I keep hearing that this is a national problem. This is an interesting article that is only about a 30 second read:
“US seafood catch reaches 17-year high”
http://money.msn.com/business-news/article.aspx?feed=AP&date=20120919&id=15576788
91% of seafood consumed is imported, that’s a sad number
Bragging may not bring happiness,
but no man having caught a large fish,
goes home through the alley.
-Anonymous
There are at least 2 ships calling on Dutch Harbor per week.
Depending on what season is open.
The boat I’m on will load anywhere from 125-250 40’ containers (frozen) bound for Asia.
That’s a lot of product Americans won’t see on a menu unless they are overseas. I’ll pick up a box of legs or cheeks to nibble on but pay more in DH than I do from Sellsfish back in Summaville.
I’ll bet some reasearch will turn up most companies operating there are foreign owned and benefit from some wonderful financial breaks…
Stuff on TV only shows the Gringos working, most of the shoreside folks there doing the work are, well, look different than the original Pilgrims.