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2024 Alaska Symphony of Seafood Celebrates Innovation

12/13/2024 - By nationalfisherman.com. The Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation (AFDF) proudly announced the winners of the 2024 Alaska Symphony of Seafood, an event highlighting the most innovative and delicious products featuring Alaska's finest seafood. The turnout for this year’s Symphony was the best in years, with many companies submitting multiple products. Fishermen and seafood… SEE MORE
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Looking to the Future, Living in the Present: Supporting a Thriving and Resilient Seafood Industry

11/12/2024 - By fisheries.noaa.gov. Fall is a good time to pause and reflect—not just on the past, but also on what lies ahead. Assistant Administrator, Janet Coit, shares her thoughts on how NOAA Fisheries is working to ensure a bright future for the seafood community. October is National Seafood Month, and the… SEE MORE
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Pacific Seafood to Acquire Trident Kodiak Plant

11/6/2024 - By nationalfisherman.com. Trident Seafoods and Pacific Seafood jointly announced that they have agreed in principle for Pacific to acquire Trident’s Kodiak processing operations. The companies are currently completing the due diligence process and expect to finalize the transaction in November. Both parties are united in their commitment to providing job security and ensuring… SEE MORE
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NOAA Fisheries Releases National Seafood Strategy Implementation Plan

10/8/2024 - By fisheries.noaa.gov. The plan outlines actions we can take to enhance industry resilience and competitiveness in the face of climate change and other stressors. NOAA Fisheries released its National Seafood Strategy Implementation Plan (PDF, 14 pages). Our National Seafood Strategy, released in 2023, outlines our direction for supporting the U.S. seafood economy and… SEE MORE
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Alaska Lawmakers Approve Task Force to Consider Responses to Seafood Industry ‘Implosion’

5/27/2024 - By Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon. A special legislative panel is to make recommendations about state policies to rescue Alaska’s seafood industry, a major pillar of the economy that is mired in crisis, under a bill that won final passage over the weekend. The measure, Senate Concurrent Resolution 10, would establish an eight-member seafood… SEE MORE