Coast Guard Seizes $65,000 of Pollock Roe in Dutch Harbor; American Seafoods Denies Alleged Underreporting

Coast Guard Seizes $65,000 of Pollock roe in Dutch Harbor; American Seafoods Denies Alleged Underreporting

On Monday, April 6, 2026, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL-751) seized approximately 5.4 metric tons of Pollock roe, worth about $65,000, from Northern Eagle, which is owned and operated by American Seafoods. The seizure took place near Dutch Harbor, AK. The press release from the U.S. Coast Guard claims Northern Eagle underreported its […] The post Coast Guard Seizes $65,000 of Pollock roe in Dutch Harbor; American Seafoods Denies Alle…

American seafoods disputes Dutch Harbor roe seizure

American Seafoods says federal regulators mischaracterized a reporting discrepancy as a conservation violation after the U.S. Coast Guard seized 241 cases of frozen pollock roe from the fishing vessel Northern Eagle in Dutch Harbor.

American Seafoods responds to Dutch Harbor pollock roe seizure

American Seafoods is responding to a federal seizure of pollock roe in Dutch Harbor, saying it disputes claims of misreporting and calling discrepancies routine reporting differences.

American Seafoods denies wrongdoing over 'unreported' Alaska pollock roe

'There is no economic motive to report anything other than exactly what we produce' -- Inge Andreassen, American SeafoodsUS pollock producer American