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
100,000
FTE jobs nationwide
$1.8 billion
in Alaska
$6 billion
nationwide
$5.7 billion
in Alaska
$15 billion
nationwide
OUR FOCUS
QUALITY PROCESSING
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In 2019, processors created Alaska seafood product worth
$4.7 BILLION IN FIRST WHOLESALE VALUE
Calendar of Events
2024 Southeast Conference
September 24-26, 2024 || Ketchikan, Alaska
Southeast Conference's 2024 Annual Meeting. More information found here.
North Pacific Fishery Management Council
September 30 - October 8, 2024 || Egan Center, Anchorage, Alaska
The eAgenda will be published about a month before the Council meeting.
Alaska Federation of Natives Convention
October 17-19, 2024 || Dena'ina Center, Anchorage, Alaska
The 2024 Convention theme is "Our Children - Our Future Ancestors." More information found here.
United Fisherman of Alaska 2024 Board Meeting
October 23-25, 2024 || Hotel Captain Cook, Anchorage, Alaska
50th Anniversary celebration event to be held the evening of the 25th. More information found here.
Alaska Board of Fisheries Work Session
October 29-30, 2024 || Egan Center, Anchorage, Alaska
Comment due date is October 15, 2024. More information found here.