Bristol Bay Blues

The new Bristol Bay processor capacity survey is out and it is no surprise to anyone. The canneries are telling the state they can handle every lb. of production for the 09 BB salmon season. The truth is they can't handle the influx of fish during the peak of the run. Why not let an outside processor or two in. The fact is, that for years processors from British Columbia and other places sent buyers to the Bay. The only thing I remember about that was higher prices for the fishermen. God knows that's not going to hurt anyone.