HR 10 Summary

• Alaska seafood industry employs 60,000 workers annually with $1.6 billion in annual earnings and generated $1.9 billion harvest value and $4.2 billion first wholesale value in 2014

• Kodiak Seafood and Marine Science Center (formerly Fishery Industrial Technology Center) was established in 1981 to provide teaching, research, and services to the seafood industry through the University of Alaska

• Center is housed in the 20,000 square foot Alfred Owen Building built in 1991 with $10.8 million from the Exxon Valdez oil spill settlement and includes five laboratories, a 5,000 square foot pilot plant, three freezers, and offices

• In fiscal year 2016, center faculty provided workforce training to 265 industry members, educational opportunities to 25 graduate and undergraduate students, and technical assistance to over 70 seafood businesses, tribes, and communities

• House of Representatives strongly supports the center and urges the University of Alaska to find a creative solution partnering with industry, stakeholders, and the Kodiak community to keep the center operating and stable