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OBI won’t run Egegik salmon cannery in Bristol Bay following Silver Bay deal

'This is a big development and we are still in the process of working through all the details' -- Chris Pugmire, OBI Seafoods, said of the US state of Alaska-related news

By Jacob Resneck | March 29, 2025 18:06 GMT
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US processor OBI Seafoods informed its fleet Friday (March 28) that its Egegik, Alaska, cannery will not be handling fish this summer. It's one of the first signs that salmon processors are responding to a concentration of ownership in Alaska's Bristol Bay.   [...]

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