Spring is officially here in Kodiak. We are gaining 5 minutes of daylight each day, building up to the Summer Solstice. The whole town is starting to buzz with a renewed sense of vigor. For us here at Island Seafoods, this is the time of the year when our salmon fishermen return to make preparations for another long summer at their fish sites. This summer we have 17 sites fishing for us. A … Read More

Yesterday my daughter Eydis celebrated her first birthday. My wife and I decided to not make a big to do about the occasion. Instead, we had a nice family dinner and she got to see all of her grandparents. For her special day, I made her favorite dinner, Sockeye Salmon and steamed broccoli. She absolutely loves the salmon. It wasn't a challenge to get her to enjoy seafood, out of all the types … Read More

Early Wednesday morning under the cover of thick fog, Captain Bob Martin sliced his way through the mirror pond waters of St. Paul Harbor and eased the 39 foot F/V Argonaut in under the dock crane. Under his 9 fish hold covers rested the results of another phenomenal fishing trip. As his crewman Eddie throws lines around the barnacle covered pilings to secure the vessel, Captain Bob leaned out of … Read More

Yesterday morning started out with fog so thick I could barely see the end of the dock. I wasn’t sure if the FedEx plane would make it in, but by noon it had burned off and Monday turned out to be one of the nicest days of the year. After work, I took the dogs for a walk on our favorite trail, the Near Island South End. The South End Trail meanders through a lush forest of Sitka spruce and thick … Read More

As the 2009 Comfish enters its final day and starts to wind down, the Gala Seafood dinner is still the talk of the town, but down at Island Seafoods, it is business as usual. Friday night many of the jiggers came and grabbed bait and ice and headed out to the fishing grounds. With a fair forecast ahead, the fleet is looking to repeat last weeks’ stellar deliveries. The high line delivery of the … Read More

Every year since 1980, Kodiak plays host to Comfish, the largest and longest running commercial fisheries trade show in Alaska and the only one to be held in a major fishing port. The trade show features vendors from all over the world who specialize in equipment and technology designed for the fishing industry. Comfish has also expanded its focus beyond fisheries products and innovations to … Read More

Last week was pretty quiet around Island Seafoods. We had a few small jig cod deliveries in between Killer Whale sightings. The Kodiak Killers have moved on since the action last week. Much of the longline fleet took advantage of the relatively good forecast and headed out in search of Black Cod. On Sunday morning, we had the F/V Heritage at the dock with a nice load of big black cod. Captain … Read More

Every April around the start of the Kodiak Sac Roe Herring fishery, a pod of Orcas makes their annual appearance in and around Kodiak Harbor. These whales has been dubbed "The Kodiak Killers". The pod consists of one large male named Bently due to his huge curved dorsal fin, 2 females and a few babies. This pod of Killer Whales is a transient pod. They travel around in search of their favorite … Read More

It has been a very busy day here at Island Seafoods. We had the Coho come in late last night and the Stella in this morning. The night crew took care of offloading the Coho, so early this morning the day shift could get started cutting right away. While the crew is processing the sole from the Coho, the dock crew was busy with the Stella and his 120,000 pounds of Arrowtooth Flounder. We can cut … Read More

The Kodiak Fishing Fleet finally got a break from the weather this weekend and headed out to sea. Fair winds and calm seas were forecasted for the next few days, a welcome change after nearly a week of ferocious winter storm systems. By Monday morning St Paul Harbor, right next to Island Seafoods, was nearly empty. The Cod Jigging fleet headed out on Saturday, hoping to put a dent in … Read More