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Channel Fish, Trident Seafoods win latest USDA contracts for pollock, haddock

June 9, 2025 — U.S. seafood suppliers Trident Seafoods and Channel Fish Processing have won new contracts for fish products from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) worth a total of nearly USD 2 million (EUR 1.8 million).

Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.-based Trident Seafoods was awarded USD 530,556 (EUR 465,627) to supply 228,000 lbs of frozen pollock fish sticks and fillets, while Braintree, Massachusetts, U.S.A.-based Channel Fish Processing was awarded USD 1.1 million (EUR 952,791) to supply 456,000 lbs of frozen pollock fish sticks and fillets.

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Trident wins majority of USD 2 million worth of USDA pollock contracts

November 22, 2024 — Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.-based Trident Seafoods won the majority of new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) contracts to supply Alaska wild pollock.

Trident will supply USD 1.6 million (EUR 1.5 million) worth of pollock out of a total USD 2.05 million (EUR 2 million) worth of contracts, while Channel Fish Processing in Braintree, Massachusetts, U.S.A., will supply around USD 448,000 (EUR 423,000) in pollock.

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Silver Bay Seafoods acquires Alaska salmon plant from Trident Seafoods

June 13, 2024 — US-based company Silver Bay Seafoods has bought an Alaskan processing facility from local peer Trident Seafoods.

The plant, located in False Pass, is dedicated to processing salmon. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The facility is located close to Silver Bay Seafoods’ own processing plant in False Pass, which opened in 2019.

Silver Bay Seafoods, which is owned by 600 fishermen, is a processor of frozen salmon, herring, whitefish and squid products for the US and for export markets.

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USDA widens school meal standards to allow purchases of more local seafood; Trident, Channel Fish earn USD 21.8 million in federal contracts

April 30, 2024 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced new child nutrition standards for school meals that will likely benefit domestic seafood producers.

Under a new final rule published 25 April 2024, the USDA will allow schools to have greater flexibility with menu planning, an enhanced ability to purchase local seafood, and other standards that include reduced sugar and sodium. The standards will be gradually rolled out between the 2025 and 2027 school years.

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ALASKA: Silver Bay Seafoods finalizes acquisition of Trident Seafood’s Ketchikan operation

April 28, 2024 — Trident Seafood’s Ketchikan processing plant has officially changed hands. It was announced last month that Sitka-based Silver Bay Seafoods would be acquiring the plant the seafood processing giant, Trident, put up for sale late last year.

The two companies announced the finalized acquisition in a joint statement on April 24th. Trident spokeswoman Alexis Telfer said the move promises “exciting opportunities and growth for the Ketchikan community.”

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ALASKA: Trident Seafoods Confirms Sale of Petersburg Facilities To E.C. Phillips & Son

March 18, 2024 — A second buyer of one of Trident Seafoods’ four plants for sale has been named. The seafood giant announced Friday that it has reached an agreement to sell its processing plant, bunkhouse, galley and two housing units in Petersburg, Alaska, to E.C. Phillips & Son Inc.

E.C. Phillips & Son currently operates year-round out of Ketchikan and Craig, Alaska. Trident’s sale of their Petersburg facilities to E.C. Phillips & Son is expected to close in April.

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ALASKA: Silver Bay Seafoods buying Trident Seafoods’ Ketchikan processing plant

March 14, 2024 — Trident Seafoods is selling its processing facility in Ketchikan, Alaska, U.S.A. to Silver Bay Seafoods.

Trident and Silver Bay are two of Alaska’s largest seafood processors. Trident announced in December 2023 it was aiming to sell its Ketchikan plant, along with its facilities in Kodiak, Petersburg, False Pass, as well as its support facilities in Chignik. In a 8 March update, Trident said it was close to finalizing sales of its Ketchikan, False Pass, and Petersburg plants.

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ALASKA: Trident Seafoods says it’s close on deals to sell three of its Alaska processing facilities

March 11, 2024 — Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.-based Trident Seafoods is “entering the final stages” on sales of three of its seafood-processing facilities in Alaska.

In December 2023, Trident announced it was divesting from its plants in Kodiak, Ketchikan, Petersburg, and False Pass, as well as the South Naknek Diamond NN cannery facility and its support facilities in Chignik, as part of a comprehensive, strategic restructuring initiative.

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Trident drops out of National Fisheries Institute over Russian fish ban

January 21, 2024 — Trident Seafoods has terminated its membership in the National Fisheries Institute – the largest seafood industry trade group in the U.S. – and ended its participation in NFI’s Executive Committee.

In a Jan. 17 statement, Trident said the decision was in response to a disagreement with NFI on the latter organization’s desire for the U.S. to import Russia-sourced seafood.

“Trident has been a proud member of NFI since 1978, and the decision to change our membership status is not one we take lightly. Unfortunately, Trident has hit a crossroads with NFI as it relates to two important areas,” Trident said. “NFI did not stay neutral on a significant public policy disagreement within its membership and made no effort to address opposing views clearly and transparently, contrary to well-established rules of the road for trade associations.”

The U.S. seafood industry has been split in its reaction to U.S. President Joe Biden’s effort to ban Russian seafood through two executive orders – the second of which, issued Dec. 22, includes imports of Russia-originated seafood processed in third countries, including China.

Read the full article at the National Fisherman

ALASKA: “Crisis … years in the making” – Alaska’s seafood sector reeling after Trident’s announced withdrawal

January 4, 2024 — Alaska’s seafood industry is reeling after Trident Seafoods announced its plan to sell off several processing plants.

The Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.-based vertically integrated seafood harvesting and processing company, which has a huge footprint across Alaska’s seafood sector, announced on 12 December that it plans to divest itself of its Alaskan assets in Kodiak, Ketchikan, Petersburg, and False Pass, as well as the South Naknek Diamond NN cannery facility and its support facilities in Chignik.

Read the full article at SeafoodSource