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.
