Alaska's dockside seafood prices from last year show salmon, king crab up, halibut down (Fish Radio)
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Fish Radio with Laine Welch] October 15, 2014
This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch – Fish prices from one end of Alaska to the other. More after this
Fishermen talk prices more than just about any other topic, but prices can often be tough to come by. Most of Alaska’s seafood catches are sold long after a fishery closes and final settlements aren’t known for several months. There is one place to find out how fish prices are tracking. The state Division of Commercial Fisheries has compiled a list of dockside prices for every fish and shellfish type caught in Alaska by region from 2011 through 2013.
Here’s a sampler – last year’s base price for red king crab was $6.88 a pound delivered at Dutch, down $1.30 from the previous year. Dungeness crab prices throughout Southeast averaged $2.50 a pound. Codfish dropped across the board in Gulf and Bering Sea regions to the mid 20 cent range...
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