When the fish is ready to come off the boat, the terms should already be settled. Before a landing, you and the buyer should both know who’s buying, the price and grading, where and when you’ll deliver, how much they’ve agreed to take, how it’s weighed, and how you get paid. A dock address isn’t a receiving agreement.

The simple version

Alaskan Fish Factory buys Cook Inlet sockeye and Pacific halibut from approved fishermen and tenders. We’re the buyer, the receiving plant, and the processor — we take the fish in, weigh it, handle the fish tickets, and move it into production.

Price, grading & weight — agreed before you land

The things that hit your bottom line get settled before delivery, not argued at the dock:

Price — the buying price is discussed and agreed ahead of delivery, based on species, market, grade, condition, and volume. No mystery number when you tie up.
Grading — grading and condition requirements are worked out with you in advance, and can vary by species and program.
Weight — fish is weighed on our commercial receiving scales, with the weight basis clear before you deliver.
Records — our team handles the receiving weights and the fish-ticket process for an approved landing.

Call ahead — every landing needs the OK

Here’s the big one: don’t head to the plant without confirming the landing with us first. A conversation or a web inquiry isn’t dock space — a landing is on only once an authorized AFF team member has approved the timing and expected volume. We’re not an unplanned public drop-off.

When boats stack up

When arrivals overlap — and in a strong run they will — we coordinate the order around confirmed timing, dock availability, and what the plant can take. Some waiting happens in the busy stretches. That’s fishing.

One landing or the whole season

One landing — we can consider an individual delivery, but it still needs to be arranged ahead: species, timing, volume, and price confirmed before you steam in.
A season — planning ahead gives both sides far better forecasting. It doesn’t hand you unlimited capacity or a locked price — those live in the actual terms — but it means fewer surprises when the run’s on.

What to send us

Reach out before the boats are running with:

Vessel or tender name, and who runs it
Species and typical volume per landing
How many landings you expect, and roughly when
Where you fish
How you chill and handle the catch
Best way to reach you in-season

Questions about weight, grading, or settlement are handled directly with our team.

Tell us about your catch → — before the fish is underway. An inquiry starts the conversation; it isn’t a confirmed landing.