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26/05/2026

Alaska's salmon season has kicked off! Follow our live blog for details:

Follow all of the drama of the 2026 wild Alaska salmon season.

21/05/2026

Circle Seafoods has set its 2026 Southeast Alaska seine base prices at $0.61 (€0.52) per pound for pink salmon and $1.07 (€0.91) per pound for chum, and $2.50 (€2.14) per for sockeye, holding pinks at last year’s final price as the company pushes deeper into high‑value retail markets.

The Washington state‑based company plans to operate its Circle I floating processor in Metlakatla again this season in partnership with the Metlakatla Indian Community.

Co‑Founder Eren Shultz told IntraFish earlier this year the barge will run “full steam” in 2026 after completing sea trials last year, with Circle aiming to grow its fleet as well.

“The Southeast price floor has lifted over the past two years partly because Circle has been in the market—and we intend to keep being a force for that,” the company said.

14/05/2026

The news comes as the Bristol Bay Alaska sockeye salmon fishing season nears.

13/05/2026

Inflation continued to pressure US seafood demand in April, with fresh, frozen and shelf‑stable categories all posting price increases. But the latest retail data shows a few notable standouts.

Inflation continued to weigh on much of the U.S. seafood sold at retailers in April.

12/05/2026

Alaska’s Copper River salmon regulators say the 2026 season is shaping up similar to last year, with weak Chinook — also known as king salmon — expectations, a smaller sockeye forecast and early‑season environmental pressures likely to create another cautious start.

Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) Gillnet Area Management Biologist Jeremy Botz, told a salmon harvest task force whose members include Trident Seafoods and Silver Bay Seafoods this year's Copper River fishery “will have a lot of parallels with last year.”

“It seems like we're getting a similar setup with a relatively small Chinook forecast, a smaller sockeye forecast,” he said. “But you know, we came in well under forecast last year so we're still expecting a large enough forecast that it would support a regular fishery.”

Copper River’s early‑season momentum may be tested again this year.

11/05/2026

This year fish with two years and three years of ocean growth make up the bulk of the forecast.

Over the past decade Bristol Bay has had “several years of record-setting production.”

07/05/2026

As Bristol Bay prepares for another salmon season in Alaska, issues seen with Northline are sharpening demands for a pricing structure that protects both fishermen and processors.

29/04/2026

Several Alaska fishermen interviewed by IntraFish have expressed growing nervousness about the state's Board of Fisheries’ power over their livelihoods.

Fishermen across Alaska feel a growing nervousness about the Board of Fisheries’ power over their livelihoods.

19/04/2026

Silver Bay Seafoods on Saturday sent an announcement to its Bristol Bay fleet stating it is “exploring a custom processing agreement with Northline Seafoods” to produce some of its “super fresh, high-quality sockeye.”

Silver Bay notified its Bristol Bay fleet that it is “exploring a custom processing agreement with Northline Seafoods” to produce “super fresh, high-quality sockeye.” The company said it is not acquiring Northline or purchasing a share in the business.

17/04/2026

It remains unclear who will lead the company following Blakey’s exit or how operations in Bristol Bay will proceed this summer.

Silver Bay Seafoods said it isn’t involved in any ownership or management changes at Northline.

“Silver Bay Seafoods is not acquiring Northline Seafoods, nor are we acquiring BBEDC’s stock in the company,” Abby Fredrick, vice president of investor and external affairs with Silver Bay, told IntraFish.

Silver Bay Seafoods said it isn’t involved in any ownership or management changes at Northline.

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