Trident Seafoods has confirmed there are positive COVID-19 cases aboard its catcher-processor vessel Kodiak Enterprise, which is currently located in Tacoma, Washington.

The vessel is one of three major catcher-processors for harvesting pollock in Alaska's Bering Sea. It employs more than 100 workers, and is dedicated to producing frozen fish blocks and surimi.

The cases were confirmed before the vessel left for its Bering Sea fishing grounds.