Seattle-based Trident Seafood agrees to pay fines

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Trident Seafoods Corp. has agreed to pay over $112,000 for failing to properly report hazardous chemicals.

Trident Seafoods failed to properly report the storage of ammonia at four facilities as required by federal law. In particular, the Seattle-based company failed to file forms with emergency local responders in Alaska and Washington.

The Environmental Protection Agency says the company has agreed to pay more than $61,000 in fines in a settlement. Trident also has agreed to provide more than $51,000 in emergency response equipment to Kodiak and Akutan.

Federal officials say the violations occurred at facilities in Kodiak, Petersburg, Akutan and Seattle.