Turmoil In Seafood Economy Prompts Collaboration Among Many Sectors
By Margaret Bauman
margie@maritimepublishing.com
Seafood harvesters and processors facing challenging global marketing conditions are finding it necessary to alter their operations for long-term viability, according to Nicole Kimball, vice president of the Pacific Seafood Processors Association (PSPA).
“It’s clearly evident from announcements of seasonal closures of some shoreside processing plants this year, and from multiple facilities up for sale, that seafood processors of all sizes are trying to adapt to very challenging market conditions both globally and domestically,” said Kimball, a seafood industry veteran and member of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council.
“Both fishermen and processors have rising costs that make small margins even smaller, and processors are goin...