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Abrupt closure of Gulf of Alaska pollock season leaves Kodiak processors reeling 

'When you overlay this on top of the market consolidation, the poor pink salmon return this summer and just how fragile this industry is -- it will have a huge impact' – Julie Bonney, Alaska Groundfish Databank

By Undercurrent News | Sept. 27, 2024 16:24 BST
The Trident Seafoods plant along Kodiak's waterfront. Photo: Kirsten Dobroth
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US processor OBI is laying off 50 workers at its seafood facility in Kodiak, Alaska, following the sudden shutdown of the Gulf of Alaska pollock trawl fishery blamed on chinook salmon bycatch, the Kodiak Daily Mirror reports [...]

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