Bill Carvalho started his career in the seafood industry in 1990 starting his namesake company – Carvalho Fisheries which became a significant first receiver/producer of Dungeness crab, albacore tuna, troll-king salmon and hook and line rockfish. In 2004 he founded Wild Planet Foods which has focused its attention on shelf-stable seafood from eco-preferable fisheries. In 2008 Wild Planet Foods acquired Carvalho Fisheries with the help of private equity partner Sea Change Fund. Bill is also a director and officer of the American Fisherman’s Research Foundation dedicated to scientific research and public education in the North Pacific albacore fishery.