Alaska Gold Seafood

Where Quality, Sustainability, and Tradition Meet What is the Alaska Gold Story? When you order from Alaska Gold, you’re doing more than getting the best wild Alaskan seafood around. You’re making a commitment to family, tradition, sustainability, and excellence, just like we do every day. Since the formation of our fishermen-owned co-op on May 12th, 1944, we’ve held firm to these beliefs. Being a fishermen-owned co-op means that when there are profits, they go to the actual producers, the fishermen, and not distant shareholders. In the food business, it is very rare that the small producers—the farmers, the harvesters, thefishermen—see the proceeds from their hard work. Being a fishermen-owned co-opmeans that coastal communities of southeast Alaska, home of the some of the richest waters on the planet, are able to make a living while also preservingthis bounty. At Alaska Gold, we believe quality begins with every boat. That’s why we choose to fish the traditional way with hook andline. Our Wild Alaska Seafood, line-caught in one of the most special places on the planet, is unparalleled in quality. This pride in quality is why we’ve been, and continue to be, fishermen-owned and operated. When you order from Alaska Gold, you’re making a pledge to support the small, family-run businesses that make up Seafood Producers Cooperative and their coastal community.  And you’re choosing to recognize and embrace the tradition of sustainable fishing. See our storyhere. Our Commitmentto Quality Since 1944, we’ve remained committed to sea-to-table quality. That’s why the seafood you order from Alaska Gold willalwayscome from traditional, not industrial, fishing methods. Our hook-and-line fishing practices may take longer, but quality you can taste is something worth waiting for—and worth preserving. Treating each fish with respect and care leaves us all with a more sustainable ocean, and leaves families like yours with higher-quality seafood. Whether you’re here for our popular Alaska Gold wild salmon or delicious, heart-healthy halibut, you can be sure we’ve done things the right way. Because for us, One Fish At A Time means excellence and integrity with every catch. At Alaska Gold, we believe it’s our obligation to be responsible stewards of the resource so that our grandchildren can fish the same way we do. Because to us, sustainability is more than a practice. It’s at the core of everything we do. Sustainable seafood means adhering to fishing practices that benefit the ocean and its local fishing communities, including science-based management, careful harvesting by hook and line fishing methods, and ocean conservation efforts. When you buy Alaska Gold seafood, you’re making a pledge to these very same communities. It’s this pledge that’s sustained us since 1944. Charlie originally hails from Omaha, Nebraska and came to fishing after being a smoke jumper out of Fairbanks, Alaska, a job he did during summers while being a student in Missoula, Montana. A week on the water with a friend who was a hand troller in Southeast Alaska got him hooked and led Charlie to believe that fishing was easier than jumping out of a plane into fires. “The fact that I survived it all, all the mishaps and adventures, is miraculous.” More than 40 years in Alaska have taught him that making a living fishing is not as easy as it looks. “There is a steep learning curve. Most everything in fishing takes place below the water and you have to be able to read patterns to make educated guesses about what’s happening below the surface.” Charlie took a leap of faith to make a living while fishing in Alaska. Once Charlie figured out how to catch more fish, he had to learn how to make a living on the water. SPC member Dick Curran has been a commercial fisherman for more than 30 years. Like many fishermen in Alaska, he’s not originally from the 49th state. Raised in upstate New York and Cape Cod, he first became interested in commercial fishing when as a boy,