Pointing to low salmon forecasts, Trident to keep Wrangell plant closed
Pointing to low salmon forecasts, Trident to keep Wrangell plant closed Posted by Sage Smiley | Apr 30, 2021 Trident’s Wrangell plant (foreground) and Reliance Harbor. (Sage Smiley / KSTK) One of Wrangell’s two fish processors will remain closed for the second year in a row. Seattle-based Trident Seafoods cites a dismal salmon forecast for its decision. Listen to the story here. Chum and pink salmon returns to Southeast Alaska over the last few years have crumpled, and the predictions for the coming season aren’t especially heartening. “It’s been a real disaster around here,” say...