{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://www.murkowski.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=6e6a3b33-33cd-45bf-bab5-c77680d15036", "Murkowski to Wal-Mart: \u201cNo Doubt\u201d Alaska Seafood is Sustainable", "2013-12-18", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "AK", "Lisa Murkowski", "M001153", "www.murkowski.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "12.18.13\n\t\t\t Murkowski to Wal-Mart: \u201cNo Doubt\u201d Alaska Seafood is Sustainable \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t Senator Reaches Out to New CEO, Pushing to Keep Alaska Fish on Shelves\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senator Lisa Murkowski today sent a letter (attached) to the incoming President and CEO of Wal-Mart, introducing him to Alaska\u2019s world-renowned sustainable fisheries \u2013 calling it \u201cthe benchmark for fishery management.\u201d Her outreach is aimed at advocating that Wal-Mart make an informed decision to continue to bring Alaskan fish to its consumers nationwide, and at inviting the new CEO to Alaska to \u201csee and taste\u201d it for himself.\r\nAfter spending much of 2013 fighting against third-party adversaries that questioned Alaska\u2019s sustainable seafood, Murkowski is proactively bringing the issue to the new superstore chief as they work with The Sustainability Consortium to certify Alaskan fisheries.\u00a0 In her letter, she writes:\r\n \u201c\u2026 Sustainable use of our fisheries resources has been a fundamental principle, with the requirement that fisheries be well-managed imbedded in our State Constitution.\u00a0 Alaska has earned the reputation as the benchmark for fishery management, both at the state and federal level, and Alaskans are rightly proud of the seafood we produce.\u201d\r\nMurkowski also adds, of the new group:\r\n \u201cWal-Mart has engaged The Sustainability Consortium to evaluate seafood certification programs, and that its initial focus is review of the Responsible Fisheries Management (RFM) certification program supported by the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute.\u00a0 There are no doubts that Alaska\u2019s fisheries are sustainably managed, and I am confident that the RFM certification program will be validated through this process and Alaska seafood will continue to be available to Wal-Mart\u2019s customers.\u201d\r\nIn closing, she invites Mr. McMillon to Alaska:\r\n \u201cI have found that one of the best ways to understand an issue in my\u00a0state is to see it firsthand, and I would like to invite you to visit with me\u00a0and have a chance to see, and taste, the wild Alaska seafood that you\u00a0customers hold in such high regard.\u201d\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n    \n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n     \n\t\n \n\t\n    \n    \n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t  \n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://www.murkowski.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=6e6a3b33-33cd-45bf-bab5-c77680d15036"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7745830807834864, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}