Department of Health & Social Services
  - Table of Radioisotopes that May Impact Food Safety (PDF 53 kB)
  - U.S. Food and Drug Administration Information on Radiation and Food Safety