Shoreline Wild Salmon was founded in 2016, shipping their first cases of king and coho salmon from Alaska to Detroit. Born and raised in Michigan (and now an Alaska transplant), Marie Rose was determined to bring one of the best parts of Alaska back to her home state for Michiganders to enjoy.

• How long have you been fishing in Alaska?

I began working in the commercial fishing industry in 2016, and was lucky that my fishing experience began with Keith and Joe who are both life-long commercial Alaskan fishermen. They are experts and true leaders when it comes to quality handling, and I am grateful to call them my business partners.

• Explain a bit, what you do?

When we co-founded Shoreline in 2016, I was bouncing between spending time out on the water fishing with Joe and offloading fish on the dock with Keith. I did that for a couple of years, but as our business grew, my role evolved. I now manage our business operations, sales, and logistics. These tasks were challenging to do from the docks in Pelican, where cell phone service and reliable internet is limited, so I now do most of this from my home in Haines, Alaska, about 100 miles north of Pelican. I also spend a couple of months in Michigan each year to visit with our customers.

• What is unique about Shoreline Wild Salmon?

Our fish are caught by trolling boats, which move at walking speed as they slowly drag lines through the water. Each fish is caught with hook and line, hauled aboard one by one with a gaff hook, cleaned and pressure bled immediately, and then placed on ice to ensure an environmentally responsible, highest quality, and most freshest tasting salmon possible. The process is labor intensive in comparison to mass extraction methods, but it means that each salmon is processed immediately which results in the freshest and highest quality catch. Since we handle each fish one at a time, that also means we can be selective about which fish we catch, and return any by-catch to the water unharmed.

• What are the benefits of wild salmon?

Nothing beats wild Alaskan Salmon for nutrition, flavor, and its high levels of Omega-3s. There are not many places where Salmon are still wild anymore since Wild Atlantic Salmon is basically extinct. Alaska is the last place where Salmon thrives in its natural habitat, and we are honored to provide our customers with the finest Wild Alaskan Salmon.

• What is your favorite way to prepare salmon for the summer?

I really like to bake it. I have found that is just the easiest, you throw it in the oven with a little bit of garlic, lemon pepper, and olive oil. I can eat Salmon with nothing on it and love it, I don’t really like to mask the flavor. Our salmon has a really buttery, rich, and fresh taste, and a gorgeous deep salmon-red color. We have some great recipes on our website, including a Salmon with butter & wine sauce that I love to make.

• What is your favorite wine to drink with salmon?

Chardonnay or Sauvignon Blanc!