Today's Main Story: Alaska Industry Divided on
Attending Brussels Show; Some Major Companies and Organization Pull Out
The Alaskan Seafood Industry is divided on whether to attend the European Seafood Expo in Brussels, following the devastating terrorist attack, and the ongoing threats in the city. Some major companies have pulled out while others have polled their employees, and feel it’s important to go in a difficult sales year for Alaska. In any event, everyone is making safety their top priority, but individual companies are coming up with different answers regarding their participation.
Dungeness crab prices in the Chinese market are up sharply with live shipments from the British Columbia fishery down. Normally at this time of year, live demand from China sets the market price in Canada and the West Coast, because landing volumes are low.
In other news a worker died in an ammonia leak Wednesday night at a Stavis Seafoods warehouse where chemical fumes were so strong that Boston Fire Department hazmat crews initially could not reach him, officials said. “We were devastated to learn that one of our warehouse employees has died as a result of the ammonia leak at a Stavis Seafoods warehouse,” said Stavis Seafoods’ CEO Richard Stavis. “We are thankful that four employees who were in the building at the time were able to quickly and safely evacuate. ”
Finally, we wanted to update our article on the MSC recognition of the Newfoundland Cod Fishery. It is a remarkable achievement that took six years of work. The objection over the science used for determining a stock reference point was disallowed, once new data was submitted by the certifier. MSC certification is about the management process, not whether a stock quota is increasing or decreasing in a given year.
We will be closed tomorrow March 25 in observance of the Easter holiday. We’ll be back to our normal publishing schedule on Monday March 28. We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday weekend.
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