Summary:
Sitka Seafood Market is a values-based seafood company dedicated to delivering the highest quality wild-caught seafood while supporting sustainable fishing practices and coastal communities.
What does Sitka Seafood Market do?
Sitka Seafood Market connects home cooks with wild-caught seafood from small-boat, community-based fisheries in Alaska and around the United States. Our seafood is traceable, sustainably harvested, and delivered directly to your door.
Where is Sitka Seafood Market based?
It all starts with our dedicated team in Sitka, Alaska, who work closely with our fishermen partners and trusted processor network. This on-the-ground presence ensures we uphold our sourcing standards, maintain full traceability, and stay deeply connected to the coastal communities that make our work possible.
From Alaska, seafood travels by barge to Washington state, then transported to our central distribution facility in Galesburg, Illinois, where it’s carefully packaged and shipped directly to customers across the country.
We are headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin — a nod to our roots in community-driven food systems.
How did Sitka Seafood Market start?
Sitka Seafood Market was founded by a midwestern professor and Marsh Skeele, an Alaskan fisherman who wanted to change the way seafood was sourced, handled, and valued. Tired of seeing high-quality fish get lost in a commodity system, he envisioned a better model — one that would connect small-boat fishermen directly with people who care about where their food comes from.
We began as a community-supported fishery in the Midwest, delivering wild Alaska seafood to a small group of members. Over time, our community grew, but our commitment remained the same:
- High-quality, traceable seafood and an amazing customer experience
- Support for sustainable fisheries and fishing communities
- Environmental stewardship
Today, we’ve grown into a national seafood company that is still fisherman-owned.
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