What happened to Bumble Bee Seafoods Canning facilities and where are they located now?

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Its canning facilities are based in California and Puerto Rico. The history of Bumble Bee Seafoods can be traced to 1899, when seven canning companies along the Columbia River in Astoria, Oregon, decided to unite their operations under the auspices of the newly incorporated Columbia River Packers Association (CRPA).

Key Dates:

1899: Seven fishermen in Astoria, Oregon, establish Columbia River Packers Association (CRPA) to fish and process sockeye salmon at Alaska's Bristol Bay.

1910: CRPA switches from salmon to tuna fishing.

1920: CRPA expands its Astoria cannery.

1960: CRPA becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Castle & Cooke and is renamed Bumble Bee Seafoods Inc.

1977: Bumble Bee acquires a fishing base in Ecuador and tuna cannery in Puerto Rico.

1980: Bumble Bee suspends its canning operations in Astoria.

1997: Bumble Bee is sold to International Home Foods, Inc. (IHF).

2000: ConAgra Foods, Inc., acquires Bumble Bee.

2003: Company is renamed Bumble Bee Seafoods L.L.C. and is spun off from ConAgra.

2004: The Canadian firm Connors Bros. acquires a majority share of Bumble Bee.