date:May 07, 2014
oes. Last year, holdovers in freezers pushed prices down 40% to the $5 to $3 per pound range, depending on fish size.
Black cod is usually priced in five weights, ranging from under three pounds to over seven pounds. At Kodiak the breakout was $6.75 - $5.75 - $5.00 -$4.50 and $4.00. Sablefish prices at Homer were running between $4 and $7 a pound. Southeast processors reported prices at $5.30 to $7 a pound at the docks. Alaskas sablefish catch this year is about 24 million pounds. Most deliveri