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# Circle Seafoods

Shaping the Future™ of Wild Salmon

## Sitemaps

- [XML Sitemap](https://circleseafoods.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website.

## Posts

- [Circle Opens 2026 Season with $0.61 Base for Pinks](https://circleseafoods.com/circle-opens-2026-season-with-0-61-base-for-pinks/) - Last winter, we wrote about delivering on our promises—two years of paying above-market prices, building retail demand for wild Alaska pink salmon, and bringing the Circle I processing barge to Metlakatla. We said the test wasn't the press coverage; it was whether we could follow through. Today we're announcing Circle's base prices for the 2026
- [Circle is Delivering on our Promises](https://circleseafoods.com/circle-is-delivering-on-our-promises/) - Two years ago, the New York Times featured us as a company looking to do something different. Now, Circle is delivering on our promises. Here's where we stand:
- [Circle Seafoods Operating in Metlakatla During 2025 Salmon Season](https://circleseafoods.com/circle-seafoods-operating-in-metlakatla-during-2025-salmon-season/) - Circle Seafoods will buy and process salmon in Metlakatla during the 2025 season as part of its mission to shape the future of the wild seafood industry.
- [Circle Seafoods Hosts Alaska Sea Grant Workshop for Seafood Processing Leaders](https://circleseafoods.com/circle-seafoods-hosts-alaska-sea-grant-workshop-for-seafood-processing-leaders/) - As part of Circle's holistic approach to quality, we hosted a Seafood Workforce Development Specialist from Alaska Sea Grant to train production managers on essential leadership skills.
- [Which is better — pink salmon or sockeye salmon?](https://circleseafoods.com/which-is-better-pink-salmon-or-sockeye-salmon/) - If you’ve ever stood in the seafood aisle wondering what the difference is between pink salmon and sockeye salmon, you’re not alone. These two types of salmon are both popular, tasty, and packed with nutrients — but they’re not the same. Whether you're grilling fillets, tossing salmon into a salad, or finding new ways to

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## Circle Products

- [Alaska Pink Salmon Fillets](https://circleseafoods.com/circle_product/alaska-pink-salmon-fillets/)

## Press

- [New England launches Leap-branded pink salmon from Circle Seafoods in UK's Waitrose](https://circleseafoods.com/press/new-england-launches-leap-branded-pink-salmon-from-circle-seafoods-in-uks-waitrose/) - The UK's New England Seafood International (NESI) has launched "refreshed" pink salmon from US seafood producer Circle Seafoods under its Leap brand in high-end retailer Waitrose and Partners, which has more than 300 locations...
- [Circle Seafoods announces its Alaska salmon prices](https://circleseafoods.com/press/circle-seafoods-announces-its-alaska-salmon-prices/) - Circle Seafoods has set its 2026 Southeast Alaska seine base prices at $0.61 (€0.52) per pound for pink salmon and $1.07 (€0.91) per pound for chum, and $2.50 (€2.14) per for sockeye...
- [Circle Seafoods' freezer barge to return to Alaska in 2026](https://circleseafoods.com/press/circle-seafoods-freezer-barge-to-return-to-alaska-in-2026/) - US salmon producer Circle Seafoods announced this week that its flagship freezer barge will return to southeast Alaska for its second summer buying wild-caught pink and chum salmon.
- [Quality Spotlight: Circle Seafoods ULT Fillets Create a New Paradigm for Pink Salmon](https://circleseafoods.com/press/quality-spotlight-circle-seafoods-ult-fillets-create-a-new-paradigm-for-pink-salmon/) - Independent fishermen who adopt high-quality onboard practices aren’t just producing better fish. They’re creating a new class of product that deserves its own space in the market.
- [Circle Seafoods set for inaugural launch of floating Alaskan salmon processor](https://circleseafoods.com/press/circle-seafoods-set-for-inaugural-launch-of-floating-alaskan-salmon-processor/) - "We're running full steam ahead," Eren Shultz, co-founder of Circle Seafoods, told IntraFish.
- [Circle Seafoods pays premium for Alaska pink salmon, looks ahead to expansion in 2025](https://circleseafoods.com/press/circle-seafoods-pays-premium-for-alaska-pink-salmon-looks-ahead-to-expansion-in-2025/) - "We're not selling this into farmers' markets. We're selling this into huge grocery stores, huge distributors. So that's how we were able to pay more" -- Eren Shultz, Circle Seafoods.
- [Circle Seafoods withdraws offer to establish new floating salmon processor in Bristol Bay](https://circleseafoods.com/press/circle-seafoods-withdraws-offer-to-establish-new-floating-salmon-processor-in-bristol-bay/) - But the company is committed to the project if it can arrange financing.
- [Circle Seafoods betting on “underdog” pink salmon to prove its model - SeafoodSource](https://circleseafoods.com/press/circle-seafoods-betting-on-underdog-pink-salmon-to-prove-its-model-seafoodsource/) - With the debut of its new Frozen Alaska Pink Salmon Fillets, Wild Alaska salmon processor Circle Seafoods is betting big on the “underdog” of the salmon world.
- [Is Circle Seafoods the solution for Alaska's distressed Salmon Sector? - NYT Business](https://circleseafoods.com/press/is-circle-seafoods-the-solution-for-alaskas-distressed-salmon-sector-nyt-business/) - The economics of Alaska Wild Salmon are broken. Circle’s business model is predicated on delivering better-quality salmon at lower cost than other processors, generating higher demand at an affordable price. Read Article Fish processors are facing a globalization shock not unlike the one that began to decimate American manufacturing in the 1980s, and they want help to avoid a similar fate. Some processors are trying to make an end run around the industry’s increasingly tough math. Circle’s gambit is predicated on delivering better-quality salmon at lower cost than other processors, generating higher demand at an affordable price. “If you could take [Alaska Salmon] and make it really valuable, there’s no single thing you could do that would be better for the economy of Alaska,” Mr. Glaab said.
- [Two floating salmon freezer barges to shake up Alaska processing scene…](https://circleseafoods.com/press/two-floating-salmon-freezer-barges-to-shake-up-alaska-processing-scene/) - Circle Seafoods anticipate their floating freezer vessel will head to Alaska once construction is complete
- [Steward closes $1.39m in funding for circle seafoods to restore wild alaskan salmon supply chain](https://circleseafoods.com/press/steward-closes-1-39m-in-funding-for-circle-seafoods-to-restore-wild-alaskan-salmon-supply-chain/) - NEW YORK, NEW YORK , UNITED STATES , January 8, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Steward, the online lending platform for regenerative agriculture, proudly announces its latest successful offering, raising $1.39M in less than 24 hours for a loan to Circle Seafoods. Steward’s participation is part of a larger $13M loan towards the construction of a mobile deep-freezing barge that will enhance Alaska’s sustainably-managed wild salmon fisheries and economies.
- [Bristol Bay fishermen consider investing in processing vessel to combat 'opaque' salmon pricing](https://circleseafoods.com/press/bristol-bay-fishermen-consider-investing-in-processing-vessel-to-combat-opaque-salmon-pricing/) - The proposed project was sparked by what fishermen saw as an unfair gap between what they were paid by major processors and rising retail prices.
- [This company thinks it has the road map for fixing Alaska's ailing salmon processing sector](https://circleseafoods.com/press/this-company-thinks-it-has-the-road-map-for-fixing-alaskas-ailing-salmon-processing-sector/) - This year, prices for Alaska salmon dropped to abysmal lows. Can new industry players change that?
- [Floating salmon processor secures $36 million in financing, plans Alaska debut for this summer](https://circleseafoods.com/press/floating-salmon-processor-secures-36-million-in-financing-plans-alaska-debut-for-this-summer/) - Will the floating processor be a game changer for Alaska's struggling salmon sector?
- [Exclusive: Propeller has backed 14 ocean-focused startups](https://circleseafoods.com/press/exclusive-propeller-has-backed-14-ocean-focused-startups/) - Propeller, a VC firm focused on oceans and climate, closed its inaugural fund at $117 million and has invested in 14 portfolio companies, the firm tells Axios exclusively.
- [Propeller invests in Circle Seafoods](https://circleseafoods.com/press/propeller-invests-in-circle-seafoods/) - Propellor, which invested in Circle in late 2022, likes the direct link between a sustainable food and a more efficient production system, which has clear climate benefits.
- [Circle Seafoods slated to debut floating processors in Alaska in 2024](https://circleseafoods.com/press/circle-seafoods-slated-to-debut-floating-processors-in-alaska-in-2024/) - Pat Glaab, Northline’s former CEO, is now the CEO of Circle Seafoods, leading the company along with co-founders Charlie Campbell and Eren Shultz. Founded in 2022, Circle Seafood has the tagline “the economics of wild salmon are broken”…
- [Farmed Salmon and wild salmon, together at last.](https://circleseafoods.com/press/farmed-salmon-and-wild-salmon-together-at-last/) - This episode gives you a double dose of salmon. First, we talk about two new innovative projects to make wild salmon, well, more like farmed salmon.
- [ Mobile processing barge headed to Southeast AK for 2024 season](https://circleseafoods.com/press/mobile-processing-barge-headed-to-southeast-ak-for-2024-season/) - An alternative to the ages old way of processing Alaska salmon will arrive in Southeast Alaska this summer to buy pinks and chums directly from fishermen.

## Retailers

- [Harris Teeter](https://circleseafoods.com/retailer/harris-teeter/)
- [Publix](https://circleseafoods.com/retailer/publix/)
- [HEB](https://circleseafoods.com/retailer/heb/)
- [Sprouts Farmers Market](https://circleseafoods.com/retailer/sprouts-farmers-market/)
- [Instacart](https://circleseafoods.com/retailer/instacart/)

## Team

- [Daniel Flores](https://circleseafoods.com/team/daniel-flores/)
- [Ian Williams](https://circleseafoods.com/team/ian-williams/)
- [Todd Rivera](https://circleseafoods.com/team/todd-rivera/)
- [Jose Cienfuegos](https://circleseafoods.com/team/jose-cienfuegos/)
- [Nicholas Defibaugh](https://circleseafoods.com/team/nicholas-defibaugh/)
- [Rebecca Morales](https://circleseafoods.com/team/rebecca-morales/)
- [Adam Aday](https://circleseafoods.com/team/1248/)
- [Marcus Baldridge](https://circleseafoods.com/team/macus-baldridge/)
- [Juna Demavivas](https://circleseafoods.com/team/juna-demavivas/)
- [Steven Samuelson](https://circleseafoods.com/team/steven-samuelson/)
- [Ricardo Ortiz](https://circleseafoods.com/team/ricardo-ortiz/)
- [Gayle Janzow](https://circleseafoods.com/team/1365/)
- [Bill Hildebrandt](https://circleseafoods.com/team/bill-hildebrandt/)
- [Leah Byland](https://circleseafoods.com/team/leah-byland/)
- [Willy Guzman](https://circleseafoods.com/team/willy-guzman/)
- [Billy Shahan](https://circleseafoods.com/team/billy-shahan/)
- [Larry Frias](https://circleseafoods.com/team/larry-frias/)
- [Brian Palmer](https://circleseafoods.com/team/brian-palmer/)
- [Charlie Campbell](https://circleseafoods.com/team/256/)
- [Tom Lorey](https://circleseafoods.com/team/fish-quality-rd/)
- [Pablo Cruz](https://circleseafoods.com/team/head-cook/)
- [Amanda Christopherson](https://circleseafoods.com/team/amanda-christopherson/)
- [Eve Minehan](https://circleseafoods.com/team/1068/)
- [Kit Culbert](https://circleseafoods.com/team/1619/)
- [Kyle Felt](https://circleseafoods.com/team/1222/)
- [Markus Paige](https://circleseafoods.com/team/markus-paige/)
- [Jose Delgado](https://circleseafoods.com/team/1066/)
- [William Phernetton](https://circleseafoods.com/team/1280/)
- [Dakota Miller](https://circleseafoods.com/team/dakota-miller/)
- [Mario Merino](https://circleseafoods.com/team/1063/)
- [Tyler Wilder](https://circleseafoods.com/team/1065/)
- [Oscar Merino](https://circleseafoods.com/team/1067/)
- [Javahar Mariwala](https://circleseafoods.com/team/javahar-mariwala/)
- [Kenny Jacobson](https://circleseafoods.com/team/1127/)
- [Michael Wassenaar](https://circleseafoods.com/team/1128/)
- [Maranda Van Hoy](https://circleseafoods.com/team/1129/)
- [Christian Shaw](https://circleseafoods.com/team/1130/)
- [Tanner Tamlin](https://circleseafoods.com/team/1131/)
- [Slade Rand](https://circleseafoods.com/team/1201/)
- [Christopher Shell](https://circleseafoods.com/team/1212/)
- [Mark Hyde](https://circleseafoods.com/team/1215/)
- [Derek Jurasin](https://circleseafoods.com/team/1224/)
- [Maisie Ferrer](https://circleseafoods.com/team/1361/)
- [Jacobo Araiza](https://circleseafoods.com/team/1602/)
- [Navin Hurley](https://circleseafoods.com/team/1622/)
- [Gus Ashby](https://circleseafoods.com/team/1656/)
- [Jose Morales](https://circleseafoods.com/team/1653/)
- [Eren Shultz](https://circleseafoods.com/team/253/)
- [Pat Glaab](https://circleseafoods.com/team/pat-glaab/)
- [Nimrat Gill](https://circleseafoods.com/team/1389/)
- [Roman Bedolla](https://circleseafoods.com/team/1373/)
- [Bradley Winegarden](https://circleseafoods.com/team/1349/)
- [Joe Rogerson](https://circleseafoods.com/team/1278/)
- [Artemis Klejka](https://circleseafoods.com/team/262/)

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## Categories

- [Blog](https://circleseafoods.com/category/blog/)
- [Press Releases](https://circleseafoods.com/category/press-releases/)

## Tags

- [fishermen](https://circleseafoods.com/tag/fishermen/)
- [pink salmon](https://circleseafoods.com/tag/pink-salmon/)
- [Southeast Alaska](https://circleseafoods.com/tag/southeast-alaska/)
- [chum salmon](https://circleseafoods.com/tag/chum-salmon/)

## Product Categories

- [ULT Fillets](https://circleseafoods.com/product-category/ult-fillets/)