Bristol Bay processors look to lower-48 for workers

The hiring of thousands of seasonal workers by Bristol Bay’s seafood processors is always challenging. This year some companies are looking more to the lower-48 to staff up, and the clock is ticking.
Salmon await processing in Dillingham (photo: Alaska Public Media)Seafood employers need to fill many seasonal jobs every salmon season. In general, that process remains the same year to year. Nelson San Juan is the seafood employment coordinator for the Alaska Department of Labor. He said emp