A new company called Togiak Seafoods has opened in the Togiak area as a collaborative effort between Copper River Seafoods and the Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation for the salmon processing industry. This is a 4 Billion Dollar company that has been started to rejuvenate Togiak and more specifically the processing building there. It was not ready for this fishing season, but the Togiak fish are still being purchased. They are iced and transported to nearby Anchorage to the Copper River Seafood processing facility.

The nearly 42000 tons of salmon from Togiak Bay are being helicoptered to Anchorage and processed for sale to the lower 48 States as fillets. The company will continue to purchase Sockeye, Chums, Coho, and Kings throughout the month of September.

The company hopes to have the Togiak processing plant open for business in 2010 with a fish filleting line as well as a gutting and heading line. This is not the only processing plant using the Togiak fish. On the other side of the bay there is a Seattle owned company in charge of Togiak Fisheries who also purchase this fish.

This creates a viable market for the fisherman in Togiak Bay. They are getting excellent prices for their fish and are getting use to the new iced and bleeding requirements. It is all about getting the number one product out to the rest of the country.

If you are thinking of joining as one of the fisherman in the Togiak area, you should check out the new rules regarding the sale of your catch. You might however want to work in seafood processing. This means that you will have to get your resume and application form in for next year.

You can find out more about what the seafood processing industry entails, by having a look at Alaska Job Finder. Here you will get all the details you are looking for regarding a job in seafood processing, and you can also learn about how to apply for current job openings. There are numerous jobs offered in the member’s area and you just have to pay a small membership fee to gain access to all these wonderful benefits.

There are over 100 seafood processing employers currently on the site that you can also have a look at and send your resume to for consideration. These are in offshore and onshore processing facilities. You can gain access these as well as other employers in Alaska by joining the website. You can also learn all about the working conditions in Alaska, what you need to take with you, what the salaries are like, how the processing and harvesting industries work, what you need to apply, how to write a good resume, and more.

The salmon fishing season is always popular with over 96 percent of all the US salmon caught in Alaska. Other fisheries that have just opened include the King Crab industry in the Norton Sound area, and the Dungeness Crab season opening in Kodiak and other parts of Southeast Alaska. July sees the start of the scallop harvesting season, where you can find plenty of harvesting jobs. The fishing industry provides over $6 billion of revenue to the State offering over 78 000 jobs. This is more jobs than the other major industries of agriculture and mining combined.

Thanks to the additional funds that the US is looking to provide for fish food, Alaska is hoping to maintain and even increase this fishing industry job statistic so that more people come to Alaska. This will produce a domino effect for the State’s economy as other industries like hospitality, real estate, and retail, are simultaneously affected by the influx of workers. There are many areas of the fishing and seafood processing industry where you can start a great career. The fish harvesting jobs pay a lot of money, especially those considered to be more dangerous, such as the King Crab fishing jobs and Opilio Crabbing jobs in the Bering Sea as depicted in the popular TV show, Deadliest Catch. If you are interested in earning a great salary in commercial fishing and experiencing the beauty of Alaska, you should visit Alaska Job Finder and become a member today. Here you will have access to a full database of commercial fishing employers and find current job openings in this exciting industry.