Grilling Copper River Wild Salmon
How do you prepare this delicacy for maximum culinary enjoyment? We’re going to start with the grill. Grilling gives your salmon a deliciously crisp, caramelized exterior.
Copper River Coho Salmon
It’s tempting to think that salmon is salmon, but that isn’t true.
Copper River Sockeye Salmon
The Copper River produces some of the world’s most delicious sockeye salmon. Of the three species that run here, sockeye are the most abundant, and the smallest. The name sockeye comes from suk-kegh, the name of the fish in the British Columbian Indigenous language Halkomelem. Translated, it means red fish. While one of the defining […]
Copper River Wild Salmon: Chinook Salmon
We’ve talked several times about the three species of wild salmon that run each year on the Copper River: coho, sockeye, and Chinook. Today we’re going to tell you about the granddaddy of them all, the Chinook, or king, salmon. Chinook wild salmon, named after an Indigenous Salish village, are the largest of the Copper […]
What is a Copper River Salmon Run?
Learn how Copper River salmon runs support an entire ecosystem.
The Enduring Popularity of Copper River Wild Salmon
Discover the many reasons Copper River wild salmon remains popular with diners all over the world year after year.
Exploring Copper River Salmon Country
Exploring Copper River, Alaska’s premier salmon fishery
Is Copper River Wild Salmon a Sustainable Food Source?
Deliciously Eco-Friendly We are all invested in preserving, maintaining, and healing our environment. The foods we choose to include in our diets have a huge impact on our ecological footprint. So where does Copper River wild salmon fit into sustainable eating? Large-scale farming of cows, pigs, chickens, and other animal protein livestock requires large tracts […]
Is Copper River Salmon Healthy?
We all know that Copper River Coho, Sockeye, and King salmon are delicious. But how do they fit into a healthy diet? The great news is that you can have your salmon and eat it, too. Wild Copper River salmon is packed with nutrition.
Copper River Wild Salmon vs. Farmed Salmon
Salmon lovers worldwide are offered a sometimes confounding number of choices. Not only are there many varieties of salmon, but some salmon are wild-caught and others come from salmon farms. So what is the difference between farm-raised salmon and wild salmon? Let’s take a look at these very different methods of bringing salmon from the water to your table.