Only male crabs are sold legally. A type of groundfish that is processed into surimi, and then used for imitation crab. Meaning fish that hatch in streams or lakes, move to salt water and return to spawn in fresh water. All Pacific salmon are anadromous. A science in which man-made facilities and scientific methods are used to rear marine animals and plants.
Hatcheries are the most common aquaculture operations in Alaska.
It prefers shallow water and is found most abundantly in the Aleutians and Bering Sea. Can weigh up to 5 pounds with a spread of 30 inches. A frozen block of groundfish fillets. A line of blood located along the backbone of the fish. It is removed by processors prior to the fish being frozen or further processed.