 if the institute submits a more detailed marketing plan for how the funds would be spent the news also comes at a crucial time as the alaska seafood industry faces increased pressures from the global market and decreasing dockside prices for fishermen statewide according to the institute u.s pet food manufacturers purchased 893 million dollars in seafood products for use in cat and dog food in 2022 but total agricultural products purchased by the sector were 6.9 billion