Buying fresh, wild caught Salmon

[coppercoin40]

King is my favorite, I guess in Hawaii I would be happy with Ahi. Not sure what I would do about a Halibut substitute

[dayna]

I was never a huge halibut fan so I'm happy to live without.

Dayna

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[Midnight Rambler]

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Originally posted by bananahead

over 99% of all Salmon sold is farm raised... get used to it

PS one of my favs is atlantic salmon... it is the species name not always the origin its from, most is farmed in Chile

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Pacific salmon is virtually never farm-raised (there are some small attempts but they don't work very well); Atlantic salmon always is. Atlantic salmon farmed in the Pacific Ocean is becoming a problem, it's something to be avoided. Wild Pacific salmon tastes better anyway.

[dayna]

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Originally posted by Midnight Rambler

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Originally posted by bananahead

over 99% of all Salmon sold is farm raised... get used to it

PS one of my favs is atlantic salmon... it is the species name not always the origin its from, most is farmed in Chile

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Pacific salmon is virtually never farm-raised (there are some small attempts but they don't work very well); Atlantic salmon always is. Atlantic salmon farmed in the Pacific Ocean is becoming a problem, it's something to be avoided. Wild Pacific salmon tastes better anyway.

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Yeah, I'll never eat farmed salmon. Many of my life long friends are commerical fisherman.

I'd quit eating salmon if my options were farmed or nothing.

Dayna

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[Morningstar]

@Dayna,

I know someone that will fly in freshly caught Salmon (not frozen) in From Rivers Inlet Resort in Cananda. But it will cost you about $75 a pound maybe more. If you got what it takes I will make the connection. Other wise do like everyone else does buy it from the Guy at Makuu or Island Natural. The local fish here is fantastic give it a try.

[dayna]

I know someone that works for the airline so I could get free/cheap airline shipping. So no $75 a pound for me!

I'm not saying the local fish is not fantastic. I am saying that I miss fresh wild salmon.

Dayna

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[Birney]

Hi, I've been reading this forum for months now, but this post has finally prompted me to reply. It's even important enough for me to have remembered my user name and password (after half a dozen tries).

My husband and I are commercial fishers in SE Ak, apparently there are a few of us in your area! We catch troll caught King and Coho salmon and freeze them on our boat - it's a product called Frozen at Sea (FAS). The fish are caught and flash frozen at 40 below within an hour of catching. This stops all degradation of the flesh and kills parasites. It is sushi grade and sustainable (if you believe any commercial fishery can be sustainable.) SO, my point is why would you want to buy 2 week old "fresh" salmon when you can get a superior frozen product? I agree that there is nothing better than a 2 or 3 day old king, but if you think about a fisher delivering a 5 day old trip to the plant, the fish sitting on ice for two days, flying for two days, ending up at a distributer for a couple of days and then hitting the counter as "fresh" it's a little surprising.

I'm not trying to sell you on FAS, I guess I'm just pretty enthusiastic about the product and I want people to know about it. You have to look for FAS though - it's a totally different product than plant frozen salmon, which is a fish that goes through the same process as the "fresh" fish above, THEN gets frozen - no wonder people don't like frozen fish. Whatever you do, buy wild, sustainably caught fish! Sounds like you know that already.

I'll try not to be so wordy next time - P.S. how many South East Alaska expats ARE there on this forum??? Seems to be quite a few.

[Birney]

Sorry, one more thing. Do you know that the FDA just approved "Frankenfish", the first genetically modified animal to hit the markets as a food product? Maybe we should "get used to" that too...

[pahoated]

This is easy -- depending. Have somebody flying over from Portland stop by the fish market and get 3 or 4 20-pounders. There are different types of boxes but just an insulated waterproof cardboard box should be fine, they don't heat the luggage area. Check it in as extra baggage. Fresh market salmon in about 6 hours. That depends knowing somebody that is coming over anyway and if they would do that.

"It was a majority decision to descend into the Dark Ages. Don't worry, be happy, bang on da drum all day! Onward to Elysium."

[dayna]

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Originally posted by Birney

Sorry, one more thing. Do you know that the FDA just approved "Frankenfish", the first genetically modified animal to hit the markets as a food product? Maybe we should "get used to" that too...

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No way would I buy frankenfish. I have many commercial fisherman friends and no way would I work against them by buying farmed GMO fish. lol

I understand about the freshly frozen. I guess what I'm trying to find is not that hard frozen, old, freezer burnt fish that I keep finding in the stores here. Ya know?

I'm the MOST supportive of SE alaska fisherman and fisherwomen. there are quite a few of us SE Alaskans here.

Dayna

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