Why Salmon Shop

FAMILY OWNED //

We are a family business. My father and I own the business together. Did you know that most Alaskan fishing boats are family owned and operated? Fishing permits are handed down from generation to generation. We all work together to bring this valuable, delicious seafood straight to you! Contrast this with focused industry that cares little about the environment, sustainability of the salmon, or the people that consume the fish. They only know the bottom dollar. We know our buyers (friends and family), see their faces and feel proud that we can offer them such a healthy alternative to what the large industry provides.

HEALTHY //

Wild Alaskan sockeye salmon is one of the healthiest proteins we can eat. With high levels of protein, Omega-3s and essential nutrients, you can’t compare it to farmed salmon. Unlike the confined animal feeding operations of farmed salmon, Alaskan wild salmon swim freely in a pristine environment that allows the fish to mature at a natural pace with no dyes or contaminants to hinder its nutritional value.

SUSTAINABILITY //

Bristol Bay, where we catch our salmon, is a remote bay away from industrial development. Its healthy, largely untouched watershed is a vital refuge for our beloved salmon. Beautiful Bristol Bay supports the largest sockeye salmon population on earth, with sometimes as many as 65 million sockeye salmon spawning there. Daily, biologists count the salmon running into each river system as they enter into protected spawning areas. Each commercial fisherman is constantly in contact with the biologists who are informing the fisherman whether or not they may put their nets in the water. This protects future salmon populations as well as sustains the world’s salmon consumption.  The state of Alaska actually has this sustainability written into its constitution… “Fish…be utilized, developed and maintained on the sustained yield principle”.