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The "big beautiful bill," which cleared Congress today, includes a tasty tax provision for Alaska seafood processors. Section 7030...

The Alaska legislative session has concluded, and among the bills that passed is a measure to revive and expand a lucrative tax credit for s...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture this week announced $50 million in COVID-related grants to seafood processors. Of this sum, nearly $30.7...

"Federal support to help seafood processors weather the pandemic is urgently needed — without it, our nation's entire seafood indus...

Noting coronavirus outbreaks at Lower 48 food-processing plants, Alaska officials have issued Enhanced Protective Measures for Seafood Proce...

Here's what the major processors are telling Bristol Bay communities and tribal councils regarding coronavirus safety precautions they ...

A new survey indicates Bristol Bay processors will have more than enough capacity to handle this year's projected sockeye harvest.

Rival processor groups have reached a deal to end their conflict over Marine Stewardship Council certification of Alaska salmon.

As we observed last month, Alaska's major salmon processors are having trouble rejoining the Marine Stewardship Council certification pr...

A mysterious person, presumably a public relations man, just sent the following press release to Deckboss. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Alaska ...

The Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association has posted a new sockeye market analysis . "This will be the riskiest year i...

Back in November, the London-based Marine Stewardship Council said Alaska salmon had earned recertification as a sustainable and well-manag...

The morning crew at the Goodnews Bay plant. CVRF photo   Now here's something Deckboss has never seen before — a processor bragging...

Deckboss just received this open letter  from Alaska salmon processors "reaffirming" their intent to withdraw from the Marine Stew...

Here's an update on our recent report that the State Department might stop granting foreign students J-1 visas to work in U.S. seafood ...

U.S. Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, recently sent two letters to the Obama administration objecting to possible changes that could shut off a ...

Five major processors with plants at Kodiak are suing the federal government over the new Central Gulf of Alaska rockfish catch shares progr...

Here's statement just in from the Marine Stewardship Council: Jan. 17, 2012 MSC statement regarding Alaska salmon The Marine Stewardship...

Salmon processors say they can handle the 28.5 million sockeye gillnetters are expected to catch this summer at Bristol Bay. And more. That...

Here's a new academic paper that's sure to stir some crabby conversation. Scott Matulich, a Washington State University economics p...