Remembering an Alaska Fishing Icon: Bart Eaton
Bart Eaton’s personal life was as robust as his professional one, which is saying something, as he was an icon in the Alaska fishing industry.
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Trident Seafoods was founded in 1973 by Chuck Bundrant and two fisherman partners. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Trident’s focus on commercial fishing and primary processing operations continues to be in Alaska. Over the past 50 years, the scope of species harvested and processed by Trident has expanded from king crab to include virtually every commercial species of salmon, whitefish, and crab harvested in Alaska, as well as Pacific whiting off the West Coast. Trident also expanded its global supply chain to include sourcing from a network of trusted seafood producers worldwide.
About Trident Seafoods.
Trident Seafoods is North America's largest vertically integrated seafood harvesting and processing company. Trident is a privately held, 100 percent USA-owned company with global operations in 6 countries and serves customers in almost 60 countries. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington (USA), Trident employs approximately 9,000 people worldwide each year and partners with over 5,400 independent fishermen and crewmembers. Trident harvests and processes virtually every commercial species of salmon, whitefish, and crab harvested in the North Pacific and Alaska. The global supply chain also includes cultured and wild species from a network of trusted sources worldwide.
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Year founded by Chuck Bundrant, a young man from Tennessee who was soon joined by Kaare Ness and Mike Jacobson.
Employees in Processing, Product, Engineering, R&D, Marketing, Sales, Operations, Support, and more.
Independent fishermen and crewmembers whom we consider to be part of our family.
Independent vessels who choose to work with Trident each year.
Company-owned vessels including harvesting vessels, support vessels, catcher-processors, and a floating processor vessel.
Countries where customers enjoy Trident seafood, nutritional supplements, pet products, and more.
Alaska-based shore plants and support operations located in 9 coastal communities.
International value-added processing plants, sales offices, and virtual sales hubs.
Lower 48 U.S.A. processing and production plants, R&D center, and Seattle HQ.
Shipyards in Washington, U.S.A., with support in Alaska.
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