DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,589

ISLAND AQUACULTURE INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF ATLANTIC SALMON OF MAINE
FORMERLY KNOWN AS "FJORD SEAFOODS USA"
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF COMBINED MANAGEMENT
SOUTHWEST HARBOR, MAINE

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a
secondarily affected worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements
of paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended,
must be met. It is determined in this case that the requirements
of (b) of Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on September 13, 2004 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Island Aquaculture Inc., a subsidiary of Atlantic
Salmon of Maine, formerly known as "Fjord Seafoods, USA",
SouthWest Harbor, Maine. The workers at the subject firm
produce salmon.
The subject firm also leased some workers from Combined
Management, Inc., Auburn, Maine.
The investigation revealed that Island Aquaculture Inc., a
subsidiary of Atlantic Salmon of Maine, formerly known as "Fjord
Seafoods, USA", SouthWest Harbor, Maine, supplies salmon used in
the production/processing of salmon, and at least 20 percent of
its production or sales is supplied to a manufacturer whose
workers were certified eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act
of 1974 (26 USC 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor
herein presents the results of its investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance (ATAA) for older workers.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program

that the Department must consider under Section 246 of the

Trade Act are:
1. Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older.
2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess
skills that are not easily transferable.
3. The competitive conditions within the workers'
industry (i.e., conditions within the industry are
adverse).
The Department has determined that criterion 1 has not been
met.
The investigation revealed that a significant number of
workers in the workers' firm are not 50 years of age or older.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Island Aquaculture
Inc., a subsidiary of Atlantic Salmon of Maine, formerly known
as "Fjord Seafoods, USA", SouthWest Harbor, Maine qualifies as
adversely affected secondary workers under Section 222 of the
Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In accordance with the provisions
of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Island Aquaculture Inc., a subsidiary of
Atlantic Salmon of Maine, formerly known as "Fjord
Seafoods, USA", including leased workers of Combined
Management, Inc., SouthWest Harbor, Maine, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
September 8, 2003, through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974;"
and





I further determine that all workers of Island Aquaculture
Inc., a subsidiary of Atlantic Salmon of Maine, formerly known
as "Fjord Seafoods, USA", including leased workers of Combined
Management, Inc., SouthWest Harbor, Maine, are denied
eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended.
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 21st day of October 2004.


/s/ Linda G. Poole

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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance