About our fish...

You're going to enjoy these gourmet-quality fish! 

The fish and shell fish you will enjoy from Big Blue Fisheries come from the clean and cold North Pacific waters near Sitka on the coast of Alaska's southeast panhandle.   Alaska is well known for its unspoiled wilderness and clean water.  The waters here are beautiful...and the fish and shellfish are, too.

Our salmon come from the troll fleet fishing Sitka area waters.  These fish are caught and expertly handled to maximize flavor and texture.  Our fishermen quickly clean them and pack them in ice.  We begin to process them within 48 hours of the catch...often sooner.

Note that these are not farmed fish...there are no antibiotics here!  Wild salmon are good, healthily nutritious food and a great source of Omega 3 fatty acid.

Furthermore, the International Marine Stewardship Council has certified that the Alaska commercial salmon fishery is sustainable.  This means you can purchase and use Alaska commercially caught salmon with the assurance that the fishery is conducted in an environmentally sound manner.

Our halibut are also caught near Sitka.  They are cleaned and iced down immediately, and, like the salmon, delivered to our processing plant within 48 hours of the catch.  We fletch the fish, size it and vacuum pack it, and then flash freeze it to 38 below zero for maximum preservation. We have halibut fresh frozen for year-round availability. 

Our rock fish and cod are similarly cared for.  Whether it's rock fish, king salmon, or halibut, we're confident you'll enjoy the great flavor of this gourmet-quality table fare.

Shrimp and crabs are available seasonally.  Shrimp are commercially caught in the deep fiords near Sitka, cleaned at sea and delivered to us packaged in two pound containers with the shrimp frozen in water to protect from them from freezer burn. 

Like crab?  You'll really like our Dungeness crab sections!  These are blast frozen and shipped to you in the shell.  You'll enjoy picking the succulent meat out of the crab legs....and licking your fingers later!

Scallops are available year round.  You'll enjoy these round bursts of shell fish flavor. Buy enough for a small feast because you won't want to stop with just a few!