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Stories & Recipes

Stories & Recipes

Oceana Wills: Fisherman, Mermaid Artist

Meet Oceana Wills! She fishes in Bristol Bay and works on her artwork the other parts of the year. Her mermaid and seascapes cover the walls of our homes.

Our community's favorite fish dishes

Happy National Seafood Month! Here are some of our community's favorite fish dishes, from our facebook giveaway. 

Young Fisherman & Local Maker Features

Over the summer we gathered stories from Alaskan young fishermen and local makers. Everyday we become more and more inspired by these brave, hardworking Alaskans.

New Bamboo! Our softest styles yet.

Meet our new soft bamboo styles: the Make Waves Leggings, the Small Fins Half Zip, and (coming soon!) the Merino Baselayer Bottoms. These new designs were made for life on and off the water. When ...

Give Fish Project #1 Anniversary!

Today, we are celebrating the first anniversary of our Give Fish Project with a total of 46,000 cans of salmon already donated, 22,000 on their way to the food bank in September, and our next de...

Fleet & Flagship

Since starting our business, we have been sure of one thing: we love our customers! You have pushed us to new places and inspired us everyday with your enthusiasm for what’s wild and strong and b...

We love Trade: Maersk + Salmon Sisters

Last summer, we had the opportunity to host a film crew from Maersk, a Danish shipping company that plays a major role in Alaska's seafood industry, during our fishing season. This project made ...

Young Fishermen & Local Makers // Spring 2017

Every week we share the stories of Alaskan makers and young fishermen on our social media channels. This project has given us a deeper appreciation for the community who work on Alaska waters and ...

Northern Exposure: Vogue Celebrates 125 Years With Women Who Fish in Alaska

Thank you Vogue and the amazing Evgenia Arbugaeva for capturing this community of hard-working women that we hold in such high esteem. What a day for this diverse group of strong and independent ...

FisherPoets: A gathering for stories of the sea

This year, we traveled to Astoria, Oregon to attend the annual FisherPoets Gathering, a celebration of the commercial fishing industry in poetry, prose and song. FisherPoets has attracted storyte...

Ocean Notes: A book of Seafaring Women

This fall, Salmon Sister's designer Emma created a book called Ocean Notes. Ocean Notes is a collection of words, photographs, lists, artwork and letters from seafaring women in our commercial fi...

Young Fishermen & Local Makers // Winter 2017

Over the last several months we've been working on a Young Fishermen Friday and Maker Monday series on our social media channels. This project has given us an opportunity to share the stories of t...

Alaska Salmon Quality Standards

Our whole lives, we’ve fished for salmon. Salmon has nourished our bodies and spirits, put food on the table and helped us pay for college. It’s so connected to our hearts and identities, we name...

Fisher Women

Our experiences working on the water are all unique – we come from different places, fish in different areas, spend our seasons with different crew and are experts at different things on the boat. ...

Thank You, Swimmer

A story by Emma Laukitis, originally published in Made of Salmon: Alaska Stories from the Salmon Project: "Before I was born my mom and dad bought a homestead on the Aleutian Islands. The place w...

2016 Salmon Sisters Holiday Gift Guide

This year we're celebrating products made by local Alaskans, and products we love to use while fishing, adventuring, or in our homes, with our Holiday Gift Guide. We hope you support local and g...

Giving Away The First Salmon Sisters Xtratufs

We're pretty pumped to announce the new women's boots we've made with Xtratuf for all our Salmon Sisters. We designed ocean-inspired patterns to live on the inside of your favorite classic fishi...

Celebrating Small Business Saturday in Alaska

 Our small business is dedicated to celebrating the North Pacific Ocean, its wild creatures, and the creative and hardworking people who make up our coastal communities. Get to know some of the ...

Thank you, Outside Magazine!

We're proud that Outside Magazine recognized our Give:Fish Project in their December Issue's 30 Under 30 feature, because that's something we collaborate on with both the seafood industry and our...

Six things we're celebrating for National Seafood Month

We have a lot to celebrate this month. We're teaming up with others in the seafood industry for the Sea A Cure campaign, supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month with the sales of our new Mariti...