llc industry fishery founded 1987 29 years ago founder kjell inge r kke headquarters 2025 first avenue suite 900 seattle washington u.s. key people bernt o. bodal ceo products seafood website www.americanseafoods.com seattle location in the united states american seafoods company is one of the largest seafood companies in north america and one of the largest harvesters of fish in the world . based in seattle washington asc owns and operates six large catcher processor vessels that harvest and process on board fish caught in the u.s. waters of alaska and the pacific northwest . the company is well known for its products made from alaska pollock pacific whiting hake yellowfin sole and pacific cod . these products are sold throughout north america asia and europe . american seafoods company is the largest harvester in the u.s. bering sea alaska pollock fishery with approximately 45 % of the catcher processor market share . american seafoods company is owned by american seafoods group consolidated llc . the corporate officers of american seafoods group are bernt bodal chairman and ceo ; brad bodenman cfo and treasurer ; scott mcnair executive vice president of finance and business development ; matthew latimer chief legal officer and general counsel . other officers of the company include inge andreassen president of american seafoods company and john cummings president of american marine ingredients a subsidiary of american seafoods group . contents 1 history 2 social and environmental responsibility 3 products 4 american seafoods company fleet 5 references 6 external links history edit 1988 american seafoods company founded by kjell inge r kke in seattle 1998 following the passage of the american fisheries act american seafoods and seven other companies form the pollock conservation cooperative . american seafoods company received 16.572 % of directed pollock fishery . source joint report of the pollock conservation cooperative and high seas catcher s cooperative 2000 1999 bernt bodal centre partners management and two other investors buy american seafoods company and form american seafoods group 1 2001 american seafoods company opens and expands foreign sales offices american seafoods acquires three freezer longliners in purchase of pacific longline company asc closes its cryoprotectant additive plant in kent 2002 american seafoods group acquires southern pride catfish company 2006 bernt bodal leads management buyout of centre partners interest . bernt bodal becomes controlling equity owner 2008 american seafoods group acquires catcher processor highland light american seafoods group sells southern pride catfish company 2010 american seafoods buys out cdq group coastal villages . as part of transaction american seafoods transfers ownership of pacific longline company and catcher processor northern hawk to coastal villages . bernt bodal becomes majority equity holder of american seafoods 2013 american seafoods group sells american pride seafoods to high liner foods inc. social and environmental responsibility edit all four species harvested by american seafoods pacific hake whiting alaska pollock yellowfin sole and pacific cod are certified as sustainable by the marine stewardship council msc . those fish harvested in alaska are also certified as responsibly managed by the alaska seafood marketing institute s responsible fisheries management program . 2 in 1997 american seafoods created a community advisory board which provides financial support and assistance to alaskan organizations . since its founding more than 1 250 000 has been given to organizations benefitting rural alaskans . 3 american seafoods is a founding member of seashare an organization dedicated to hunger relief in the united states . to date american seafoods has donated more than 10 million seafood meals to seashare . 4 american seafoods is also a contributing member of the pollock conservation cooperative pcc and is on the advisory board of the pollock conservation cooperative research center at the university of alaska school of fisheries and oceans sciences . 5 products edit american seafoods catches alaska pollock in the eastern bering sea . from this catch american seafoods produces whole fillet blocks surimi made from whole fillets and also from flesh recovered during processing roe minced pollock blocks fish oil white fish meal and other sidestream products such as stomachs bone meal fish skins and milt . 6 pacific whiting hake are caught and produced into pin bone out pbo deep skinned ds and pin bone in pbi whole fillet blocks as well as surimi headed and gutted fish minced blocks white fish meal and fish oil . 5 from its yellowfin sole catches american seafoods produces frozen whole round fish and headed and gutted frozen blocks . 7 pacific cod are processed into fillet blocks minced blocks and headed and gutted products . 8 american seafoods company fleet edit name length tonnage built to fishing vessel in year engines power american dynasty 272 ft 83 m 3471 ulstein hatl norway 1989 2 bergen diesel brm 8 8 000 hp 5 970 kw american triumph 285 ft 87 m 4294 langstein verft norway 1990 2 w rtsil 8r32d 8 200 hp 6 110 kw northern jaeger 336 ft 102 m 3732 schichau seebeck germany 1990 2 makm453c i 8 7 400 hp 5 520 kw northern eagle 341 ft 104 m 4437 ulstein hatl norway 1988 2 bergen diesel brm 8 7 200 hp 5 370 kw ocean rover 256 ft 78 m 4345 langstein verft norway 1990 1 w rtsil v12 32 6 500 hp 4 850 kw katie ann 295 ft 90 m 1593 raudeberg verft norway 1985 1 bergen diesel kvm 18 4 500 hp 3 360 kw references edit business american seafoods sold to u.s. group seattle times newspaper . sustainability assurances american seafoods companyamerican seafoods company . community giving american seafoods companyamerican seafoods company . how we work seashare . a b pollock conservation cooperative research center university of alaska fairbanks . alaska pollock american seafoods companyamerican seafoods company . yellowfin sole american seafoods companyamerican seafoods company . pacific cod american seafoods companyamerican seafoods company . external links edit corporate homepage v t e seattle based corporations within the seattle metropolitan area seattle and seatac based fortune 1000 corporations alaska airlines 482 amazon.com 49 expeditors international 428 nordstrom 227 starbucks 208 puget sound based fortune 1000 corporations companies listed above plus costco wholesale 22 expedia inc. 515 microsoft 35 paccar 168 puget sound energy 703 weyerhaeuser 363 major seattle and puget sound based non public or externally owned corporations big fish games darigold eddie bauer jones soda nash holdings nintendo of america qfc rei safeco t mobile us coordinates 47 36 41 n 122 20 38 w 47.6115 n 122.3440 w 47.6115 ; 122.3440 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title american seafoods & oldid 742425581 categories 1987 establishments in washington state american companies 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