The company owns their own fleet of fishing vessels and also works directly with 819 independent commercial fishing vessels, according to their website.1 A carousel of images on the company website show pictures of the following 13 ships: Pacific Future, Coho, Pacific Conquest, Calamari, Dominico, Kawadi, Viking Storm, Viking Pride, Arctic Ocean, My Lady Jane, Sea Princess, Triple Star, and Pacific Hooker.2
The Environmental Protection Agency inspected the Eureka, California facility in 2018 in response to several notices of violations by the city.3 In 2020, Pacific Seafood paid a fine of $74,500 to the Environmental Protection Agency related to charges of wastewater violations, as reported in Undercurrent News.4
In 2021, the Pacific Seafood - Eureka plant in Eureka, California, reported 5 injuries. Two of the injured workers took a cumulative total of four days off work to recover, and one worker was temporarily restricted or transferred from their post for 198 days.
In 2022, the Pacific Seafood - Eureka plant in Eureka, California, reported five injuries, and two of the injured workers took a cumulative 18 days away from work to recover.
In 2023, the Pacific Seafood - Eureka plant in Eureka, California, reported nine injuries, which required three of the affected employees to take a combined 10 days away from work.
In 2024, the Pacific Seafood - Eureka plant in Eureka, California reported seven injuries to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.5 Three of the injured workers needed to take time off to recover, spending a collective total of 89 days away from work. One of the injured workers had to be temporarily either restricted from their work or transferred to a new job while they recovered, spending a total of 214 days away from their work.6
In November 2024, Pacific Seafood announced an indefinite pause in operations at their Eureka, California processing facility, laying off an unidentified number of employees, according to Undercurrent News.
In correspondence with The Outlaw Ocean Project, a representative for Pacific Seafood said the company takes “great pride in our responsible business practices, and the safety of our team members is the most important part of our operations.”7
“We’re proud to maintain a safety rate that is better than the industry average while achieving consistent, year-over-year reductions in workplace injuries” said Pacific Seafood’s Director of Government and External Affairs, Lacy Ogan. “We believe the best way to prevent incidents is through proactive, hands-on training, and every team member receives ongoing Health and Safety education focused on recognizing risks and reinforcing safe work habits. Each site has a dedicated safety representative and a Safety Committee who lead compliance efforts and champion local safety initiatives.”