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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

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100,000​

FTE jobs nationwide

TOTAL LABOR INCOME

$1.8 billion

in Alaska

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$6 billion

nationwide​

TOTAL ECONOMIC OUTPUT

$5.7 billion

in Alaska

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$15 billion

nationwide​

OUR FOCUS

QUALITY PROCESSING

VIDEO PRODUCED BY ASMI – Wild Alaska Seafood: Our Story

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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North Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting

Dec. 1-9, 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 - Bristol Bay Finfish

Jan. 13-17, 2026 ||  Anchorage, Alaska

BOF Bristol Bay Finfish meeting will be held at the Egan Center in Anchorage,

Alaska. Comment due date is December 29, 2025. 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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