On top of this, the company can report over 30,000 metric tons of hake. In addition, the fisheries group has not wrapped up its cod fishing, such that the fleet of trawlers will land closer to 300,000 metric tons of fish over the course of the 2001 season.

American Seafoods Chairman Bernt O. Bodal describes 2001 as a good year, but he will not to say anything about earnings. "Our policy is not to publicly release information on American Seafoods's financial position..."