An Alaska delegation traveling to Walmart headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, on Sept. 5 plans to give the retailer an in-depth understanding of the state’s sustainable fisheries management and its Responsible Fisheries Management (RFM) certification process.
Fisheries technical experts from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG) and the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) will play key roles at the meeting, Susan Bell, Commissioner of the Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development, told IntraFish.
"When we agreed to the Sept. 5 meeting, it was something that ASMI had already begun.
