Fish Guide

Catch Sitka's black cod are deep cold-water caught black cod and prized for their flavor. Until recently the majority of the catch was exported to foreign markets. Now we know better! Wild Facts: Fishing it requires bottom long-lines at 1000 ft. or deeper Great For: Cooking with umami flavors like miso and soy Favorite Way to Cook: Marinated in coconut aminos (many people use miso) and broiled it until it blackens Order: Smoked Black Cod or Wild Alaskan Whitefish Harvest Box.

Because there is no directed fishery for rockfish, any rockfish you come by are by-catch. That makes them a very sustainable and highly underrated species. Wild Facts: We have over 30 species of rockfish in Sitka! Great For: Breaded fish and chips Favorite Recipe: Rockfish Tacos Order: Wild Alaskan Whitefish Harvest Box

Actually not a cod at all, Lingcod is a greenling. It is high in chlorophyll, which is very good for you and can also change the flesh of the fish to a greenish-blue that fades with cooking. Wild Facts: Known as the wolf of the ocean due to its aggressive predatory behavior, Lingcod are also considered prehistoric. Great For: All methods of cooking making it a great beginner fish Favorite Recipe: Asian Ginger Lingcod Order:  Wild Alaskan Whitefish Harvest Box.

Halibut is the most popular Alaskan whitefish, highly prized and extremely mild in flavor. These magnificent fish have been caught upwards of 700 lbs and can live as long as 55 years. Wild Facts: As a Halibut matures and settles on the bottom of the ocean, one eye migrates giving it two eyes on one side of its face. Great For: Any place you would normally use chicken! Favorite Recipe: Potato Chip Halibut Order: Wild Alaskan Halibut Harvest Box, Wild Alaskan Salmon & Halibut Box, or Wild Alaskan Whitefish Harvest Box.