Jim Talbot's huge legacy includes Bellingham Cold Storage and US-USSR Marine Resources Co.
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Bellingham Herald] By Dave Gallagher - December 12, 2014 -
A prominent Seattle resident who had a profound impact on the Bellingham community is also being remembered for his role in the regional commercial fishing industry.
Jim Talbot died Nov. 29 at the age of 87.
While he played a key role in the growth of the Bellingham Cold Storage facility and oversaw the development of the Barkley urban village, perhaps Jim Talbot’s biggest accomplishment was something very few U.S. diplomats could even attempt — reaching an agreement for a joint seafood venture with the Soviet Union in the middle of the Cold War. The venture became known as the U.S.-USSR Marine Resources Company.
For several years the Marine Resources Company was the largest buyer of hake and pollock in the world...
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