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BBRSDA Selects New Executive Director
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BBRSDA Selects New Executive Director

Seafood industry veteran Lilani Dunn has been promoted to executive director of the Bristol Bay Seafood Development Association (BBSDA), which represents drift gillnetters harvesting the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery. Her appointment was announced on Feb. 21.  She succeeds Andy Wink, of Wink Research & Consulting, who served as executive director of the BBRSDA for five-and-a-half years. Dunn joined the BBRSDA in 2020 to oversee the association’s salmon marketing efforts, after holding positions with the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) and Orca Bay Foods. She is the president of Northwest Fisheries Association, a member of the National Fisheries Institute, and serves as chair of ASMI’s domestic marketing committee. “The marketing program is our single ...
Bristol Bay Setnetters Begin Vote on Whether to Join BBRSDA
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Bristol Bay Setnetters Begin Vote on Whether to Join BBRSDA

Efforts to bring Bristol Bay setnetters into the ranks of the Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association (BBRSDA) are underway. The BBRSDA is conducting an election of Bristol Bay salmon set gillnet permit holders to approve a self-imposed 1% seafood development tax of all interim-use and limited entry Bristol Bay set gillnet permit holders within Bristol Bay. The assessment would be effective on June 1, 2024. Each eligible voter may cast one ballot. All ballots must be mailed to the Alaska Division of Investments and postmarked by Oct. 9. The election closes on Oct 19. All votes are to be counted and certified by the Alaska Commissioner of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. Complete details and voting instructions are available on the BBRSDA website. ...
CQ Foods Partners with Alaska Seafood Industry to Boost Salmon Quality
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CQ Foods Partners with Alaska Seafood Industry to Boost Salmon Quality

The Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association (BBRSDA) said on July 10 that it is partnering for a fourth year with a Texas firm to boost the value of the world’s largest wild sockeye salmon fishery, using technology that measures salmon quality data on tenders and processing plants in Bristol Bay. CQ Foods’ mandate is for quality measurements this summer on thousands of salmon, using a Certified Quality Reader 3.0 (CQR 3.0) device and mobile application. The device utilizes bioelectrical impedance analysis to instantly measure meat qualify for a variety of protein foods, calculating the breakdown of internal cells of the fish due to handling. BBRSDA officials said the project is part of their continued commitment to maximizing the quality of Bristol Bay salmon. CQ Foo...
BBRSDA Offers Updated 2023 Retail Plan for Summer of Sockeye
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BBRSDA Offers Updated 2023 Retail Plan for Summer of Sockeye

The Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association laid out its 2023 marketing tool kit in late May in advance of another robust harvest of millions of wild Alaska sockeye salmon. The tool kit, designed for the BBRSDA by Rising Tide Communications in Anchorage, includes grilling instructions, sockeye recipes for salads, burgers, tacos and curried red salmon, detailed harvester profiles, sustainability information and more. The kits also include posters, recipe cards, Bristol Bay salmon informational cards, retail posters of Bristol Bay harvesters and Bristol Bay sockeye salmon stickers which retailers can order online.   The kits are free to everyone selling Bristol Bay salmon, and can be ordered online at https://marketing.bristolbaysockeye.org/point-of-sale-form or by emailing...
Market Demand, Rising Costs to Play Role in 2023 Bristol Bay Prices
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Market Demand, Rising Costs to Play Role in 2023 Bristol Bay Prices

Market demand for sockeye salmon is strong, but rising costs for harvesters and processors are expected to influence the ex-vessel price during the 2023 Bristol Bay season, according to Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association (BBRSDA) Executive Director Andy Wink. Wink said while there’s strong demand overall, the cost of everything -- from financing and carrying costs to labor, insurance and shipping -- keeps rising. Wink made the comments during an April 11 “Lunch and Learn” program presentation offered on the Bristol Bay campus of the University of Alaska in Dillingham, hosted by Marine Advisory Program Agent Tav Ammu. Wink said he wasn’t about to predict the prices to be paid to fishermen this summer in Bristol Bay, with that task being best left for processors to dec...