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Greetings From the Sitka Sound! It's Wild Alaskan Whitefish Season in Southeast Alaska. Catch up with the latest sustainable shipping changes, all the Fish Talk, and our favorite recipe of the month from the Kitchen!

Fish Talk: How It's Caught: Wild Alaskan Halibut & Sablefish (Black Cod) It’s been a long winter, but the daylight hours are waxing on every day, just like the itch to get back out on the ocean. The heavy frost that greets the dawn shows less and less with each passing week. More signs of an ocean coming out of hibernation hint towards the coming bloom of spring. The herring are starting to show in the harbor, and the Longtailed Ducks that have taken refuge all winter long in our protected waters have moved on. Whales, sea lions and countless sea birds have made...

Wild Alaska Fishing Season 2021! We were excited to learn that the experts who manage the great Alaskan fishery decided to open the 2021 Alaska fishing season early! They are kicking it off with a halibut and black cod longline season which began in early March. This decision was due to the pandemic disrupting the 2020 season. Our fisher-family is beyond excited to get back out on the water! So what is a long line and how is it used for fishing? Here's a hint...it involves...wait for it...a long line! And also, a snood! A snood is a short line attaching...