| Report says U.S Seafood Processing and Distribution Sector revenues total about $21 billion |
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SEAFOOD.COM NEWS by
John Sackton - Jan 28, 2010 - A new report by First Research , in
the UK, says that the U.S. seafood processing sector consists of about 650
companies with annual revenues of $9 billion; and the seafood distribution
sector consists of about 2500 distributors, with total annual revenues of
$12 billion. Neither sector is very
concentrated. The largest processors include Connors Bros/Bumble Bee
Foods, Red Chamber, Trident Seafoods, and Maruha Nichiro's U.S. companies.
Altogether the 50 largest processors account for about 45% of sales; while
in the distribution sector, the 50 largest seafood distributors account
for about 33% of total sales.
Product revenues are led by frozen fish (30 percent of processing
revenue); frozen shellfish (20 percent); fresh fish and shellfish (15
percent); and canned seafood (15 percent). The report can be ordered
from www.researchandmarkets.com. |
| Arctic Marine Health to be focus of International meeting to be held in Nunavut |
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SEAFOOD.COM NEWS
[CBC News] Jan 28, 2010 - Scientists want to bring together
people from Canada and other circumpolar nations in Iqaluit next year to
talk about the health of the Arctic marine environment and the North's
fisheries. The annual Ocean
Innovation Conference, to be held in the Nunavut capital in October 2011,
is being organized amid concerns about the effects of climate change in
the North. Conference organizers
from the Fisheries and Marine Institute at Memorial University in St.
John's, N.L., are in Nunavut this week to meet with government officials
and Inuit hunters. Randy Gillespie,
the institute's director of applied research, said organizers will work
closely with partners in Nunavut to hold a conference that will include
representatives from Iceland, Greenland, Norway, Russia and the United
States. 'We want to explore the
relationships between science and technology and traditional knowledge,
recognizing that all three have something to contribute to a sustainable
understanding of the marine environment,' Gillespie told CBC News. Conference delegates will discuss
everything from pollution to ship traffic, Gillespie said. Arctic fisheries will also be discussed,
as Nunavut works to expand both its offshore and inshore fishing
industries. |
| Lloyd Cannon, a founder of All Alaskan Seafoods, and pioneer of US - Russian fisheries, dies at 79 |
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SEAFOOD.COM NEWS
[Seattle Times] Jan 28, 2010- Lloyd Wynell Cannon, a pioneer in
the Alaskan fishing industry, died January 19, 2010 at Virginia Mason
Hospital in Seattle of liver and lung cancer. He was born in Mudlake,
Idaho on June 3, 1930 and, as a teen in the 40's, worked as a commercial
fisherman with his dad in Kodiak, Alaska. Following graduation from Mount
Baker High School in Bellingham, Washington and service in the Navy, he
returned to Kodiak, married his wife, Patricia and raised his family.
Together they built a thriving commercial fishing business. Lloyd was a
hard-working Highliner in the salmon fleet and an early innovator in the
crab industry. A larger-than-life man, he rode the waves of many firsts in
the industry, helping to establish national and international legislation.
An astute businessman, he worked closely with the Alaska Department of
Fish and Game to enhance understanding of the fisheries bio-cycles leading
to productivity of his fishing operation. Along with seven other
fishermen including Oscar Dyson, Lloyd (as president and CEO) founded All
Alaskan Seafoods, which grew to become one of the largest fishing
companies in the Northwest. Under Lloyd's leadership and tenacity in
working with the U.S. Government, All Alaskan Seafoods became one of the
first U.S. companies to forge a business partnership with a fishing
company from the former Soviet Union, thereby teaching them the principles
to become competitive in the world market. Lloyd and this highly
successful company received many awards and recognitions for its
achievements in business and developing relations between the United
States and Russia. With all of these business achievements, his real
legacy lies in the love of family and friends. He was fiercely devoted to
family and strove to make our lives happy and successful. He taught life
lessons and inspired respect in others. He was able to listen to the true
nature of people. Papa's storytelling abilities will be sadly missed by
his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Alaska was in his
heart and soul; he loved her natural beauty. He was preceded in death by
his son Michael (age 16 in 1968); his brother, Jerry Williams; his father
W. A. Cannon; his mother, Barbara Williams; and his wife, Patricia (2007).
He leaves behind daughters Carolyn Wood (Robert) of Wenatchee and Susan
Longley (Larry) of Stanwood; grandchildren Angela Rairdon (Greg) of
Woodway, Heather Roundhill (Elton) of Woodway and Sean Wood of Snohomish;
great-grandchildren Mackenzie Rairdon, Madelyn Rairdon, Maeghan Rairdon,
Cassidy Roundhill, Connor Roundhill and Skyler Wood. He leaves his sister
Jeanine Keplinger and brother Bill Williams (Bev) of Bellingham. Also left
behind are his many cherished and beloved nieces, nephews and faithful
friends. |