May 30, 2024 — Peter Pan Seafoods is facing a fine from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and another lien from a vendor claiming it hasn’t been paid.
As part of a consent decree filed 24 May in the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska, Peter Pan faces USD 750,000 (EUR 694,000) in fines for violations of the U.S. Clean Water Act at its processing facilities in Valdez and King Cove, Alaska. The company agreed to pay the fines without admitting any wrongdoing, and also agreed to institute source control procedures and monitor seafood waste outflows at the Valdez facility, to cease using a decommissioned outflow at its King Cove facility, and to conduct annual seafloor surveys until the decree is withdrawn. The company also promised to conduct an audit of each of its Alaska plants and file annual status reports on its waste management systems.