SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] June 29, 2016
Reports out of Japan find Alaskan pollock fillet production is outpacing surimi output during the "B" season of the Bering Sea/Aleutian ISland and Gulf of Alaska fishery.
Last week total "B" season pollock surimi production was 4,4990 tons, down 35.1 percent compared to the same time in 2015 according to data from NMFS.
Meanwhile, pollock filet production is up 130.2 percent for skin-off product, which has offset production losses from the "A" season. However, skin-on fillet production is down 8.1 percent from 2015 figures. Deep skin fillet production is about even the last year according to NMFS...
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