SENA 2026: Trident Seafoods and Icy Waters Claim Top Honors at Seafood Excellence Awards

Trident Seafoods and Icy Waters took home the top prizes at the 2026 Seafood Excellence Awards on Sunday, with products that judges said exemplified innovation, market relevance and culinary versatility in their respective foodservice and retail categories.

Trident Seafoods captured the Best New Foodservice Product award for its Crispy Battered Sauceable Wild Alaska Pollock Nuggets, while Icy Waters won Best New Retail Product for The Good Fish Co. Coconut Margarita Haddock. Both winners were selected from more than 100 entries in the New Product Showcase...

Trident Seafoods Celebrates Jim McManus’s Legacy and Welcomes Mike Quinn Back to the Board

Trident Seafoods is honoring the remarkable career of longtime board member and industry stalwart Jim McManus, who is retiring after decades of dedicated service to both the company and the fishing industry. His contributions have been pivotal in expanding Trident’s catcher fleet and enhancing collaboration among Alaska fisheries.

Jim McManus’s journey is one of resilience and dedication, tracing back to his upbringing in maritime communities. Born on a family farm in Idaho and raised in Seattle’s historic fishing...

Trident Seaoods' Wild Alaska Pollock Whitefish Loins Now at Walmart

Trident Foods is excited to announce a new partnership with Walmart, bringing Trident’s Wild Alaska Pollock Whitefish Loins to freezer aisles nationwide and expanding access for consumers across the country.

For decades, the company has been committed to delivering the freshest, healthiest, and most sustainably wild-caught seafood in the industry. Rooted in Alaska, Trident Seafoods now operates 28 processing, production, and sales facilities around the world.

Trident’s Wild Alaska Pollock Whitefish Loins offer 26 grams of protein per serving...

Channel Fish, High Liner and Trident Share $84 Million Alaska Pollock Award from USDA

Channel Fish Processing, High Liner Foods (USA) and Trident Seafoods Corporation split an $84 million Alaska pollock purchase by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

In total, the USDA purchased 34.694 million pounds of frozen Alaska pollock products, valued at $84.2 million, which will be used to support child nutrition and other domestic food distribution programs.

Breaking down the purchase award report, Channel Fish sold 13.984 million pounds of product to the USDA for $35.2 million...

New Lawsuit Alleges Trident is Violating Clean Water Act at Washington Facility

On July 8, 2025, Washington-based nonprofit Waste Action Project (WAP) filed a citizen lawsuit against Trident Seafood Corporation (Trident) for allegedly violating pollution discharge standards required under the Clean Water Act (CWA) at the seafood giant’s Washington production facility.

Waste Action Project is a Washington-based non-profit membership organization dedicated to protecting and preserving the environment of Washington State. WAP has at least one member who is injured by Trident’s violations.

The formal complaint targets Trident’s 8.9-acre seafood processing and packaging facility in Anacortes, Washington...

USDA Purchases $13.7M in Pollock, Catfish and Canned Salmon for Domestic Programs

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) purchased roughly $13.7 million worth of pollock, catfish and canned salmon products for use in domestic food distribution programs.

The USDA initially released a solicitation to sell various salmon, pollock and catfish products on November 25. In the end, the USDA bought 1.75 million pounds of seafood for $13,694,519.36.

Specifically, the USDA purchased 1,8000 cases of frozen Atlantic pollock fillets for $500,400; along with various frozen Alaska pollock products for a combined $2.3 million...

Trident Launches wellFURst, a Wild-Caught Alaska Pet Wellness Brand

Trident Seafoods is extending its legacy of innovation with wellFURst pet supplements, carefully crafted made from wild-caught fish, sourced from Alaska. 

The supplements are made in the U.S. and feature wild-caught Alaska pollock and salmon. Every step of the harvesting and manufacturing process is traceable and takes place in sustainably managed fisheries.  

"Trident’s wellFURst brand is leading the future of pet wellness by offering a long-desired product for the right situation made the sustainable way," said Analise Gonzales...

Trident, Silver Bay Awarded $2.8 Million via USDA Contracts for Pollock 

Trident Seafoods and Silver Bay Seafoods were awarded contracts via the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for frozen Alaska pollock products.  

The Washington-based companies will sell the USDA 39,600 pounds of frozen Alaska pollock fillets for $2.83 million.  

Trident took home the bulk of the contract, $2.3 million. Meanwhile, the USDA will buy over $522,000 worth of Alaska pollock from Silvery Bay Seafoods.   

Last month, Trident and Channel Fish Processing were awarded contracts worth $1.97 million for...