Unalaska, AK – The fate of Adak Seafoods is still in limbo. According to court documents retrieved by fisheries reporter Wesley Loy, Aleut Enterprise is suing Adak Seafood to evict them from the property. The case was originally filed in the state court system but was removed to the federal courts.

Aleut Enterprise, the landlord of the only fish processing plant in Adak, says that their original lease with Adak Fisheries expired in December and they will not renew the lease with Adak Seafood, the company that took over operations when Adak Fisheries declared bankruptcy. Adak Seafood has a office based in Norway but is still partially owned and operated by the same man, Kjetil Solberg.

Aleut Enterprise is trying to evict Adak Seafood and will not sell them fuel.

In response to this case, Adak Seafood is now suing Aleut Enterprise. The fish plant argues that Aleut Enterprise signed over the lease and power to change the lease to anyone who assumed Adak Fisheries' debt. According to court documents, Adak Fisheries spent $2 million on the property to create a pollock processing line. Adak Seafood assumed the debt and now says they are entitled to the lease and the pollock quota assigned to the plant and Aleut Enterprise. They also want the court to award them damages, since Aleut Enterprise is preventing them from operating to process cod and pollock.

It's unclear where the cases will go from here, but currently no fish processing is taking place on Adak Island. Trident plans on sending a floating processor to the area to accept and process fish from fishermen so they do not have to travel back to Unalaska.