Seafood Processing and Marketing Training Program for Western Alaska

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A proposal to the PCCRC from the Marine Advisory Program, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Background

Communities along the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands coasts are small, scattered, and remote, but border on some of the richest marine resources in the world. The domestic groundfish fishery off Alaska brought an ex-vessel value of $593 million and processed value of $1.7 billion in 2004 (NMFS, 2005). In general residents of Western Alaska are dependent on marine resources harvested along the coasts and in rivers, fisheries which provide the backbone of the region’s subsistence and cash economies. Local residents participate in salmon gillnet fisheries, herring gillnet and seine fisheries, halibut longline fisheries and some trawl fisheries with Community Development Quota (CDQ) partners. With low salmon and herring prices and high shipping costs, Western Alaska communities are seeking to increase the value of their fishery resources and diversify their economic base through involvement in processing and marketing activities. Numerous small community-based seafood processing operations are being established in these coastal villages. For example, Quinhagak has operated a salmon processing facility for three years, producing fresh and frozen headed and gutted (H&G) and fillet salmon products. Coastal Villages Region Fund has established small halibut processing facilities in several villages including Toksook Bay, Mekoryuk, Hooper Bay, Tununak, Chefornak and Kipnuk. In the Norton Sound region, processing facilities have been established in Unalakleet, Nome and on St. Lawrence Island. Salmon fishermen in Kotzebue are evaluating the market for their fish after several years of little activity. The seafood processing business is not easy. Establishing and remaining successful as a small, community processing facility requires technical training in seafood handling, processing, packaging, refrigerating, shipping, marketing, personnel management, business planning and management.

The Marine Advisory Program is the extension arm of Alaska Sea Grant and the School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, and has a long history of offering technical training to seafood processing operations. Funding available from PCCRC has, to date, allowed us to assess needs in Western Alaska, develop training materials, and offer classes either taught by our faculty or to support bringing instructors to the region. We have also established partnerships with several communities and CDQ groups as well as with a number of training establishments in the region.

A full listing of classes offered to date since funding began in July 2003, is attached as well as our needs assessment and two project reports. This information is also found on the project’s website at

www.uaf.edu/map/seafood/WesternAK/index.html. Project Approach

While the life of this proposal is for 1 year, we think it worthwhile to describe a program that could have beneficial impacts over a period of time allowing both short and long term goals to be described.

Long term goal: to increase the value of the seafood industry to residents of Western Alaska through capacity building for employment opportunities and vertical integration of seafood processing and marketing.

Short term goal of the project: To offer training in seafood technology that is directly applicable to communities in Western Alaska. For the purpose of this project, Western Alaska is defined as east of Unalaska (the community of Atka is included) and north to Kotzebue, or the farthest north commercial fishery. New technologies and information that will be introduced during this grant cycle are the value of early chilling including use of slush bags in skiff fisheries and the improvement in quality resulting from bleeding fish, with instructions on how to bleed effectively.

Methods Objectives

Year 4: 2006-2007 (PCCRC’s involvement in this training began July 1, 2003).

• Contact communities, local processors, and CDQ groups with information about training opportunities and technical assistance that is being provided by MAP. This will be accomplished both proactively through mail, over the internet, by phone and personal contact. Additionally we will continue to react to constituent requests, office visits and individual consultations.

Communities and groups will be asked to provide partnerships with MAP either through

providing a core group, site for training, assistance with travel or lodging etc., depending on need. This partnership is essential to the program’s success since it indicates some level of commitment to the training program and the processing/marketing endeavor in the community.

• Utilize our network of extension agents to assess needs, advertise training opportunities and respond to requests for training. The MAP agents with seafood processing expertise now include seafood specialists Don Kramer, based in Anchorage, Chuck Crapo, based in Kodiak and generalists Liz Brown, based in Dillingham, and Terry Reeve, based in Bethel. Additionally, NSEDC has offered to sponsor an agent in Nome and the University is conducting a nation-wide search to fill that position. In advertising our training opportunities through local media channels we will acknowledge the support of our various partners including the Pollock Conservation Cooperative. We will notify the Sea Grant communications office of training opportunities in order to maximize exposure.

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• Offer classes/workshops that MAP faculty can either teach themselves or coordinate instruction through contracted trainers. In previous years the following workshops and classes were

developed and taught by MAP and will be available to communities during this next funding cycle. They include:

a. Introduction to Seafood Processing b. Nuts and Bolts of Seafood Processing c. Better Process Control School d. Roe Processing

e. Selling your catch – Requirements of a Catcher/Seller f. Direct Marketing your Catch

g. Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point for Seafood Processors h. Halibut Quality and Processing Practices

i. Smoked Seafood Products j. Commercial Canning

This year, all of these classes will be available as needed. We anticipate adding a class related to developing a fishing/seafood processing business plan, as well as training in how to develop a small processing facility adaptable to either a community or small company. A minimum of 10 classes/workshops will be offered during this year, and technical assistance will be provided to at least four communities/fishermen’s groups.

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• Customize our trainings to fit the needs and timelines of students. In general, we try and accommodate the circumstances and needs of a community of students. Because we travel to their home sites, we are able to accommodate and rearrange modules of our classes to fit needs.

• Follow-up with more intensive technical assistance providing answers to follow-up questions and proactively monitoring post-training activities.

• Develop teaching tools that can be shared on the web, or available as hard copy manuals. During this year, a salmon quality teaching DVD will be completed and used during our classes. A variety of HACCP and financial management fact sheets will be completed, as well as an interactive profit/loss spreadsheet tool developed for fishing businesses. These tools will be useful both as in class aids and as stand-alone products.

• Evaluate our classes on an ongoing basis. Adjustments to training activities will be based on evaluations of both the training classes and the effectiveness of the operations in the community.

• Report back to the PCCRC. An annual report on the project will be provided. Project Personnel

Liz Brown and Terry Reeve will be the principal investigators for this project. Don Kramer will continue to organize and teach trainings. All three will be responsible for assembling instructors, scheduling and organizing classes, assembling and writing technical materials and teaching many of the classes. All three will be involved in evaluation.

Potential instructors/courses include:

Liz Brown, MAP Bristol Bay agent Seafood processing, Regulations, Smoking seafood, Commercial canning

Don Kramer, MAP seafood specialist HACCP, Refrigeration, Seafood Sanitation, Quality training

Terry Reeve, Bethel MAP agent Roe processing, Catcher-seller marketing, Processing plant design, Chilling and handling

We will on occasion, either contract with or support travel costs for visiting instructors when we need additional expertise.

References

Hiatt, Terry, ed. 2005. Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Report for the Groundfish Fisheries of the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea / Aleutian Islands Area: Economic Status of the Groundfish Fisheries Off Alaska, 2004. Economic and Social Sciences Research Program, National Marine Fisheries Service, November 17, 2006

Timeline

Seafood Processing and Marketing training program for Western Alaska

First Second Third Fourth

Course Development XX XX XX XX

Training Offered XX XX XX XX

Technical Assistance XX XX

Evaluation XX XX

Reporting to PCCRC XX

Budget Narrative: Seafood Processing and Marketing Training Program for Western Alaska Salary

Two months of salary support are requested for Don Kramer, Terry Reeve and Liz Brown. All three faculty members will be organizing and/or teaching segments of the workshops.

Benefits

Staff benefits are applied according to UAF’s benefit rates for FY07 negotiated with the Office of Naval Research (ONR).

A copy of the rate proposal is available at:

. Beginning in FY08 additional student

healthcare costs are estimated to be $500 per semester.

Travel

Travel funds are requested for 10 round-trip airline tickets to Western Alaska sites. This will also include approximately four days of food and lodging. Workshops will be given in a variety of rural communities and travel to these sites can be expensive.

Services

Funds for printing and copying instructional materials as well as assistance with web design are requested.

SCHOOL OF FISHERIES AND OCEAN SCIENCES

PROJECT TITLE: SFOS #:

Seafood Processing and Marketing 07-061

Training for Western Alaska

PI: Cullenberg, P. & L. Brown & T. Reeve

START: 1 Jan 2007 BANNER #:

END: 31 Dec 2007 S8905

FY07

Total

Mos Year 1 Project

A. Senior Personnel: E Class Wage/HR Leave Rate

Total Number of Hours

Brown, L. 2.00 Principal Investigator F9 $32.78 1.5% 2.00 $11,579 $11,579

Reeve, T. 2.00 Principal Investigator F9 $43.60 1.5% 2.00 $15,400 $15,400

Kramer, D. 2.00 Co-Investigator F9 $57.99 1.5% 2.00 $20,483 $20,483

A. Total Senior Personnel $47,462 $47,462

Total Salaries and Wages (A+B) $47,462 $47,462

C. Fringe Benefits

Faculty Benefits F9 46.3% $21,975 $21,975

C. Total Fringe Benefits $21,975 $21,975

Total Salaries and Benefits (A+B+C) $69,437 $69,437

E. Travel

1. Domestic

10 RT to Western Alaska 4 days per trip $12,000 $12,000

E. Total Travel $12,000 $12,000

F. Other/Contractual/Services

printing of educational materials $1,000 $1,000

$1,000 $1,000

I. Total Direct Costs (A-I) $82,437 $82,437

K. Base $82,437 $82,437

L. Total Indirect Costs (F&A) 2 MTDC Current Rate: 0.0% $0 $0

M. Total Direct & Indirect (J+M) $82,437 $82,437

Funding Agency Total $82,437 $82,437

F. Total Contractual/ Services

PI salaries multiplied by a 4.5% increment beginning yr 2

Liz Brown, Assistant Professor School of Fisheries & Ocean Science Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program

University of Alaska Fairbanks P.O. Box 1549, Dillingham, Alaska 99576

(907) 842-1265 [email protected]

Education

ƒ Master of Science in Marine Resource Management from the College of Oceanic & Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 1995. Project “Seafood Processing Byproducts in the Pacific Northwest” Dr. Michael Morrissey, chair.

ƒ Bachelor of Science in Communications from Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon 1981 Experience

ƒ 2003-Present Assistant Professor of Fisheries, University of Alaska Fairbanks. Marine Advisory Program, Dillingham, Alaska

ƒ 2001-2003 Environmental Health Officer, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Dutch Harbor, Alaska

ƒ 1998-2001 Assistant Professor & Seafood Technology Program Director Sheldon Jackson College, Sitka, Alaska ƒ 1994-1996 Quality Assurance Manager Trident Seafood Corporation, Seattle, Washington

ƒ 1993-1995 Research Assistant Oregon State University Experimental Seafood Laboratory, Astoria, Oregon ƒ 1992-1993 Research Assistant Oregon State University Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, Oregon ƒ 1992 Quality Assurance Manager Ocean Beauty Seafood Products St. Elias Plant, Cordova, Alaska ƒ 1986-1991 Quality Assurance Technician Kodiak Salmon Packers, Larsen Bay, Alaska

Publications

ƒ Brown, Liz. 2006. Common Mistakes in HACCP: Hot Smoked Salmon. Alaska Sea Grant Program, University of Alaska. Alaska Sea Gram No. 44

ƒ Brown, Liz 2006. Personal Flotation Devices Need Checking. The Bristol BayTimes, Vol. 26 No. 24 p5 June 1, 2006

ƒ Brown, Liz 2006. Preseason Maintenance and Safety Tips for Bristol Bay Boaters. The Bristol BayTimes, Vol 26, No. 23 p5 May 25, 2006

ƒ Brown, Liz 2006. Fishers Should be Aware of All Regulation Changes. The Bristol Bay Times, Vol. 26, No. 22 p13 May 18, 2006

ƒ Brown, Liz. 2005. Common Mistakes in HACCP: Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures. Alaska Sea Grant Program, University of Alaska. Alaska Sea Gram No. 43

ƒ Brown, Liz. 2005. Common Mistakes in HACCP: Government Agencies. Alaska Sea Grant Program, University of Alaska. Alaska Sea Gram No. 42

ƒ Brown, Liz. 2005. Panel Reviews Bristol Bay CDQ. The Bristol Bay Times, Vol. 25, No. 34 p12 August 11, 2005

ƒ Brown, Liz. 2004. Common Mistakes in HACCP: Products for Export Only. Alaska Sea Grant Program, University of Alaska. Alaska Sea Gram No. 41.

ƒ Brown, Liz. 2004. Common Mistakes in HACCP: Cooked Crab. Alaska Sea Grant Program, University of Alaska. Alaska Sea Gram No. 40.

ƒ Brown, Liz. 2004. Common Mistakes in HACCP: Groundfish. Alaska Sea Grant Program, University of Alaska. Alaska Sea Gram No. 39.

ƒ Brown, Liz. 2004. Common Mistakes in HACCP: Hazard Analysis. Alaska Sea Grant Program, University of Alaska. Alaska Sea Gram No. 38.

ƒ Brown, Liz. 1993. “Trends in Seafood Quality Assurance,” published in Quality Control & Quality Assurance for Seafood – a Conference: May 16-18, 1993. Oregon Sea Grant Publications.

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Presentations

ƒ Brown, Liz. Impacts of Restructuring Fisheries Management – the Case of the Chignik Cooperative. Presented at the American Fisheries Society Annual Conference, Lake Placid, New York 2006

ƒ Brown, Liz. Common Mistakes in Alaskan Seafood HACCP. Presented at the Institute of Food Technologists Annual Conference, Orlando Florida 2006

ƒ Brown, Liz. Common Mistakes in HACCP – SSOPs, Cooked Crab, & Hot Smoked Salmon. Presented at the Pacific Fisheries Technologists Annual Conference, Anchorage, Alaska 2006

ƒ Brown, Liz. Small Seafood Processing Plants. Presented to the Spruce Island Development Company Economic Revitalization Course, via audioconference Ouzinkie, Alaska 2006

ƒ Brown, Liz. Gasification: Creating Energy from Seafood Waste. Presented at the Nuts and Bolts of Seafood Processing Workshop, Naknek, Alaska 2006

ƒ Brown, Liz. Markets and Trade of Roe Products. Presented at the Salmon Roe Processing Workshop, Dillingham, Alaska 2005

ƒ Brown, Liz. Common Mistakes in HACCP: Hazard Analysis, Groundfish.and Export Products. Presented at the Pacific Fisheries Technologists Annual Conference, Seattle, Washington 2004

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Professional Affiliations

ƒ Pacific Fisheries Technologists, 1998 to present ƒ Treasurer 1999/2000

ƒ Judge for Student Paper Competition 2005 ƒ Secretary 2005/2006

ƒ Alaska Representative 2006/2007

ƒ Institute for Food Technologists, 1998 to present ƒ Judge for Student Paper Competition 2006

ƒ Member-at-large Aquatic Food Products Division 2006/2008

ƒ Affiliate Assistant Professor of Fishery Science, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1998-2001 ƒ Seafood Industry Human Resources Consortium, 1999-2001, Director 2000-2001

Certifications

ƒ Food and Drug Administration Seafood HACCP Regulator Training, 2002 ƒ Association of Food and Drug Officials HACCP Trainer Training, 1998 ƒ Food and Drug Administration Better Process Control School, 1990 Community Service

ƒ Southwest Alaska Recycling Coalition, 2006 to present ƒ Dillingham Planning Commission, 2004 to present

ƒ Bristol Bay Coastal Resource Service Area Board, 2003 to present ƒ Dillingham Recycle Center, 2003 to 2004

ƒ Aleutians West Coastal Resource Service Area Board, 2002 to 2003 ƒ Sitka Board of Fish Advisory Committee, 1999 to 2001

ƒ Sitka Economic Development Commission, 1998 to 2000 ƒ Sitka Bike Path Committee, 1999 to 2001

ƒ Seattle Master Home Environmentalist Program, 1997 to1998 ƒ National Biological Services Laboratory, 1996

University Service

ƒ University of Alaska Fairbanks Faculty Senate, 2004 to present

CURRICULUM VITAE

Terence Reeve, Assistant Professor

School of Fisheries & Ocean Science Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program University of Alaska Fairbanks

P.O. Box 1649 Bethel, Alaska 99559 P.O. Box 1649 Bethel, Ak. 99559 (907)543-4560 - ofc/(907)543-5197 [email protected] -Experience-

Asst. Prof., Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, Marine Advisory Program, Bethel, Alaska

March, 2004 through present

Fisheries Development Agent, Bering Sea Fishermen's Assoc. April 1, 2003 ~ April, 2004

Provide technical expertise to rejuvenate Kotzebue commercial salmon fishery. Sr Fisheries Advisor, Coastal Village Seafoods, LLC.

Sept., 2000 to Dec. 31 2002

Provide tech. expertise to achieve CVS business development objectives. President, Sea Crest, Inc.

Jan., 1993 ~Sept., 2000

Fisheries operations - consulting, development, production.

Analyze viability, project equipment costs, market share, risk assessment,etc.

Operator of Yukon River village salmon and salmon caviar plants. Contracted with APICDA (Aleutian Is. CDQ) to plan value added, village-based, year around production facility at False Pass, Alaska. Contracts with Capilano Pacific to supervise village operations and with Copper River Fine Seafoods/CVS, 2000 season to develope Quinhagak salmon operation.

Directed value-added training school at Indian Valley Intl. ~ 1999~2000. President, North Pacific Biotechnology, Ltd.

Jan ~ Dec., 1992

Alaskan/Russian joint venture utilizing Russ. scientific development of enzymatic processes for producing salmon caviar and squid. Company successfully est.

V.P. Operations, Towa America, Inc. May, 1987 ~ Spring, 1992

Responsible for building, maintaining and operating fish facilities in rural Alaska.

Procure equipment, vessels, hire and manage personnel, make contracts w/fishing groups, market product domestically, and handle logistics for Towa's caviar production and fish exports.

V.P. Operations, Kyokko Suisan, Inc. April, 1982 ~ May, 1987

Introduce company to and make agreements with fishing co-ops and associations over much of Alaska - Kotzebue to Ketchikan and interior rivers.

Designed, built and operated two salmon mincing operations, (Galena and Unalakleet), in effort to process underutilized salmon.

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President, Marine Resource Dev. Assoc. 1983 ~1993

Provide small firms with marketing /contract assistance. Contract with

Bering sea Fishermens Assoc. to develope community-based herring processing operation and train local labor - at Togiak, Alaska.

Director, Arctic Sea, Inc. (CEDC) 1980 ~1982

Organizer and director of marketing firm for individuals, co-ops & native corp.s & small fishing groups/businesses, statewide. Fed. funded through O.E.O. and A.F.D.F.

Contract negotiations with domestic/foreign buyers, trade shows, and arrange gear purchases, logistics, and all phases of support. Contracted with A.N.F. for similar activities.

Fisheries Dev. Spec.,Community Enterprise Development Corp. 1978 ~ 1982

Assist in establishing/operating fishing businesses in rural Alaska.

Supervised modification of naval vessel(Y.F.) to commercial use as freezer vessel. Other Fisheries Activities

Past member - A.F.D.F. project dev. comm.

Early 60's & 70's held many seasonal jobs within industry - commercial fisherman, tender boat operator, diver, ass't. cannery supt., bookkeeper, etc. - around Kodiak, False Pass and Bristol Bay area.

EDUCATION

Univ. of Washington, Seattle - East Asian Studies, teaching degree(middle school), and graduate program in Japanese Bus. Studies.

Yonsei Univ., Seoul, Korea - 2 year lang. degree.

MILA, Inc., Anchorage - computer training course (see cert.) Languages

Korean Japanese OTHER

U.S. Army, 1956~1959 U.S. Peace Corps, 1966~1968

Peace Corps staff, Cross-cultural director, training programs, Univ. of Hawaii, East-West Center, Honolulu/Hilo, Hawaii. 1968~1969.

Peace Corps staff, Tesol instructor, School for Intl. Training, Brattleboro, Vt., 1970~1971.

Montessori Board of Directors, President, Denali Elementary/Public Montessori School, 1994 ~ 1997. Anchorage Youth Symphony, Board of Directors, 1999 ~ 2000, President, 2000 ~ 2003.

Training and Technical Assistance offered to Western Alaska students

July 2003-October 2006

by Marine Advisory Program faculty

Location Information Date Students Partnership Instructor Kotzebue Plant equipment

setup Summer 03/04 Bering Sea Fishermen’s Association Reeve Indian Valley Meats

HACCP/ Sanitation January 2004

10 from Mekoryuk Kramer King Salmon Seafood Processor

Business Development

March 2004

18 from Bristol Bay Prince William Sound Community College Kramer, Crapo, Brown Dillingham Nuts and Bolts of

Seafood Processing

April 2004 48 from Aleknagik, Clarks Point, Dillingham, Egegik, Fairbanks, Levelock, Naknek, Manakotak, Pilot Point, Port Heiden, Portage Creek, South Naknek, Todiak, Twin Hills BBEDC, Bristol Bay Campus Brown, Fong (plus 18 other presenters from state and industry) Indian Valley Meats

Seafood Sanitation April 2004 12 from Chevak, Hooper Bay, Newtok, Quinhagak,

Chefornak, Napaskiak

Kramer, Reeve

Kipnuk Halibut fishing / icing / processing

May 2004 30 CVRF Reeve,

Steiner Quinhagak Halibut fishing / icing

/ processing

May 2004 12 CVRF Reeve,

Steiner Quinhagak HACCP May 2004 8 from Mekoryuk,

Hooper Bay, Mountain Village, Toksook Bay, Kipnuk CVRF Kramer, Reeve

Kotzebue Technical assistance fish processing plant

May 2004 Bering Sea

Fishermen’s Association

Reeve

Sand Point HACCP August 2004 10 Kramer

Business Tools for Alaska Salmon Fishermen (TAA workshops) Winter, Spring 2004; Winter 2005 4,300 Statewide Baker, Brown, Garza, Johnson, Kramer, Reeve, Rice Dillingham, via distance education, Planning Your Business (ABUS 151A), Seafood February 2005 14 from Levelock, Dillingham, Naknek BBEDC and Bristol Bay Campus Kramer, Brown

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Bethel Careers in Fisheries March 2005 125 Napaskiak, Napakiak, Oscarville, Akiachak Dept of Labor, local high schools Reeve Kotlik, Emmonak, St. Mary’s, Mountain Village, Pilot Station, Marshall, Kaltag Pre-salmon fishing workshops on salmon quality and handling for fishermen

June 2005 135 students overall Yukon River Drainage Fishermen’s Association

Kramer, Reeve

Nome HACCP April 2005 8 students NSEDC Kramer

Kaltag Small processing plant technical assistance Summer 05 YRDFA/ Kaltag fishermen’s association Reeve

Akiachak Small smoking plant technical assistance Summer 05 Reeve Kaltag Catcher-seller workshop August 2005 7 Kaltag fishermen’s association Reeve Bethel and Quinhagak

Salmon quality video August 2005 25 CVRF Reeve Dillingham Roe Processing

workshop September 2005 15 from Ugashik, Naknek, King Salmon Norquest Seafoods, BBEDC Brown, Reeve Anchorage HACCP/ Sanitation September

2005

8 from Naknek Kramer

Bethel HACCP / Sanitation January 2006

5 from Bethel and Akiachak Kramer Bethel, Emmonak, Quinhagak Business Plan Writing February 2006 10 AVCP, HUD, ONC, KUC Reeve

Anchorage Better Process Control School February 2006 12 FDA, Silgan Containers Kramer, Crapo, Brown Naknek Seafood Marketing Feburary

2006 27 from Naknek, South Naknek, Kodiak, Ugashik, Manokotak, Dillingham BBEDC Brown

Naknek Son of Nuts and Bolts of Seafood Processing February 2006 28 from Igiugig, Naknek, South Naknek, Kodiak, Ugashik, Manokotak, Dillingham, BBEDC Brown, Kramer

Bethel Business Plan

Writing

March 2006 6 AVCP, HUD, ONC, KUC

Reeve Yukon Area Roe plant design Spring 2006 45 Tanana and

elseshere

YRDFA, ADEC

Reeve King Salmon Commercially

Smoked Seafood

April 2006 8 from Naknek, South Naknek and

EnviroPak, Diamond K

King Salmon Seafoods Bethel Careers in Fisheries March 2006 150 Napaskiak,

Napakiak, Oscarville, Akiacha, Kwethluk Dept of Labor, local high schools Reeve Dillingham Commercially Smoked Seafood

April 2006 6 from Dillingham and Aleknagik EnviroPak, Dancing Salmon Seafoods Brown

Bethel Business Plan

Writing

April 2006 6 AVCP, HUD, ONC, KUC

Reeve Anchorage Pacific Fisheries

Technologists Meeting

March 2006 125 from along the west coast

ADEC, Icicle Seafoods

Brown, Kramer Anchorage Sensory Evaluation

Training

March 2006 FDA, ADEC Brown,

Kramer Kodiak Alaska Seafood

Processing

Leadership Institute

April 2006 13 from Kodiak, Akiachak, Nome, Quinhagak, Naknek

DCCED Kramer, Crapo,

Fong

Anchorage HACCP / Sanitation May 2006 8 Kramer

Yukon Area Salmon quality May 2006 135 from Emmonak, Kotlik, Alakanuk, Mountain Village, St. Mary’s, Pilot Station, Marshall, Kaltag

YRDFA Kramer

Quinhagak HACCP / Sanitation May 2006 8 from Hooper Bay, Mekoryuk, Toksook Bay, Quinhagak, Chefornak, Tununak

CVRF Kramer

Dillingham Commercial Canned Products

May 2006 4 Silgan

Containers

Brown Bethel Salmon marketing

assistance Summer 2006 6 YRDFA Reeve Akiachak Catcher-seller workshop

June 2006 8 Akiachak Fish Processors

Reeve Dillingham Home Canning of

fish

June 2006 5 Cooperative Extension Service

Brown

Akaichak Smoked fish processing and plant sanitation

June 2006 7 Akiachak Fish Processors Reeve, Kramer Bethel Catcher-seller workshop July 2006 3 Reeve

Kaltag Plant design, buyer introductions August 2006 8 YRDFA / Kaltag Fishermen’s Association Reeve

Anchorage HACCP / Sanitation September 2006