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Golden Alaska Seafoods, Golden Alaska is a 305 ft, 3706 gross ton processing vessel that operates in the Bering Sea and off the Aleutian Chain, and the North Pacific Ocean. Back in the spring and late summer at the cusp of winter; here for a bit then back for the winter holidays till mid January departure after the new year; they’ll touch and go – come home and depart WA Ship Canal from their per usual Ballard homeport, then return in December until mid January, their homeport dock formally known as the old Western Pioneer dock, now Alaska Ship Supply – they just moved their office on the south side of the canal. Golden Alaska usually comes and goes in the canal with a late night evening assist by two Western Towboats, depending on coming or going; she’ll make her way down to the Ballard Locks for many drops and lifts, they run uphill and downhill run back to the Bering Sea and the Pacific Northwest of Seattle, lots of trips underway in the Pacific Northwest.
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Golden Alaska operates under the mothership concept and is supplied with fish by six catcher boats. Golden Alaska produces Fillet Blocks, H&G, Mince, Surimi, Pollock Roe and Fishmeal; products are frozen at sea and off-loaded into freezer containers in port, per usual is Dutch Harbor, Alaska or Seattle, Washington.
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M/V Golden Alaska and its catcher fleet value teamwork on the fishing grounds to produce the finest products available, seafood fisheries have high standards of fresh product. The operation follows strict conservation requirements established by NMFS. Catcher vessels utilize a sustainable mid water trawling style that is highly selective in term of the size and species of the harvested fish. By-catch is minimized, Golden Alaska fishing boats are equipped with the latest technology to target Pollock and whiting with the least amount of impact on marine environment. These vessels are tricked out with the latest and greatest of technology for fishing underway in some of the world’s most dangerous seas and weather conditions.
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Catches are delivered immediately to the mothership in prime condition and the processing cycle begins. Golden Alaska Seafoods teams of catcher boats are skilled workers and the latest and top of the line processing equipment have earned the M/V Golden Alaska the recognition of producing the highest quality products and roe in the maritime industry. They strive constantly to upgrade efficiency while keeping a vigilant eye towards safety, in these extreme fishing conditions in the Bering Sea, safety is a top priority; a team effort produces consistent high product quality of the freshest seafood.
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M/V Golden Alaska, more fun facts about their million dollar seafood operation, – she has has the equipment to turn fish waste into fishmeal and fish oil. Fishmeal has many uses, the main one being food for aquaculture farming. Fish oil is also extracted from the fish waste and is burned in ship’s boilers.
Golden Alaska entered in north pacific fishing fleet in 1985, making her one of the pioneers in the American Pollock processing industry; she’s an industry leader that has as high product quality, production efficiency and for resource utilization. Golden Alaska Claim to Fame it their: production crew is comprised of top professionals that not many competitor can match, thus far. Their special blend of equipment and skill has made Golden Alaska Seafoods one of the most efficient Pollock and Roe producers in Alaska.
