Grant Mirick has been named the new director of seafood operations for the Aleutian Pribilof Island Community Development Association (APICDA).
APICDA is one of six Western Alaska Community Development Quota Corporations that receive quotas of groundfish, halibut and crab to benefit the communities in their region. APICDA’s member communities are the Aleutian Island villages of Akutan, Atka, False Pass, Nelson Lagoon, Nikolski and St. George.
Mirick will be responsible for quality, production and sales for all of the organization’s vertically integrated companies. He has experience in the fishing industry in Alaska and Washington state and has worked in sales and value-added product development in China, Japan and Thailand. Most recently, Mirick served as vice president of operations at Seattle-based Welmar Pacific. Previously, he worked for 13 years at the Kodiak Salmon Packer’s facility in Larsen Bay, Alaska, where he was responsible for community outreach and joint projects for the village.
“Grant is going to be a good fit for APICDA. He has all the practical experience necessary in the industry to succeed in his new role and embraces our charitable purpose to strengthen the local economies of our member communities,” APICDA CEO Larry Cotter said. “Grant is well prepared to meet the challenges of this position that oversees APICDA’s subsidiaries that include Cannon Fish Company, APICDA Vessels, Inc., Bering Pacific Seafoods and Atka Pride Seafoods.”
