"It’s obvious SeaProducts West and Schnitzer Properties share a similar mission and values, and I expect our relationship to pay many more dividends in the future."

SeaProducts West, based at Kenyon Business Park in Seattle, Wash., has been delivering high-quality seafood such as tuna, mahi-mahi, swordfish and halibut to markets across the nation since 1987. The company has established itself as a leader in the seafood industry by importing a wide variety of species with an emphasis on tuna from areas such as the Caribbean, Indian Ocean and closer to home in the Pacific Ocean. Currently, SeaProducts West occupies 8,044 square feet of space at Kenyon Business Park and will be expanding into 14,400 square feet of building space at the end of the year.

Kris Tausen, who has been a member of the SeaProducts West team since 2016, comes from generations of fishermen. His father, who moved to Seattle in the 1970’s from the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, built a successful career in seafood distribution and retired after selling the business in 2003. In early 2023, Tausen took ownership of SeaProducts West. He credits his father with instilling in him a deep passion for the seafood industry and a firm belief that business thrives on strong, reciprocal relationships.

"We have seen great growth as a company due to my team maximizing opportunity on every level, and we have also maximized our current space in the process," Tausen said. "When I called [Seattle Regional VP] Delilah Richman and shared our space constraints, she went above and beyond to secure the space needed to foster the next 10 years of our growth.”

Kris recalled his meeting with Schnitzer Properties President and CEO, Jordan Schnitzer, sometime after taking ownership. "He asked me how business was going, my forecast for the future, and if there was anything he could do for me,” Tausen said. “He took a keen interest in my thoughts and provided insights from which I gleaned a lot of valuable information. It’s obvious SeaProducts West and Schnitzer Properties share a similar mission and values, and I expect our relationship to pay many more dividends in the future.”