Tag Archives: John Sackton of Seafood.com

Alaska salmon fishermen fume over low prices, but processors say they’re hurting too

Aboard the F/V Five Star, his boat, Danielson and his deckhand put away as many pounds of fish as they could. They had no breakdowns. But his seafood processor is paying him 70 cents per pound for his salmon, half of last year’s price which means that instead of his usual six-figure haul for a summer of hard work, he might only break even, or go home to his family in Washington with $10,000, if he’s lucky. He added: “We’re up against something that’s out of our control, and that’s the processors killing us here.” In the past few weeks, thousands of fishermen across the state have found themselves in a similar predicament,,, Photos, >click to read< 08:52

Tacky video bashes MSC biggest client base – MSC is on its way to irrelevance

FISH-With-Mic-Logo-GRAPHIC-303-x-400-e1360148757522This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch – A cartoon video lampoons the MSC’s biggest clients.  The fishing industry is not happy. More after this –Listen to alaskafishradio 16:51