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'SPARKLING WAVE' ALASKA
DICED SALTED SALMON
(FOR LOMI LOMI)
The species names for wild Alaskan Salmon types are:
King (Spring, Chinook) Onchorhynchus tschawytscha
Silver (Coho) Onchorhynchus kisutch
Chum (Keta, Dog) Onchorhynchus keta
Sockeye (Red) Onchorhynchus nerka
Pink (Humpback) Onchorhynchus gorbuscha
This fish is mainly caught in the summer months.
Kings and Silvers are caught over the largest catch area (Alaska, Canada, and as far south as California. Sockeyes, Chums and Pinks are limited to more northern catch areas.
The more expensive fish usually available are troll caught. Net fisheries are the predominant catch for Alaskan product.
Salmon is available in many product forms. Union Fish normally deals in headed and gutted salmon only. Steaks, sides and fillets are sometimes available on a special order basis.
Size grades are typically 2-4 lb, 4-6 lb, 6-9 lb and larger sizes on some species . Kings, the largest species, are often graded differently (4-7 lb 7-11 lb, 11-18 lb and 18 lb up).
Salmon is normally packed in 50 lb cardboard cartons.
Union Fish Company is an exclusive broker for Icicle Seafoods in the
State of Hawaii. Icicle is an important supplier of frozen salmon
during the peak of the Alaskan season. Contact Union Fish Company
for full details.