Alaska Yellowfin Sole Faces Lowest Harvest in Decades
Online trade publication Tradex reported Dec. 2 that Alaska’s yellowfin sole fishery is facing one of its lowest harvests in decades, which is expected to drastically reduce supply and the ability to meet the demand for this fish.
The article recommends that potential buyers put their orders in as soon as possible so that when produce becomes available they have a chance to acquire it.
Current harvests are at about 85,000 metric tons, a 25% drop from last year and 45% below the 154,000 metric tons landed in 2022. The last time harvests dropped below 85,000 metric tons was in 2000. Between 1998 and 2010, the average annual harvest was about 94,000 metric tons.
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