USDA Releases Bids to Purchase Alaska Seafood
The US Department of Agriculture is purchasing more than 1.7 million cases of canned salmon and 15 million pounds of Alaska pollock for its nutrition programs.
Fisheries
Trident Seafoods Selling Two Southeast, Two Gulf Plants
Trident Seafoods, one of Alaska’s largest employers, is seeking a buyer for its Ketchikan, Petersburg, False Pass, and Kodiak processing plants.
Afognak Board Chair to Lead Fisheries Development Foundation
Kristy Clement, currently board chair of Afognak Native Corporation, is the new CEO of the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation.
AI as a Weapon to Defend the Seas from Illegal Fishing
Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing is an international problem that has local consequences. AI may be the key to addressing the issue.
New Rule for Pacific Cod Cooperatives
A new federal rule allocates Pacific cod harvest quota shares to license holders and requires participants in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands trawl fishery to form cooperatives.
Tlingit & Haida Acquires Alaska Seafood Company
Alaska Seafood Company—a retail and wholesale provider of salmon, halibut, black cod, and caviar since 1987—has been purchased by the Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska.