A few years ago, as the owners and management of the the Bering Sea Alaska pollock catcher-processor Starbound watched the prices of fishmeal and oil rising, they realized it was time to make a shift.
The vessel, built in 1989, was designed with a focus on IQF fillets and blocks -- and without fishmeal and oil processing equipment.
“Things change, so you just have to move with the markets,” Vessel Manager and Captain Karl Bratvold told IntraFish.
“We need to capture everything we can.
