Key Factors to Invest with Alaska Native and First Nations Seafood Fisheries

Native Nations Trade & Development

Key Factors to Invest with Alaska Native and First Nations Seafood Fisheries

The Southeast Alaska and Coastal Tribes of British Columbia for thousands of years have a cultural tie with their seafood and it is reflected in the dances, songs, and stories and reflected in their artwork. The Tsimshian of Alaska and British Columbia are known as the “People of the Salmon.” Other coastal tribes have stories on how salmon came to their shores and waters. The Pacific Coast Tribes from Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon have celebrations, feasts, dances, songs, in celebration on the return of the salmon. For the Pacific Northwest, salmon represents more than a source of economic growth for Alaska, British Columbia, and Washington, Oregon Tribes; salmon holds cultural and symbolic and spiritual belonging for the tribal people who associate within the Pacific Northwest.

Economically for Alaska salmon is a $5.8 Billion dollars business and Alaska Natives are in areas that produce half of Alaska seafood production. Alaska as a state exports 62% of America’s seafood so it is a very large industry for Alaskans. In most Alaska Native Communities seafood processing is their largest employer. With other Alaskans Alaska Natives produce 80% of the world’s wild salmon to global markets and domestic markets of USA.

What is said about Alaska’s seafood:

“Alaska The introduction of wild Seafood to our menu provides our guests the opportunity to choose a wild caught, sustainable fish that is superior in taste, texture, and color. Alaska Seafood helped make the introduction of this product to our system nationally as seamless as possible and was a valuable resource for our culinary team.” – PAUL MULLER, EXECUTIVE CHEF, P.F. CHANG’S CHINA BISTRO

“In my opinion, Alaska is the best managed state when it comes to seafood sustainability. In addition, everything that the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute produces, from seminars to promotional materials, is top quality.”
RENE VAN BROEKHUIZEN, REGIONAL CHEF MCCORMICK & SCHMICK’S
(http://www.alaskaseafood.org/foodservice/materials/documents/SeafoodforAllSeasonsFINAL_000.pdf)

Native Nations Trade and Development Mission Statement in working with the Tribes of Southeast Alaska and Coastal Tribes of British Columbia:

Our Mission….

"Without fail provide quality, value and convenience by delivering the healthiest high quality seafood to consumers of the globe". With this mission come certain guiding principles:

1. Quality Comes First
The quality of our product and service must create global customer satisfaction, that's our # 1 priority. From the fishing grounds to the processing plant to the market we maintain a quality products.
2. Value
Our global customers deserve quality products at a fair price. This is how we will build a great seafood business.
3. Continuous Improvement
Native Nations Trade and Development will never standing on past accomplishments, but always striving, through innovation, to improve our product and service, to increase our efficiency and profitability.
4 Teamwork at Native Nations Trade and Development we are a family, working together to get things done and in working with First Nations of British Columbia we form a fisheries alliance to become major seafood supplier to the globe.
5 Integrity we will never compromise our code of conduct. We will be socially responsible and committed to Native Nation Trade and Development’s high standards of fairness and integrity.

Native American Niche Market
For the Natives selected for this proposed project there is high potential for the full establishment of a Native American Niche Markets:
1. All of the Gaming Native American Tribes their casinos have restaurants and gift shops for high-end marketing of seafood products.
2. Grocery Store Chains have minority diversification programs whereby minority companies can become vender supplier and can put on grocery store shelves their seafood products, Fresh or Frozen seafood, Smoked Salmon, canned salmon plain or smoked with different salmon species.
3. Covert Salmon waste to fertilizer or fish feed for fish hatcheries.
4. Portion sizing of salmon with vacuum packing of salmon products.
5. Native Chefs cooking salmon and other seafood at trade shows or Native Conferences or on cooking TV Channels with noted Chefs as a marketing tool.
6. Using Native Culture as marketing tool and promoting healthy food concept
7. Contact Seafood Restaurants and Restaurants with seafood menu.
8. Food Specialty Stores that sell high end products adding seafood products
9. Seafood Distribution Centers China, USA and other Global Markets
10. Home Delivered shipping upon request of fresh or frozen seafood.
The Native Nations niche marketing can be for the high-end marketing of seafood and increase return on investment at high percentages for investors.

The proposed project is seeking $60 Million Dollars to empower the Southeast Alaska and First Nations Tribes of British Columbia. To this end Native Nations Trade and Development has chosen successful tribes that have a total of 471 years in the seafood business. Some founded in 1916 and others started in 1924. One Alaska Native seafood company has been trading with Japan for now over 60 years. The proposed plan is to expand Native fisheries operations to be year around besides salmon include: Pacific Halibut, Black Cod, Sea Cucumber, Sea Urchin, Dungeness Crab, Clams and other seafood.

Logistically Southeast Alaska by air cargo is 3 ½ hours to Sea-Tac International Airport or 3 ½ days to Seattle Seaports. Or near Southeast Alaska Prince Rupert International Harbor have a Chinese Owned and Operated Freight Container Company that goes to Dalian Harbor, China, the third largest harbor of China.

First Nations of Canada have a cultural tie with China for in November 2008 100 First Nations Canada embarked upon Beijing, China seeking investors, joint ventures or partnerships. Some came away with $100s of millions of dollars for implementation of their natural resources for Chinese markets. In 1996 American Indian Trade and Development when to Hong Kong, China and Tokyo, Japan on a trade mission to both countries. So tribes are making head way with Asian countries and marketing of their products. For more information please contact Native Nations Trade and Development.