BELLINGHAM – In preparation for what could be the biggest sockeye salmon run in years, local processing facilities are planning to hire hundreds of people for a busy couple of months.

Bellingham Cold Storage has already hired workers for jobs like operating forklifts and scanners, and is currently looking for about 75 people for fish-processing positions.

BCS President Doug Thomas said other local fish processing facilities also are hiring workers for this stretch, including Trident Seafoods, Bornstein Seafoods, Q Sea Specialty Services and Home Port Seafoods.

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