Smoked Black Cod from Southeast Alaska Sells Out Fast as Holiday Gift
A new line of canned smoked black cod tips at the Wildfish Cannery in Klawock, Alaska, is proving a hot holiday season item.
Packaged for the holidays in blue boxes, they sold out quickly. In retail markets, the five-ounce cans sell for $39 apiece.
“It’s a really special line too,” Wildfish Cannery director of facilities and operations Mathew Scaletta said.
The company used a $6,000 grant from the Alaska Sustainable Fisheries Trust in Sitka to refine its processing operations and work quickly to get the first run ready by December.
Black cod tips are a delicacy usually purchased frozen and then grilled, but Scaletta wanted to break the mold by smoking and canning them. Their product sold out to wholesalers within just a few days.
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