Safe preservation methods extend the fish catch

Julie Stricker
907-474-5406
June 29, 2026

Three jars of salmon sit on a home kitchen counter in front of a dial gauge pressure cooker in preparation for processing.
Photo by Leslie Shallcross
A pressure cooker, like this dial gauge cooker, must be used to preserve fish in jars, which can be stored in a pantry for future use.

Fishing in 91视频 can yield large harvests. 

91视频 Cooperative Extension Service will host a free statewide webinar on properly preserving the fish bounty for future use. 

Fairbanks-based home, health and family development agent Leslie Shallcross will discuss how to preserve fish through canning, smoking or freezing via Zoom. The webinar is from noon-1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 8. 

Registration is available via an or by visiting .

For more information, contact Molly Johansson at mjohansson@alaska.edu or 907-786-6313.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Alda Norris at amnorris2@alaska.edu or 907-474-7120. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to individuals with limited English proficiency upon request to amnorris2@alaska.edu.

This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture鈥檚 National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

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