Halibut fresh from the opener that began March 19 in Alaska
were fetching prices ranging from $6.25 to $6.75 a pound in Southeast Alaska
this week, a little better than prices that also were pretty strong at the
start of last year’s opener.
were fetching prices ranging from $6.25 to $6.75 a pound in Southeast Alaska
this week, a little better than prices that also were pretty strong at the
start of last year’s opener.
And black cod prices were also reportedly super strong,
pushing up to $8 a pound for the big fish.
pushing up to $8 a pound for the big fish.
And in the Sitka area, there were more people heading out
for the halibut opener, because the winter king troll season closed over a week
ago, said Linda Behnken, executive director of the Alaska Longline Fishermen’s
Association.
for the halibut opener, because the winter king troll season closed over a week
ago, said Linda Behnken, executive director of the Alaska Longline Fishermen’s
Association.
Still, processors were anticipating a total of 400,000
pounds of halibut to be landed by March 23, and once halibut saturate the fresh
market, that drops the price a bit, Behnken said.
pounds of halibut to be landed by March 23, and once halibut saturate the fresh
market, that drops the price a bit, Behnken said.
For those with a passion for the world’s premium white fish,
there are plenty of places to buy online.
there are plenty of places to buy online.
At Pike Place Fish Market in Seattle fresh halibut fillets
this week are $29.99 a pound, fresh halibut steaks, $28.99 a pound, and whole
halibut, $19.99 a pound.
this week are $29.99 a pound, fresh halibut steaks, $28.99 a pound, and whole
halibut, $19.99 a pound.
FishEx in Anchorage is advertising their fresh halibut fillets
for $32.21 a pound. Island Seafoods at Kodiak has Alaskan Kodiak halibut at
$24.95 a pound, plus smoked halibut for $32.95 a pound, and halibut cheeks for
$26.95 a pound., and the Seattle Fish Company has halibut fillets for $24.99 a
pound
for $32.21 a pound. Island Seafoods at Kodiak has Alaskan Kodiak halibut at
$24.95 a pound, plus smoked halibut for $32.95 a pound, and halibut cheeks for
$26.95 a pound., and the Seattle Fish Company has halibut fillets for $24.99 a
pound
Captain Jack’s Seafood Locker in Seward, Alaska, has halibut
cheeks for $23.99 a pound, halibut fillets for $28.99 a pound, and ground
halibut meat for $22.99 a pound, plus other package deals depending on the
number of pounds purchased.
cheeks for $23.99 a pound, halibut fillets for $28.99 a pound, and ground
halibut meat for $22.99 a pound, plus other package deals depending on the
number of pounds purchased.