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Pacific Seafood Agrees to Acquire Trident’s Kodiak Facilities

16Oct

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Pacific Seafood Agrees to Acquire Trident’s Kodiak Facilities

In a joint statement released Oct. 14, Trident Seafoods and Pacific Seafood said they anticipate Pacific Seafood acquiring Trident’s Kodiak, Alaska processing facilities next month. The two companies said they were completing the due diligence process and expected to finalize that transaction in November. Meanwhile, both companies have said they’re united in their commitment to provide job security and ensuring continuity of operations. Trident Seafoods CEO Joe Bundrant said it’s a bittersweet moment for him, but that he’s confident that Pacific Seafood is the right partner to serve Kodiak. Bundrant, who was born in Kodiak, said he felt a special connection to the community. Pacific Seafood CEO and President Frank Dulcich said his Clackamas, Oregon-based company is excited ...

U.S. House Fisheries Debate Slated for Oct. in Kodiak

4Sep

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U.S. House Fisheries Debate Slated for Oct. in Kodiak

The deadline to submit topics and questions is right around the corner for an Alaska fisheries debate that’s on tap for Oct. 8 at Kodiak High School for U.S. House candidates in the Nov. 5 general election, sponsored by the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce. For over 30 years, fisheries issues have been the focus for congressional candidate debates held in Kodiak. Alaska’s seafood industry plays a critical role in the state economy, with direct employment of over 48,000 workers annually. The seafood industry also contributes $6 billion to the state economy, data from multiple sources show. This year’s U.S. House fisheries debate is slated to be broadcast live on KMXT 100.1 FM, streamed at kmxt.org and made available statewide on public radio stations through Alaska Public Media and l...

Trident Seafoods’ Kodiak Plant to Operate Through ‘B’ Season as Sale Negotiations Continue

5Jun

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Trident Seafoods’ Kodiak Plant to Operate Through ‘B’ Season as Sale Negotiations Continue

Trident Seafoods plans to keep its Kodiak processing facility operating through the groundfish “B” season, as negotiations continue with prospective buyers for that property and another facility at False Pass. Trident CEO Joe Bundrant said May 30 that the company is currently in the midst of sale negotiations for the Kodiak facility, a process covered by a non-disclosure agreement. “While we aren't able to disclose more details at this time, we’re confident about the plant's future and we’re looking forward to sharing more details as soon as possible,” he said. The Kodiak plant is the largest and most complex of Trident’s shoreside facilities, with year-round operations supporting multiple species. The details of the Kodiak plant’s operations makes the sale of that plant a len...

Tanner Crab Commercial Fishery Opens for Kodiak, South Alaska Peninsula

17Jan

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Tanner Crab Commercial Fishery Opens for Kodiak, South Alaska Peninsula

Commercial fishing for Tanner crab at Kodiak and Alaska’s South Peninsula opened Monday, Jan. 15, after the National Weather Service determined there was no prospect of gale warnings. A total of 135 vessels are registered for the Kodiak area fishery, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, including 110 on the Eastside, where the allowable catch was 2.44 million pounds. Another 20 vessel were registered to harvest the 465,000 allowable catch in the southeast sectors and five more for the 100,000 pound allocation in the southwest sector. For Alaska’s South Peninsula, 20 vessels each were registered for the western and eastern sectors. The allowable harvest for both western and eastern sectors of the South Peninsula is 225,000 pounds. The fishery was anticipat...

Kodiak Stand-Down Continues Over Tanner Crab Price Offer

25Jan

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Kodiak Stand-Down Continues Over Tanner Crab Price Offer

A harvester stand-down continues in Kodiak, Alaska over the price offered by processors there for the Tanner crab season that opened Jan. 15. Kodiak Crab Alliance Cooperative (KCAC) spokesman Kevin Abena, skipper of the f/v Big Blue, said the Cooperative did not meet on the evening of Sunday, Jan. 22, with its permit holder members. Abena said 130 permit holders whom KCAC represents don’t feel they should go fishing at the $2.50 a pound offer from Kodiak processors. Last year, Kodiak processors paid up to $8.40 a pound for the Tanners. This year’s quota for the Kodiak area Tanner crag fishery is 5.8 million pounds. Abena said that KCAC went back to Kodiak processors on Saturday, Jan. 21, with two options: a base price of $3.25 a pound plus matching a final settlement on the price o...

Low Price Prompts Kodiak District Crabbers to Stand Down from Tanner Crab Fishery

18Jan

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Low Price Prompts Kodiak District Crabbers to Stand Down from Tanner Crab Fishery

Harvesters standing down from Tanner crab fisheries because of a $2.50 a pound offer from Kodiak processors say the earliest they could go fishing would be noon on Sunday, Jan. 22, if they get a reasonable price offer. Kevin Abena, secretary and treasurer of the Kodiak Crab Alliance Cooperative, said that as of Monday, Jan. 16, Alaska Pacific Seafoods and OBI Seafoods, the latter representing Ocean Beauty and Icicle, had upped their offer from $2.50 a pound to $3 a pound. Members of the cooperative are holding out for a higher price. Last year, Tanner crab harvesters were paid $8.30 a pound in Kodiak in the wake of the 2021 fishery, which was cancelled. Fishermen at King Cove and Sand Point were continuing negotiations with Peter Pan Seafoods. Abena said it’s the right decision for t...