ALASKA SEAFOOD
A FOUNDATION OF COASTAL COMMUNITIES
Pacific Seafood Processors Association (PSPA) is a nonprofit seafood industry trade association. Its corporate members are major seafood processing companies with operations in Alaska and Washington.
A ROBUST INDUSTRY
Alaska’s seafood processors operate at the center of a global seafood supply chain, enabling 5 to 6 billion pounds of seafood harvested every year in Alaska to go from thousands of fishermen to millions of consumers around the world. Our members buy fish to process in their plants, located close to the fishing grounds from Ketchikan to Dutch Harbor, and turn them into healthy, premium quality seafood products you find in fish markets, grocery stores, restaurants, and school lunches.
Seafood processing is a robust industry that employs tens of thousands of people in processing plants and generates thousands of jobs in transport and support businesses, while providing markets for thousands of independent fishermen. Seafood processing in Alaska means infrastructure, employment, and tax revenue for the state and local communities. To continue providing these benefits for future generations, sustainability lies at the heart of state and federal fisheries management. Alaska’s wild, nutrient-rich seafood is sustainably harvested from pristine habitats, the result of robust science-based management plans and partnerships with dedicated fisheries stakeholders. Together, we sustain and grow Alaska’s world-class seafood.
Seafood processing, the largest manufacturing sector in Alaska, comprises
70% OF ALASKA'S MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT
ALASKA SEAFOOD INDUSTRY IMPACT
62,200
directly employed in Alaska
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100,000​
FTE jobs nationwide
$1.8 billion
in Alaska
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$6 billion
nationwide​
$5.7 billion
in Alaska
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$15 billion
nationwide​
In 2019, processors created Alaska seafood product worth
$4.7 BILLION IN FIRST WHOLESALE VALUE
Calendar of Events
North Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting
Sept. 29-Oct. 8, 2025 || Anchorage, Alaska
NPFMC will be holding a Council meeting at the Egan Center in Anchorage, Alaska. The draft Agenda and more information can be found here.
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Board of Fisheries Work Session
Oct. 28-29, 2025 || Anchorage, Alaska
BOF work session at the Egan Center in Anchorage, Alaska. Comment due date is October 13, 2025. The department reports and more information can be found here.
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Board of Fisheries - AK Peninsula, Aleutian Islands, Bering Sea and Chignik Pacific Cod
Oct. 30-31, 2025 || Anchorage, Alaska
BOF Alaska Peninsula, Aleutian Islands, Bering Sea and Chignik Pacific Cod meeting will be held at the Egan Center, Anchorage, Alaska. Comment due date is October 15, 2025. The department reports and more information can be found here.
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Board of Fisheries - Arctic-Yukon-Kushokwim Finfish
Nov. 19-22, 2025 || Fairbanks, Alaska
BOF Arctic-Yukon-Kushokwim Finfish meeting will be held at the Pikes Waterfront Lodge in Fairbanks, Alaska. Comment due date is November 3, 2025. The department reports and more information can be found here.
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Board of Fisheries - AK Peninsula/Aleutian Islands and Chignik Areas Finfish
Feb. 18-24, 2026 || Anchorage, Alaska
BOF Alaska Peninsula/Aleutian Islands and Chignik Areas Finfish meeting will be held at the Egan Center in Anchorage, Alaska. Comment due date is February 3, 2026. More information can be found here.
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Board of Fisheries - Statewide Finfish
March 17-20, 2026 || Anchorage, Alaska
BOF Statewide Finfish meeting will be held at the Egan Center in Anchorage,
Alaska. Comment due date is March 2, 2026. More information can be found here.
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