MSC Copper River King Salmon Bulk Bits & Pieces

• 4 packages MSC wild Copper River king salmon bulk bits and pieces, skinless, boneless, 8 oz (227g) each
• Net Weight: 2 lb

Copper River king salmon, sometimes called the "Wagyu of seafood" after the famed Japanese cattle stock, are the largest and most succulent of wild salmon, surpassing even other Alaskan king salmon in terms of taste and texture. Caught at the mouth of the Copper River by independent family fishers, these legendary fish are celebrated for their epic migration, vivid color, and superior flavor. Thrifty, versatile, and delicious, our Copper River king salmon "bits & pieces" are perfect for tacos, chowders, kabobs, and fish cakes. From the same fish as our premium-cut portions, these come to you vacuum-packaged in eight-ounce blocks. Kosher (EK).

What makes Copper River salmon so special?
Each May, the glacier-fed Copper River in Southcentral Alaska plays host to the momentous event when salmon swim upriver to their ancestral spawning grounds deep in the Alaskan backcountry. It is the very first salmon run of the year and Copper River salmon are unlike any other. They accumulate extra fat stores while living in the ocean, giving them the fuel necessary to swim hundreds of miles upstream and gain thousands of feet of elevation while facing near-freezing water temperatures. Those extra fat stores produce salmon with exceptionally rich, luscious flavor and large, velvety flakes. Like all seafood harvested in Alaska, Copper River salmon is MSC certified sustainable.* The Copper River salmon run is carefully managed to ensure the long-term health of the run. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game sets strict quotas on the number of fish that can be harvested each year and carefully counts the "escapement"-the number of fish that get past fisherman and make it back upstream to spawn.

*MSC CERTIFIED SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD: Products described as "MSC certified" come from a fishery that has been independently certified as sustainable under a program operated by The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), a global nonprofit organization. These fisheries have been found to meet all three principles of the MSC Fisheries Standard, which are to sustain wild seafood stocks, to use catch methods that have minimal environmental impact, and to demonstrate effective fishery management. Learn more at www.msc.org.


Ingredients: king (Chinook) salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Contains salmon.