Posts Tagged ‘Norton Sound Seafood Products’
Red King Crab Fisheries Set to Open This Weekend, One Buyer Available for Norton Sound Crabbers
The Norton Sound winter commercial red king crab fishery as well as the Community Development Quota (CDQ) fishery open at noon on March 3rd. Registered permit holders who do not have a catcher-seller permit can only sell crab to one buyer, Norton Sound Seafood Products (NSSP).
Read MoreNorton Sound Fisheries Net Record $6 Million in 2017
Norton Sound fishers earned $6.05 million in the commercial crab, salmon, and halibut fisheries this year, according to Norton Sound Seafood Products, which bought the fish.
Read MoreNSSP Plant in Nome Violated Processing Discharge Permit, Agreement Reached with EPA
According to the EPA, during a 2016 inspection it was found that NSEDC’s Norton Sound seafood processing plant in Nome, violated the company’s seafood processing discharge permit. Tyler Rhodes says NSEDC has, “fully cooperated with the EPA in this matter…”
Read MoreAt Winter Season’s End, King Crab Quota Nearly Reached
Once the quota of 37,260 pounds is reached, Norton Sound’s red king crab CDQ fishery is set to close for the season. That should happen today (Wednesday), capping off a fast and successful winter crabbing season with a record-high catch price ($7.75/lb.).
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