A major story that made headlines this week was Maruha Nichiro-owned Peter Pan Seafoods', one of Alaska's oldest salmon processing companies, sale to a group of investors that includes Rodger May, the former owner of Washington State salmon farms now owned by Cooke Aquaculture, and private equity firm McKinley Capital Management.

IntraFish Executive Editor John Fiorillo provided the details of the major sale and how it fits into the crowded Alaskan processing sector.