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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

EMPLOYMENT

62,200

directly employed in Alaska

100,000

FTE jobs nationwide

TOTAL LABOR INCOME

$1.8 billion

in Alaska

$6 billion

nationwide

TOTAL ECONOMIC OUTPUT

$5.7 billion

in Alaska

$15 billion

nationwide

OUR FOCUS

QUALITY PROCESSING

VIDEO PRODUCED BY ASMI – COVID MITIGATION MEASURES HAVE CHANGED OVER TIME

In 2019, processors created Alaska seafood product worth

$4.7 BILLION IN FIRST WHOLESALE VALUE

Calendar of Events

Southeast Conference

September 19-21, 2023  ||  Sitka, AK

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NPFMC

October 2-10, 2023 ||  Anchorage, AK (T) - Hilton Hotel

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Board of Fisheries Work Session

October 12-13, 2023 ||  Anchorage, AK – Egan Center
Comment due date: Sept. 27, 2023

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United Fishermen of Alaska Board Meeting

October 17-18, 2023 ||  Cordova, AK –Location TBD

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Alaska Federation of Natives Convention

October 19-21, 2023 ||  Anchorage, AK –  Dena'ina Center

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