The Corkline

Lesa Lewis on her discovery of the Copper River. 

Kenneth Anderson dishes up his experience coming to Cordova and learning about Copper River salmon straight from the source.  

During his trip to Cordova, Akshay joined us on a reflection of his 5 days of fish and recounted his experience of the industry that makes Copper River what it is. 

Chef Kevin Guard from the Guarden during his time in Cordova learning about our fishing community. 

As a chef, I'm always trying to be responsibly knowledgeable on how to execute and order food, but it's not until you really go to places like the Copper River where you realize the whole ecosystem is more than just fish. The rules and regulations from the government and the ...

What I took from this trip and everyone else involved in it was having a deeper connection with the source - the product and where it comes from, and everyone involved in that process, how many hands it takes to do something like this - I think for me that ...

I do think it is superior. I don't think it's marketing; I find that, honestly, it just goes back to the great care. You got a small town who takes such great care at capturing and really making sure that this fish is well taken care of. I mean, it ...

Sometimes you don’t consider all the steps it takes to get a piece of steak, or a piece of fish to your table. Now that I’ve learned about it at the source I’ve seen all the moving parts, from the way you take care of it to ...

It gives you a deeper appreciation when you pick up a salmon and say ‘where is this coming from’, you know? I know exactly where it’s coming from, I know who fished it, I know who processed it, I know who packaged it, I know how it got to ...