Mercury-Free Alaska Pink Salmon

Alaska Fish Monitoring Program

There has been world-wide concern about environmental contaminants in our food and water and new information is reported on a daily basis in the news. The State of Alaska is taking an active role in examining the effect on Alaskan resources. In 2001, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) developed the Fish Monitoring Program in order to conduct a more rigorous examination of contaminant levels in Alaskan fish. The program involves a general survey of selected marine and freshwater fish species from around the state and testing these fishes for certain environmental contaminants. The program is supported by the Environmental Health Laboratory, a brand new state-of-the-art analytical testing facility in Anchorage, capable of performing different analytical methods to evaluate the fish.

Non-Detectable Total Mercury in Alaska Pink Salmon

Wild-caught, Alaska Pink salmon are the cleanest salmon species that can be found in the pristine waters of Alaska. Ocean-running, wild Pink salmon harvested in Alaska exhibit a 'non-detectable' median level of Total Mercury. Simply put, the testing results are below the detection levels of the test protocols and high tech analytical equipment as defined by the EPA and FDA for the measurement of heavy metals in fish. At an average of 2 years, Pink salmon are the shortest-lived Pacific salmon species which directly contributes to a naturally low 'bio-accumulation' of contaminants. This fact, combined with the inherently contaminant-free, pure waters of the Alaska coastline, make for an exceptionally safe and healthy salmon fishery. Wild-caught (not farmed) Alaska Pink salmon make a natural choice as a cold-water, fatty fish source for our Wild Alaska Salmon Oil product. With a contaminant-free source of fish oil, we do not need to resort to an overly harsh, high-heat, 40-step molecular distillation process to 'clean, decontaminate and deodorize' our oil. Instead, we can produce a naturally pure, whole-fraction salmon oil product that is safe, healthy and full of the same natural essential fatty acids (including omega-3), antioxidants and micro-nutrients that you would get by eating fresh wild Alaska salmon.

* <DL = below detection limits (non-detectable)

Source of Data: State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation - Division of Health - full report

For more information, visit the State of Alaska DEC Fish Monitoring Program website - click here.