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Imported Seafood Vital to U.S. Manufacturing Jobs
Jeff Thornton has worked at High Liner Foods in New Hampshire for nearly 4 decades. He’s the maintenance supervisor of the plant, which a leading processor of value-added frozen fish and seafood...
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American Seafood Jobs Fueled by Imported Seafood
Kim Gorton is the 3rd-generation CEO of her family’s company, Slade Gorton & Co., Inc based in Boston. She started her career working in the loading dock and cash sales office, and years later b...
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U.S. Seafood Success-Story Requires Global Sourcing
Bill LeBlanc has been in the seafood industry 36 years. He talks about the importance of imported seafood and the life of a seafood sales job, which he likens to a seafood stock broker. His company im...
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Maine Lobster Business Thrives on Access to Global Markets
Greenhead Lobster is a family owned business that focuses on one product: wild-caught fresh Stonington, Maine lobster. Owner Hugh Reynolds oversees every aspect of his operation from his Stonington, M...
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Cold Storage Worker Discusses Global Sourcing
Cody McCann is a shipping coordinator at Preferred Freezer Services in their Boston facility. Imported seafood makes up a large amount of the seafood that comes into the cold storage plant. If importe...
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Women-Owned Business in ME Depends on Healthy Seafood Trade
Jenni Steele and Susan Oliver own Island Fishing Gear and Napa Auto Parts in Stonington, ME. Over 90% of their customers are in some way related to the seafood industry, primarily lobstermen and women...
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Tariffs Increasing Business Costs Bad for U.S. Fishermen
Carla Guenther, PhD, is a Senior Scientist at the Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries. Educated in oceanography, ecology, and anthropology, Carla approaches fisheries management with a focus on fishing...
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Rural Entrepreneur Talks Jobs in Maine
Megan Wood is the co-founder of 44 North Coffee, based on a small island off the coast of Maine. With two locations, 44 North Coffee has become a staple in the community. What does coffee have to do w...
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Rodolfo Alvarez’s Job in Boston, MA Relies on Global Seafood
Rodolfo began working at Slade Gorton & Co., Inc. right after high school. Now, he’s the plant manager at the Boston facility. A majority of the fish that comes in to his plant is sourced fr...
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Long-time Seafood Plant Employee Talks Jobs in NH
Jim Cercone is the Manufacturing Manager at High Liner Foods in Portsmouth, NH. He’s worked there for an impressive 35 years. In that time, he’s realized the importance of having access to...