KeyBanc loses Mettler to Silver Bay amid OCI refi, Icicle sale
KeyBanc, which is handling sale of Icicle and refinancing of Ocean Choice, is losing top seafood exec to salmon processor Silver Bay
US congresswoman introduces bill to put only US seafood in school lunches
US congresswoman DelBene introduced bipartisan legislation to require fish products purchased for federally subsidized school lunches be domestically harvested
State funding for ASMI cut 30% in proposed budget
A response to Alaska governor Walker’s request for cuts across a broad operating budget for FY17, includes a 30% cut in state funding for the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute
Alaska governor looks to up fisheries tax
To help fill the budget gap in US state Alaska, governor Bill Walker has asked legislators to consider a variety of tax increases – including raising fisheries taxes by 1%
Sources: Cooke looking to buy all of Icicle
Pacific Seafood now said to be on sidelines, with Cooke main player left for wild, farmed assets of Icicle
True World: Steckler, Mulvey hires about freeing up president Bleu
Hiring of Steckler in new role at International Seafoods of Alaska follows addition of Larry Mulvey last year, moves to free up president Robert Bleu
Former Chang, Tai Foong exec Steckler joins Alaska processor
Ron Steckler joins International Seafoods of Alaska, a supplier of MSC-certified seafood
MSC Alaska salmon certificate: No 2015 stock from newcomers can be sold as certified
MSC published certificate listing all 31 Alaska salmon suppliers able to supply certified fish this year, but only former ASPA members can sell stock from last year as certified
Watchdog: EPA review of Alaska’s Pebble Mine unbiased
A government watchdog said the US environmental regulator showed no signs of bias in its review of permits for an Alaskan gold mine that critics fear could harm Bristol Bay
Former Alaska Board of Fisheries member charged with theft, fraud
A one-time appointee to the Alaska state Board of Fisheries has been charged with 17 counts alleging that he lied about his residence in order to qualify for state funds