March 4, 2026 — Sitka, Alaska, U.S.A.-based Silver Bay Seafoods recently announced the company would pause processing in Cordova for the remainder of 2026, citing low salmon forecasts.
“Silver Bay Seafoods will be buying salmon in all Prince William Sound [PWS] drift and seine fisheries in 2026, and we will continue to provide fleet services in Cordova,” Silver Bay Seafoods Chief Operating Officer Branson Spiers told the Cordova Times. “Given the low salmon forecasts in PWS, we’ve developed an operational plan that prioritizes fishermen opportunity and economics, with processing planned in Valdez and Seward.”