With Strong Run and a Big Increase in Boat Prices, Bristol Bay Harvesters Get Big Payday This Year
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] by John Sackton – July 25, 2018
KDLG has been surveying processors in the Bay to get this year’s sockeye salmon prices, and the result shows a big jump in the overall value of the fishery this year.
Both Trident and Ocean Beauty have confirmed base prices of $1.25 per lb., and prices go up for fish that has higher quality handling such as being chilled, floated, and bled. These fish get $1.40 per lb.
Copper River is paying a premium for chilled, bled...
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