by Laine Welch | Jun 16, 2021 | Economics, Fish Radio Programs, Processors
From SeafoodNews.com by Susan Chambers June 16, 2021 Personal protective equipment, or PPE, has increased costs to seafood processors during the pandemic but the USDA wants to help cut those costs. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Tuesday additional aid to...
by Laine Welch | Jun 11, 2021 | Fish Radio Programs, Processors
Location of North Pacific Seafoods processing plants By Tom Asakawa, SeafoodNews.com June 9, 2021 Canadian fisheries giant Canadian Fishing Company (aka Canfisco), known for producing salted herring roe for Japan, is a leading salmon and herring business in Alaska....
by Laine Welch | Jun 9, 2021 | Economics, Fish Radio Programs, Prices, Processors, Salmon prices
As salmon fisheries open across Alaska, it’s easy to track catches for all five Pacific species in all regions. One click will take you to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s Blue Sheet at its commercial fisheries web page. You’ll also find weekly...
by Laine Welch | Jan 4, 2021 | Fish Radio Programs, Processors
Credit: Undercurrent News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 4, 2021 Peter Pan Seafood becomes a US-owned, vertically integrated seafood processor ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Peter Pan Seafood Company, LLC (“New Peter Pan”) is a new, vertically integrated seafood company with...
by Laine Welch | Nov 2, 2020 | Fish Radio Programs, Processors
Maruha Nichiro Sells Peter Pan Seafoods to U.S. Holding Company From Alaska and Washington Peggy Parker SeafoodNews.com November 2, 2020 Peter Pan Seafoods’ CEO Barry Collier announced yesterday that long-time owner Maruha Nichiro is selling “a major portion of the...
by Laine Welch | Aug 27, 2020 | Economics, Fish Radio Programs, Processors
Seafood workers processing Alaska pollock Credit: AK Public Media Alaska seafood processors are paying tens of millions of dollars extra to cover costs from the Covid pandemic, and for most, it’s coming out of pocket. Intrafish Media provides the first...
