Thursday, May 14, 2026

Silver Bay announces its Bristol Bay starting price

Deckboss found the following "Bristol Bay Fleet Update" floating around on Facebook, and a Silver Bay Seafoods spokesperson verified it.

Bristol Bay Fleet Update

Dear Bristol Bay Fishermen,

Silver Bay Seafoods is pleased to announce the 2026 pre-season price of $1.60/lb for qualifying (chilled, floated, bled) sockeye. This is $.30/lb more than last year's pre-season price and is considered a conservative starting price for the 2026 season.

Please hold the date for pre-season fishermen meetings. Silver Bay Seafoods Management, Board Members, and Fishermen Committee Members will be joining these meetings to talk about company business, market updates, and 2026 fleet operations and support.

Preseason meeting dates:

• Naknek: June 13
• Egegik: June 14
• Dillingham: June 19

Stay tuned for more preseason info. See you soon!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is SBS, Branson and Cora at their best. The fleet deserves to know minimums. Cheers to them. It would be great if Hambleton was allowed the courage to do same for the rest of the Bay fleet.

Anonymous said...

"You don't reward failure by promoting those responsible for it, because all you get is more failure." Donald J. Trump, The Art of the Deal