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What are the costs behind seafood? |Alaska Gold Seafood
Alaska Gold Seafood is the direct source for seafood delivery from the fishermen-owners of Seafood Producers Cooperative (SPC). SPC is owned and led by fishermen working to improve their livelihoods...
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What explains the rich flavor and buttery mouthfeel of sablefish? | Alaska Gold Seafood
Sablefish contain an extraordinary 1787mg of omega-3s per 100 gram serving—this concentration of omega-3s is higher than any whitefish or salmon. These omega-3s have well-known health benefits--they have been shown...
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Seafood is an ideal choice for those on GLP-1 medications and wanting to manage their body weight | Alaska Gold Seafood
Seafood is an ideal choice for those on GLP-1 medications and wanting to manage their body weight. Being nutrient-dense, providing essential proteins and healthy fats (omega-3s), and a good source...
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Hook and line salmon fishermen: Meet the fleet | Alaska Gold Seafood
Our hook and line-caught wild salmon is as good as it gets for wild-caught salmon. What makes it special is the care each human being puts into handling each fish...
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When is the best season to eat Alaska Seafood? | Alaska Gold Seafood
When is the best season to eat Alaska Seafood? Contrary to popular belief, time out of water has little to do with "freshness" for seafood. What makes the biggest difference...
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Fish Have Tails | Alaska Gold Seafood
We receive questions about whether customers have the option to order center cuts only for our wild salmon fillets. We’ll address that here by noting that fish have tails. Some...
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Shipping Sustainable Seafood in Recyclable Packaging | Alaska Gold Seafood
In a previous blog we shared how traceability is important because it proves where our fish came from. We are proud of the fact that our fish comes from clean...
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American Heart Month. How Seafood Helps Promote Heart Health
Every year 610,000 people die from heart disease, the leading cause of death. Studies show that seafood consumption reduces the risk of dying from heart disease. One of the primary...
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The benefits of seafood for inflammation | Alaska Gold Seafood
Inflammation is our body’s way of responding to outside substances, such as toxins, excess fat cells, or environmental contaminants that build up over time. The build-up of these unwanted substances...
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Wild Alaska Seafood for Diabetes Prevention | Alaska Gold Seafood
Eating wild Alaska seafood like salmon and sablefish plays a vital role for those living with diabetes or wanting to prevent diabetes. At a basic level, wild Alaska seafood is...
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Mercury and Selenium in Alaska Seafood and What That Means For You | Alaska Gold Seafood
Mercury is a biotoxin that can clog up the brain, liver and kidneys. Many consumers are rightfully concerned about the potential for mercury exposure from seafood. In this blog post,...
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Shipping Seafood During the Holidays | Alaska Gold Seafood
Dear Alaska Gold Customers, The holiday season is upon us and it can make shipping perishable seafood a little more difficult, but a little planning is all we need to...
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The boat that caught your fish: Traceability makes for sustainable seafood in our fishermen-owned co-op | Alaska Gold Seafood
At Seafood Producers Cooperative, we are tracing the fish back to each boat that caught it. We work with a fleet of small boats, each of which frequently catches multiples...
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How our Co-op Works for Clean Fisheries | Alaska Gold Seafood
Our co-op’s fishermen helped develop slinky pots to create a cleaner sablefish (black cod) fishery. Over the course of 15 years, Seafood Producers Cooperative (SPC) fishermen worked to create a...
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What is the difference between coho salmon and keta salmon? | Alaska Gold Seafood
We get questions on how our coho salmon compares to our keta salmon. As it is for our king salmon, what makes all of our Alaska Gold wild salmon so...
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Canned salmon and canned tuna pack a lot of delicious nutrition | Alaska Gold Seafood
Myth 1: You have to go to a fancy restaurant to get premium-quality seafood. Myth 2: You have to be a skilled chef to cook seafood properly. Myth 3: You...
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Small Boats. Independent Fishermen. Co-op Values | Alaska Gold Seafood
For premium-quality wild-caught seafood, Alaska is the place to find it and our fishermen-owned co-op should be your source for home delivery of premium-quality wild-caught Alaskan seafood. Our co-op lives...
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What’s the difference between king salmon and coho salmon? | Alaska Gold Seafood
We're looking at the difference in size, taste and nutrtional values of king salmon and coho salmon.
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Why is Alaska Gold King Salmon so expensive? | Alaska Gold Seafood
Why is Alaska Gold King Salmon so expensive? First of all, it’s Alaska Gold Seafood. We’re a fishermen-owned co-op with a reputation for quality. All of our wild salmon is...
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What is the difference between trolling and trawling? | Alaska Gold Seafood
What sets Alaska Gold Seafood apart is that we are a fishermen-owned co-op owned by small boat fishermen. When you're supporting small-boat fishermen, you're doing three good things: 1) you're...
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6 reasons to be concerned about farmed salmon and why wild salmon should be your top choice | Alaska Gold Seafood
There is a place for farmed seafood in this world—farmed oysters, for example, are a protein that is good for our bodies and our planet—but industrial salmon aquaculture is not...
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Set your 2025 resolutions to include support for small food producers | Alaska Gold Seafood
Happy New Year! When you get fish from our fishermen-owned co-op, you're getting fish directly from a small boat fisherman. We're the opposite of large-scale food production. Fishing on small...
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In memoriam our co-op's Board Chairman Tad Fujioka | Alaska Gold Seafood
On October 30th, the town of Sitka and our fishermen-owned co-op lost a hero. Seafood Producers Cooperative Board Chairman Tad Fujioka was a pillar of the Sitka community and the...
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A heritage of small boat fishermen coming together to produce the best seafood | Alaska Gold Seafood
In the hallway of our Sitka, Alaska plant, there is a "wall of fame" where pictures of our co-op boats and the families that operate them hang. It always hits...
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Our Sitka, Alaska seafood processing plant | Alaska Gold Seafood
Seafood Producers Cooperative (SPC) is a fishermen-owned co-op based in Sitka, Alaska. Our retail brand name is Alaska Gold Brand. As a fishermen-owned co-op, our fishermen put great pride into...
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Seafood for Strength Training and Injury Mitigation | Alaska Gold Seafood
GUEST BLOG POST! Strongman and strength and conditioning coach Alec Petrone has been a loyal Alaska Gold Seafood customer since 2017. He gets our sablefish, rockfish, keta salmon, canned tuna, canned...
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What’s so special about Alaska Gold Halibut? | Alaska Gold Seafood
What's so special about Alaska Gold Halibut? Simply put, our Alaska Gold Halibut is special for its luscious flake, which is delicate but meaty. Its snow white meat is naturally...
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Fishing with our co-op's board chairman | Alaska Gold Seafood
It’s not often you get to go fishing with the Chairman of the Board of your company. But we’re a fishermen-owned co-op with a Board of Directors made up of...
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Celebrating 80 years of being a fishermen-owned co-op | Alaska Gold Seafood
Happy birthday to us! Our fishermen-owned co-op's charter was signed May 12th, 1944, and this August we were finally able to celebrate together. The fish mongers and bean counters from...
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What is dry aged seafood? | Alaska Gold Seafood
Have you heard of dry aged seafood? We get it. It sounds strange. We all want fish that tastes like it just came out of the ocean and aging fish...
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Wild-caught seafood, a nutrient-rich protein with minimal impact on the planet | Alaska Gold Seafood
It's amazing how efficient wild-caught seafood is in terms of giving us a nutrient-rich protein that has minimal impact on the planet. And this is truly an under-reported story. Below...
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What benefits does wild Alaska Seafood offer for immunity? | Alaska Gold Seafood
Good nutrition is really important to supporting a strong immune system. A balanced diet that includes fatty fish is a great start. Having a strong immune system is bolstered by...
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Can my dog eat salmon? | Alaska Gold Seafood
Can my dog eat salmon? This is a question we occasionally get. And the short, sweet answer is yes, your dog can eat salmon as a topper on their regular...
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Why is there no expiration date on my canned salmon and canned tuna? | Alaska Gold Seafood
Many customers ask why there is no expiration date on the canned salmon and canned tuna they ordered from Alaska Gold Seafood. We have a wise and witty customer who...
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Black Cod featured in the Nobu Hotels Magazine | Alaska Gold Seafood
Without a doubt the most famous recipe using sablefish aka black cod is Chef Nobu’s miso-marinated black cod recipe. Our miso-marinated black cod recipe here is a simpler rendition of...
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A guide to our wild salmon with tasting notes | Alaska Gold Seafood
We offer these tasting notes to the different species of wild Alaskan salmon we sell. It goes without saying that all the seafood we sell is wild caught as finfish...
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Wild Alaska Salmon…it’s Made In The Usa | Alaska Gold Seafood
91% of seafood purchased in the United States is imported and up to a third of that is product of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. Essentially pirate fish. And pirate...
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We are a co-op. But what does that mean? | Alaska Gold Seafood
Alaska Gold Seafood is the fish caught and processed by Seafood Producers Cooperative (SPC) owners. We are a fishermen-owned co-op and have been since 1944. But what does that mean?...
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What does sashimi grade mean? | Alaska Gold Seafood
"Sashimi grade" is a term used to describe seafood that is safe for consumption raw, as is commonly done in sushi and sashimi dishes. Declaring seafood to be “sushi grade”...
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A Guide to Preparing Your Frozen Seafood Order | Alaska Gold Seafood
So, you’ve received an order from Alaska Gold Seafood. How do you handle the salmon you’ve ordered? How do you prepare the halibut shipped to you? What do you do...
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Where to buy seafood high in Omega-3s | Alaska Gold Seafood
Omega-3 fatty acids found in seafood are essential nutrients that have a wide range of health benefits. Omega-3s are found in fish, nuts, seeds, and some plants, but fatty is...
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Holiday Shipping Schedule | Alaska Gold Seafood
SHIPPING SCHEDULE The weather outside is frightful. We recommend holding off ordering until January. Carriers are currently making deliveries without too much issues, but we have seen some issues...
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About the Feast of the Seven Fishes | Alaska Gold Seafood
About the Feast of the Seven Fishes The holiday season is in full swing, and this year Alaska Gold is highlighting a celebration that speaks to all seafood lovers -...
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Buying low histamine seafood | Alaska Gold Seafood
We sometimes get inquiries from customers asking if we sell low histamine seafood. Our first response is that all of our seafood is flash-frozen with state of the art freezing...
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The 7 Best Ways To Serve Fresh Alaskan Salmon
If you’re looking for the perfect centerpiece for your next big dinner, there’s nothing quite like wild-caught Alaskan salmon. Read on for some prep ideas.
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Best Value Online Seafood Delivery | Alaska Gold Seafood
Getting premium-quality Alaska seafood delivered to your door is not cheap. Where we fish in southeast Alaska is remote and paying attention both to quality and the logistics hurdles of...
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What Are the Different Types of Fish Used in Cooking?
Seafood is an intensely diverse culinary category. From pike to prawns and everything in between, plenty of seafaring creatures make a delicious dinner.
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4 Reasons Why Frozen Fish Is Often Better Than Fresh Fish
Next time you plan a seafood dinner, think about the fish you’re buying. Does “fresh” really mean fresh? Why not buy frozen fish and taste the difference?
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The Importance of Fishing Sustainably in Alaska
Alaska is leading the globe in fishing sustainability. Fishing in Alaska sets the standard and provides an example for the rest of the world.
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Alaskan Black Cod vs. Cod: Know the Differences
Black cod is another name for Alaskan sablefish. You may think from its nickname that it’s a member of the cod family, but it’s another type of fish entirely.
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