Sockeye Dill smoked salmon
The salmon is an anadromous fish, which means that it swims from the sea up the stream in the river to lay eggs. That’s hard work, so beforehand the fish fills its belly with plankton and small crustaceans. Exactly: that’s where it gets its gorgeous deep red colour. And because the fish is caught the fattiest, it is also full of flavour.
Origin
Ekuk means ‘the last village below’. This can be taken quite literally: it’s the most southern village of the Nushagak Bay, a branch of the Bristol Bay. You can only reach it by boat or plane, making it feel a bit like it’s at the end of the world.
Fish with a story
Every summer Johnna travels with her family to Ekuk to fish for sockeye salmon. What’s on their plate for dinner? ‘Pickled salmon is my favourite,’ says Johnna. ‘Once you’ve had that, you never want something else.’
Fishing Method
The Eukuk fishery is the only fishery in Bristol Bay catching with small gillnets. That makes the quality so outstanding. During ebb the fishermen in Ekuk throw out their gillnets horizontally in sea and anchor them on the beach. The fishermen swim upstream during ebb and afterwards pull the nets with their trucks on the mainland. They manually take the fish out of the nets; within one hour the fish are iced.
Straight from the ocean
At Fish Tales we want you to know what the origin is of your fish and what has happened between the catch and your frying pan. We believe that a fully transparent chain makes it easier to choose for fair products - and to enjoy your fish totally guilt-free.