Know Your Fish
Learn about the species we offer at Sitka Seafood Market from where and how they’re caught, to how to make them shine in the kitchen!
What’s in Boxes Now?
We aim to provide the highest quality seafood (short of what you can pull from the water yourself) and that means paying attention to what’s in season! Here are the species you might find in your membership box this month.
Sockeye Salmon
June through August
Coho Salmon
July through September
King Salmon
July and August
Keta Salmon
June through September
Sablefish
March through November
Pacific Cod
Year-Round
All Sitka Seafood Market Species
Albacore Tuna
Peak Season:
July through October
Culinary Profile:
Mild and tender when raw, robust-flavored and firm when cooked
Coho Salmon
Peak Season:
July through September
Culinary Profile:
Mild flavor with rich, medium flesh and a medium flake
Copper River Sockeye Salmon
Peak Season:
June through August
Culinary Profile:
Robust flavor with slightly rich, firm flesh, and a medium flake
Dungeness Crab
Peak Season:
July and August, October and November
Culinary Profile:
Sweet crab flavor with tender, delicate meat
Gulf Shrimp
Peak Season:
April through September
Culinary Profile:
Sweet, earthy taste and delicate texture
Halibut
Peak Season:
March through November
Culinary Profile:
Mild flavor with very lean, medium-firm flesh and a large flake
Keta Salmon
Peak Season:
June through September
Culinary Profile:
Mild flavor with very lean, firm flesh and a meaty flake
King Salmon
Peak Season:
July and August
Culinary Profile:
Medium flavor with rich, buttery flesh and a large flake
Lingcod
Peak Season:
May through June
Culinary Profile:
Mild, sweet flavor with a silky texture and medium flake
Pacific Cod
Peak Season:
Year-Round
Culinary Profile:
Mild flavor with a very lean, delicate texture and a medium flake
Rockfish
Peak Season:
Year-Round
Culinary Profile:
Mild, sweet flavor with a lean, firm texture and a small to medium flake
Sablefish
Peak Season:
March through November
Culinary Profile:
Mild, buttery-sweet flavor with very rich, medium-firm flesh and a large flake
Sockeye Salmon
Peak Season:
June through August
Culinary Profile:
Robust flavor with slightly rich, firm flesh, and a medium flake
Spot Shrimp
Peak Season:
May
Culinary Profile:
Sweet, fresh, and slightly briny flavor with a delicate but firm buttery texture
Swordfish
Peak Season:
June through September
Culinary Profile:
Rich and meaty with a texture similar to pork loin
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