Posts Tagged ‘fishbiz’

The Alaska and California Sea Grant programs have a wide array of materials for both the potential and active direct marketer.

Most fishing businesses are organized as “sole proprietorships”, where the business owner and business activities are the same, and the owner is responsible for all liabilities—but there are other options.

In this section, you’ll find links to a few tools that may be helpful as you take steps toward diversifying your fishing business.

When thinking about expanding your fishing operation, take the time to think through all implications carefully.

Time to buy IFQ or a new refrigeration system? Thinking about direct marketing? Tools in this section will help you prepare to take the next big step in your operation.

Alaska Sea Grant has several publications on fuel efficiency and understanding other energy systems on your vessel.

Risk management means assessing and preparing for events that could compromise the profitability or viability of your business.

Fish tickets are a primary source of financial and management data for your operation.

Effective management of a commercial fishing business is based on complete annual data (expenses, income, taxes), a record-keeping system, and accurate accounting and financial statements.

Once your fishing business is running, determining how your costs are measuring up against your income becomes a top priority. Alaska Sea Grant has developed a tool to help Alaska fishermen with this.