Bering Select.

• Author: Slaten, Russ
• Position: INSIDE ALASKA BUSINESS

Bering Select, a new manufacturing facility, began producing premium quality omega-3 ingredients in Dutch Harbor in January. The plant produces the rich omega-3 oils of locally caught Alaska cod and other fish species.

The state-of-the-art facility is a joint venture between Clipper Seafoods, Marine Therapeutics, Marine Ingredients, and Siu-Alaska Corporation. The first ingredients produced at Bering Select are from locally sourced Alaska cod, which offers unique advantages. The Clipper Seafoods' Alaska cod is line-caught so there is little damage to the marine ecosystem or unwanted by catch of other species.

Marine Therapeutics, headed by Dr. Jeffrey Bland, the scientific advisor and a principal in the project, is responsible for formulation and development of scientifically appropriate products utilizing these omega-3 ingredients...