The board, meeting in Seattle on Friday, voted to revisit the issue after the 2007 season.

“I don’t believe the price information is helpful or accurate,” said board member Duncan Fields, a lifelong fisherman and small processor from Kodiak.

The price tracking service is a part of the Seafood Market Information Service, which is provided for ASMI by the economic consulting firm The McDowell Group.

During ASMI's salmon committee meeting, concerns were raised about the numbers being misused by outside interests to drive down prices paid to salmon suppliers.

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