A page from Trident's history book featuring the crabber Bountiful. Wesley Loy photo
An Alaska fishing vessel instrumental in the early development of seafood titan Trident Seafoods has new ownership.
"Yes, I can confirm that Shelford Fisheries purchased the Bountiful on Sept. 20," Trident's Alexis Telfer tells Deckboss.
The Bountiful is prominent in "Catching a Deckload of Dreams," a book on the history of Trident.
Trident founder Chuck Bundrant and his partners had the 165-foot boat built on the Ohio River in Indiana.
"Launched in 1978, the Bountiful was the second in a new generation of catcher-processors, designed to harvest, cook, and freeze king crab right aboard the vessel," the book says.
State records indicate a current value of $2 million for the Bountiful, which is expected to take part under its new ownership in this season's Alaska crab fisheries.
2 comments:
The new owner already has three crabbers. It would be interesting to know what the plan is for the Bountiful. The total crab allocation for the Bering Sea could probably be caught by five boats. People should be careful relying on tendering contracts for salmon — the money isn't going to be there if the market stays low.
The second Scab Boat, right after the first, the Billikin, cookin', freezing and scabbin'.
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