Trident announced the price drop in a letter to fishermen on Saturday, saying that chum salmon markets have collapsed.
Fisheries
On the Yukon, Alaska and Canada are bound together by salmon – and their collapse
Communities along the upper Yukon, stretching deep into Canada, have borne the brunt of the salmon collapse, in part because only a fraction of the fish make it that far upriver.
Reward quadrupled after more than 20 endangered sea lions illegally killed near Cordova
The animals found dead in the Copper River Delta didn’t appear to have been harvested for food or craft.
Fish were plentiful, but fishermen scarce for Southeast Alaska’s first summer king opening
The 12-day season saw more chinook landed than expected, despite fewer boats being on the water.
With Alaska’s maritime heritage at risk of being lost, program seeks to preserve it
Alaska Maritime Heritage Preservation Program is open to funding projects by museums, others.
Trident’s new processing plant in Unalaska will be the largest in North America
Aging infrastructure and decades of wear at the company’s Akutan plant has prompted the seafood company to plan a new facility.
Why sockeye flourish and chinook fail in Alaska’s changing climate
Scientists don’t know exactly why one species is doing so well while the other is in crisis, but some clues are coming into sharper focus.
Alaska leaders petition the US Supreme Court for reversal of EPA ban on Pebble Mine
The Dunleavy administration is bypassing lower courts in its attempt to overturn a decision barring permitting of the controversial copper and gold mine.
Two humpback whales freed after entanglements near Juneau
“We’re definitely above average this year for large whale entanglements in Alaska, and in the Southeast,” said Sadie Wright, coordinator for NOAA’s large whale entanglement response program.
Sitka’s seafood donation network connects abundance with scarcity in Western Alaska
The pandemic and the salmon crash have been a one-two punch for many communities in Western Alaska.