Public Seafood Processing and Cold Storage Facilities - Are they right for
your community?
Contact: Allison Rice, Marine Advisory Program, University of Alaska
Fairbanks, Petersburg, Alaska, 907-772-3381 fnar@uaf.ed or Beverly Bradley,
Marine Advisory Program fnbjb1@uaf.edu, Anchorage 907-274-9691.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska--While salmon prices across the state remain low due to
competition from farmed salmon, fishermen and communities in Alaska are
exploring ways to increase the value from the fish they harvest. Some
communities are considering investing in public cold storage and seafood
processing facilities to take advantage of emerging opportunities in this
highly competitive industry.
A workshop aimed at helping community leaders, engineers, seafood processors
and fishermen determine whether a public cold storage facility makes
economic sense will be held November 13 and 14, 2003 at the University of
Alaska Anchorage.
The workshop will be held at the UAA Commons Building, Room 107. There is a
cafeteria on site and parking is free. A fee of $75 will be charged.
Presentations and technical information will be available on the Marine
Advisory Program Web site following the workshop. To register or to learn
more, please visit the workshop Web site
http://www.uaf.edu/MAP/workshops/cold-storage/ or call the Marine Advisory
Program at 907-274-9691.
The workshop is sponsored by the Marine Advisory Program and Alaska Sea
Grant College Program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks School of
Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, as well as Washington Sea Grant, Oregon Sea
Grant, the Alaska Energy Authority, and the Alaska Department of Community
and Economic Development.
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